Asteroids

2017VW13 help

Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.962

Aphelion (Q)

3.370

Eccentricity (e)

0.556

Inclination (i)

11.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1164.6

Earth MOID

0.00049

U parameter

5.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2068-11-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07583

11343561

Maximum Brightness

17.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.6

mag

Diameter

200 - 400*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2017-11-13

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.166260

1-sigma variation

0.000037

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.555730

1-sigma variation

0.000008

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.4864

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

45.6747

1-sigma variation

2.180E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

337.1318

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

131.40162

1-sigma variation

0.02164

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.962404

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.370115

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000614

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.059958

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000488

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1164.5664

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.33666E-9	2.83642E-10	3.81465E-9	4.97628E-10	-1.68654E-9	-7.91221E-7
e	2.83642E-10	6.01913E-11	8.09580E-10	1.05563E-10	-3.58693E-10	-1.67899E-7
i	3.81465E-9	8.09580E-10	1.09661E-8	1.44607E-9	-4.94710E-9	-2.25801E-6
Ω	4.97628E-10	1.05563E-10	1.44607E-9	4.75406E-10	-7.19417E-10	-2.94647E-7
ω	-1.68654E-9	-3.58693E-10	-4.94710E-9	-7.19417E-10	2.73400E-9	9.98202E-7
M	-7.91221E-7	-1.67899E-7	-2.25801E-6	-2.94647E-7	9.98202E-7	4.68356E-4

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

20.644

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

200 - 400*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

214

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

2721

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.367083

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2017-08-02.242804

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2018-03-04.20886

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

277 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2017VW13 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1973-09-23 13:39	> 1 mo	0.1694521	0.1170170	26.6217265
EARTH	2001-11-08 10:54	524.8	0.0008050	0.0007852	0.0004701
EARTH	2017-11-03 04:25	< 1 min	0.0281875	0.0281865	0.0000003
EARTH	2068-11-18 15:29	1005.8	0.0758270	0.0567579	0.0063761
EARTH	2084-10-14 09:19	1016.0	0.0999291	0.0933582	0.0022145

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
12.37839107	304.28988313	0.00048805	MINIMUM
357.87137253	98.02340774	1.96323113	SADDLE
179.07269665	100.22189071	2.37162706	SADDLE
179.87887482	280.64877015	4.36458457	MAXIMUM

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