Asteroids

2017LA help

Last update: 2024-11-22 03:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.835

Aphelion (Q)

1.363

Eccentricity (e)

0.240

Inclination (i)

41.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

420.9

Earth MOID

0.14555

U parameter

1.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-12-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15863

23730218

Maximum Brightness

25.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.1

mag

Diameter

250 - 600*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2017-06-01

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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

60600.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.099174

1-sigma variation

2.297E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.240034

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

41.7065

1-sigma variation

3.983E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

79.2996

1-sigma variation

1.862E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

11.3289

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

275.86888

1-sigma variation

0.00019

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.835335

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.363014

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.145699

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.340873

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.145546

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

420.9188

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.27723E-16	-1.05348E-14	-3.77754E-13	8.07251E-14	3.30567E-13	-9.90507E-13
e	-1.05348E-14	3.51991E-13	7.16712E-12	-1.97495E-12	2.49598E-11	-3.63454E-11
i	-3.77754E-13	7.16712E-12	1.58672E-9	-5.95919E-10	-9.91630E-10	2.26291E-9
Ω	8.07251E-14	-1.97495E-12	-5.95919E-10	3.46527E-10	-1.52115E-10	-1.74008E-10
ω	3.30567E-13	2.49598E-11	-9.91630E-10	-1.52115E-10	1.49182E-8	-2.32183E-8
M	-9.90507E-13	-3.63454E-11	2.26291E-9	-1.74008E-10	-2.32183E-8	3.77757E-8

Date of computation: 2024-10-10 15:07 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

20.12

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

250 - 600*

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 ODIM	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

2577

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

163

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.592645

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2017-05-23.50124

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-06-12.267214

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

65 (1)

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

[3]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Close approaches for 2017LA from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1978-12-12 06:30	< 1 min	0.1469181	0.1469132	0.0000016
EARTH	1993-12-04 05:14	< 1 min	0.1781938	0.1781846	0.0000030
EARTH	2031-12-15 14:55	< 1 min	0.1586267	0.1586230	0.0000012
EARTH	2046-12-07 18:59	< 1 min	0.1559586	0.1559519	0.0000022
EARTH	2084-12-16 22:45	1.0	0.1718872	0.1718723	0.0000050
EARTH	2099-12-10 17:29	1.3	0.1471316	0.1471257	0.0000020
EARTH	2114-12-04 03:24	1.7	0.1956677	0.1956320	0.0000119

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
350.59557732	337.38110587	0.14518588	MINIMUM
161.52508986	154.74836622	0.33714137	MINIMUM
71.66948114	75.15819475	0.71061556	SADDLE
263.06089302	236.15610991	0.75910624	SADDLE
37.61284754	207.26777222	1.81964843	SADDLE
174.24201408	342.32582401	2.34332299	MAXIMUM

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