Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.000

Aphelion (Q)

2.651

Eccentricity (e)

0.452

Inclination (i)

2.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

900.8

Earth MOID

0.01786

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2054-12-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.026

3889067

Maximum Brightness

18.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.6

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2017-12-14

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.825325

1-sigma variation

0.000367

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.452094

1-sigma variation

0.000110

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.0940

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

57.8880

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

19.5424

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

158.90122

1-sigma variation

0.38424

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.000106

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.650544

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.029984

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.517620

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017861

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

900.7593

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.34407E-7	4.03515E-8	1.53117E-7	-4.90170E-7	4.27562E-7	-1.40868E-4
e	4.03515E-8	1.21143E-8	4.59688E-8	-1.47157E-7	1.28360E-7	-4.22913E-5
i	1.53117E-7	4.59688E-8	1.74465E-7	-5.57843E-7	4.86384E-7	-1.60478E-4
Ω	-4.90170E-7	-1.47157E-7	-5.57843E-7	1.79831E-6	-1.57261E-6	5.13735E-4
ω	4.27562E-7	1.28360E-7	4.86384E-7	-1.57261E-6	1.37718E-6	-4.48118E-4
M	-1.40868E-4	-4.22913E-5	-1.60478E-4	5.13735E-4	-4.48118E-4	1.47640E-1

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

24.644

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

30 - 70*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

2997

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.663116

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2017-12-11.125657

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2018-01-20.38551

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

65 (2)

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

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Close Approaches for 2017XR60 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1958-11-14 23:50	> 1 d	0.0491323	0.0060166	0.0195424
EARTH	1986-01-13 15:05	> 1 d	0.1586695	0.0233134	0.0555035
EARTH	2017-12-21 08:59	< 1 min	0.0332965	0.0332733	0.0000077
MARS	2040-07-03 02:39	> 1 d	0.0106794	0.0106327	0.0029063
EARTH	2054-12-17 11:30	> 1 mo	0.0259968	0.0045832	0.0858330
EARTH	2101-11-26 17:16	> 1 mo	0.0254237	0.0132812	0.6811144

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
356.77126998	331.32393777	0.01788937	MINIMUM
179.72210135	155.78044529	1.63397865	SADDLE
359.18976939	155.21112466	2.01638158	SADDLE
179.68908192	335.76493042	3.63546533	MAXIMUM

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