Asteroids

2017VD help

Last update: 2024-04-22 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.457

Aphelion (Q)

4.547

Eccentricity (e)

0.817

Inclination (i)

8.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1445.7

Earth MOID

0.01834

U parameter

0.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.8

mag

Diameter

180 - 400*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

7.990

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2017-11-04

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

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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

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.502244

1-sigma variation

4.919E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.817179

1-sigma variation

3.404E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.3807

1-sigma variation

1.950E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

225.7758

1-sigma variation

1.070E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

71.2358

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

233.64298

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.457463

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.547026

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.350858

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.138225

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018343

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1445.7493

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.41978E-15	-1.45880E-14	1.04468E-13	1.42621E-13	3.33175E-12	-5.03268E-13
e	-1.45880E-14	1.15864E-13	-1.43760E-12	-1.24135E-12	-2.55023E-11	2.09288E-12
i	1.04468E-13	-1.43760E-12	3.80236E-10	-5.99748E-11	3.47829E-10	1.16460E-11
Ω	1.42621E-13	-1.24135E-12	-5.99748E-11	1.14453E-10	1.64988E-10	-1.56235E-11
ω	3.33175E-12	-2.55023E-11	3.47829E-10	1.64988E-10	5.78972E-9	-5.20282E-10
M	-5.03268E-13	2.09288E-12	1.16460E-11	-1.56235E-11	-5.20282E-10	1.38372E-10

Date of computation: 2024-02-21 14:29 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

7.990

Unit

Source

[1]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Amplitude

Value

0.83

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

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

20.818

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[3]

Diameter

Value

180 - 400*

Unit

Source

[3]

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]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D. (2018) MPB 45, 138-147. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2017 OCTOBER-DECEMBER)(20 NEAs) 2.) Birtwhistle, P. (2018) MPB 45, 178-181. (LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS FOR FOUR NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS)(2000RE52,2008YZ32, 2017UK8,2017VD)
[2]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

1487

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

875

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.461457

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2017-11-04.35935

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-11-30.241074

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

243 (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

[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]

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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

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Close approaches for 2017VD 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	1962-11-05 21:53	< 1 min	0.0567512	0.0567358	0.0000051
EARTH	1978-04-06 00:43	< 1 min	0.0933263	0.0933214	0.0000016
EARTH	2017-11-02 01:09	< 1 min	0.0254517	0.0254514	0.0000001

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