Asteroids

2017WY28 help

Last update: 2025-06-12 11:40 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.787

Aphelion (Q)

5.080

Eccentricity (e)

0.732

Inclination (i)

39.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1835.5

Earth MOID

0.10348

U parameter

9.0

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)

21.6

mag

Diameter

130 - 290*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2017-11-21

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.933823

1-sigma variation

0.080946

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.731619

1-sigma variation

0.007533

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

39.0822

1-sigma variation

0.4385

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

243.1330

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

75.9769

1-sigma variation

0.2325

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

192.64207

1-sigma variation

23.11960

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.787381

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

5.080264

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.145517

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.670195

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.103483

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1835.4781

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.55230E-3	6.09761E-4	3.54944E-2	-1.68107E-4	1.88200E-2	-1.87145E0
e	6.09761E-4	5.67449E-5	3.30306E-3	-1.56459E-5	1.75139E-3	-1.74158E-1
i	3.54944E-2	3.30306E-3	1.92296E-1	-9.10144E-4	1.01951E-1	-1.01378E1
Ω	-1.68107E-4	-1.56459E-5	-9.10144E-4	4.32668E-6	-4.82815E-4	4.80143E-2
ω	1.88200E-2	1.75139E-3	1.01951E-1	-4.82815E-4	5.40580E-2	-5.37532E0
M	-1.87145E0	-1.74158E-1	-1.01378E1	4.80143E-2	-5.37532E0	5.34518E2

Date of computation: 2025-06-12 11:40 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

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

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

21.567

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

130 - 290*

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

2763

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.69715

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2017-11-21.36681

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2017-12-07.25736

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

11 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2017WY28 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	2002-05-26 00:58	> 1 mo	0.1445235	0.1025020	2.8074697
EARTH	2007-06-02 05:59	> 1 mo	0.1226101	0.1044066	1.3482060

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
329.27691203	145.19252548	0.10348298	MINIMUM
36.10001081	301.85956390	0.35770074	MINIMUM
5.23922794	231.09600335	0.63693552	SADDLE
1.83843283	39.86883943	1.67796932	SADDLE
181.31714489	33.57373176	4.34266228	SADDLE
178.78199775	212.33699324	5.91527120	MAXIMUM

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