Asteroids

2017XC62 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.021

Aphelion (Q)

1.420

Eccentricity (e)

0.163

Inclination (i)

7.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

492.2

Earth MOID

0.04063

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2053-01-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05793

8665950

Maximum Brightness

18.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.6

mag

Diameter

80 - 180*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2017-12-14

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.220066

1-sigma variation

3.790E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.163472

1-sigma variation

3.327E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.4920

1-sigma variation

3.759E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

298.1024

1-sigma variation

6.686E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

196.8712

1-sigma variation

2.024E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

146.42435

1-sigma variation

0.00002

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.020619

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.419513

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.392059

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.042560

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.040626

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

492.2363

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.43663E-17	1.46952E-18	1.43987E-15	1.74904E-15	5.20952E-16	-1.78910E-14
e	1.46952E-18	1.10684E-15	-4.12410E-14	8.26945E-14	2.90664E-13	-2.19694E-13
i	1.43987E-15	-4.12410E-14	1.41316E-11	-5.17993E-12	2.33294E-11	-1.74513E-11
Ω	1.74904E-15	8.26945E-14	-5.17993E-12	4.47038E-11	-1.88672E-11	-1.61495E-11
ω	5.20952E-16	2.90664E-13	2.33294E-11	-1.88672E-11	4.09628E-10	-2.75394E-10
M	-1.78910E-14	-2.19694E-13	-1.74513E-11	-1.61495E-11	-2.75394E-10	2.25088E-10

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

[-]

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

22.633

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

80 - 180*

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

1540

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1248

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.63508

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2017-11-13.608869

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-01-31.315405

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

243 (6)

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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Close Approaches for 2017XC62 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	1952-01-30 22:07	1.0	0.1254825	0.1254386	0.0000146
MARS	1962-02-03 11:26	1.3	0.0292377	0.0292278	0.0000033
EARTH	1987-01-23 19:45	< 1 min	0.0411474	0.0411469	0.0000002
EARTH	2022-01-24 16:06	< 1 s	0.0478772	0.0478771	0.0000000
EARTH	2053-01-25 08:09	< 1 min	0.0579283	0.0579266	0.0000006
EARTH	2080-01-24 09:05	< 1 min	0.0420446	0.0420438	0.0000003
EARTH	2107-01-29 09:42	1.1	0.0887673	0.0887313	0.0000120

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
349.71074788	20.26223474	0.04062634	MINIMUM
187.94579859	219.72332148	0.40987224	SADDLE
4.38849972	217.17729147	2.03348704	SADDLE
181.47907709	34.21042328	2.40536738	MAXIMUM

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