17087 (1999 JC19) is a large asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1999 JC19 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1999 JC19 orbits the sun every 2,020 days (5.53 years), coming as close as 2.67 AU and reaching as far as 3.59 AU from the sun. 1999 JC19 is about 12.2 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, comparable in size to the city of Cleveland, Ohio.
1999 JC19's orbit is 1.67 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
1999 JC19's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 24, 1971. It was last officially observed on Nov. 14, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,145 observations used to determine its orbit.
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