17701 (1997 GU41) is a mid-sized asteroid orbiting between Mars and Jupiter in the main portion of the asteroid belt. NASA JPL has not classified 1997 GU41 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
1997 GU41 orbits the sun every 2,060 days (5.64 years), coming as close as 3.00 AU and reaching as far as 3.33 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 1997 GU41 is probably between 7.526 to 16.828 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
1997 GU41's orbit is 2.02 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.
1997 GU41's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Nov. 28, 1994. It was last officially observed on March 5, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 2,696 observations used to determine its orbit.
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