2017 BF29

Very small Amor-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Amor-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 20,400,672 km of Earth in 2026
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2017 BF29 is a very small asteroid whose orbit approaches the orbit of Earth but does not cross it. NASA JPL has classified 2017 BF29 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

2017 BF29 orbits the sun every 469 days (1.28 years), coming as close as 1.02 AU and reaching as far as 1.34 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2017 BF29 is probably between 0.013 to 0.059 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2017 BF29's orbit is 0.04 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2017 BF29 has 17 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Feb. 3, 2026 20,400,672 4.865
April 19, 2026 21,563,679 0.563
Dec. 4, 2057 26,147,500 2.050
March 9, 2058 28,950,356 6.213
Feb. 18, 2067 11,277,780 2.364
Feb. 23, 2076 13,331,472 2.811
Nov. 29, 2084 28,192,363 2.370
Feb. 6, 2116 19,647,787 4.751
April 14, 2116 21,154,945 0.256
Feb. 10, 2125 8,237,138 2.514
Feb. 6, 2134 19,522,310 4.698
April 17, 2134 20,930,857 0.304
Dec. 7, 2165 26,084,009 2.081
March 11, 2166 28,972,764 6.200
Feb. 20, 2175 10,687,224 2.211
Feb. 24, 2184 12,637,895 2.642
Dec. 1, 2192 28,576,600 2.451

Images and Observations

2017 BF29's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 26, 2017. It was last officially observed on May 4, 2017. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 48 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

2017 BF29 can be reached with a journey of 434 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 7.656 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 130,418 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2017 BF29.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 1.181 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.1341
  • Inclination: 2.61°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 302.36°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 203.83°
  • Mean Anomaly: 45.23°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.036 km
  • Magnitude: 25.59

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 469 days (1.28 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 27.39 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.34 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 1.02 AU

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Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2017 BF29 to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.