2017 FU90

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 29,126,944 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2017 FU90 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2017 FU90 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 FU90 orbits the sun every 248 days (0.68 years), coming as close as 0.27 AU and reaching as far as 1.28 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2017 FU90 is probably between 0.024 to 0.054 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2017 FU90's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2017 FU90 has 44 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 28, 2019 29,126,944 24.043
May 24, 2024 17,773,637 21.448
May 25, 2026 13,809,931 15.635
March 24, 2034 9,543,929 16.077
March 26, 2036 21,243,839 22.310
May 22, 2041 26,462,292 23.442
May 27, 2043 7,348,983 17.016
March 26, 2051 16,638,386 14.991
March 25, 2053 13,284,284 20.591
May 26, 2060 5,735,402 17.714
May 18, 2062 28,425,588 14.028
March 25, 2068 16,509,890 15.009
March 25, 2070 14,942,328 20.942
May 23, 2075 27,244,290 23.607
May 26, 2077 7,895,702 16.869
March 24, 2085 9,944,000 16.009
March 27, 2087 22,752,799 22.638
May 23, 2092 20,870,234 22.166
May 26, 2094 12,659,565 15.850
March 24, 2102 6,219,888 16.667
March 28, 2104 25,702,186 23.305
May 25, 2109 19,811,188 21.940
May 27, 2111 12,785,965 15.836
March 25, 2119 10,459,026 15.913
March 27, 2121 20,357,972 22.122
May 24, 2126 26,746,215 23.506
May 27, 2128 6,904,113 17.137
May 19, 2130 29,384,296 13.990
March 26, 2136 17,558,468 14.886
March 26, 2138 12,422,530 20.392
May 27, 2145 5,645,801 18.179
May 22, 2147 26,211,960 14.172
March 28, 2153 21,226,206 14.500
March 26, 2155 7,835,443 19.416
May 28, 2162 6,194,450 18.507
May 21, 2164 25,516,497 14.225
March 29, 2170 21,151,401 14.494
March 25, 2172 8,887,555 19.660
May 28, 2179 5,487,305 17.989
May 20, 2181 27,518,318 14.082
March 27, 2187 17,198,254 14.923
March 26, 2189 14,091,348 20.769
May 24, 2194 28,934,396 24.009
May 28, 2196 6,591,601 17.236

Images and Observations

2017 FU90's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 25, 2017. It was last officially observed on April 2, 2017. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 99 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.7731 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6494
  • Inclination: 2.34°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 359.82°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 34.75°
  • Mean Anomaly: 273.69°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.031 km
  • Magnitude: 25.2

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 248 days (0.68 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 33.91 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.28 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.27 AU

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Size Rendering

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