2017 QB35 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2017 QB35 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 QB35 orbits the sun every 328 days (0.90 years), coming as close as 0.80 AU and reaching as far as 1.06 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2017 QB35 is probably between 0.002 to 0.011 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2017 QB35'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 QB35 has 11 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 29, 2026 | 27,725,957 | 5.667 |
| Sept. 3, 2026 | 27,431,665 | 8.910 |
| May 27, 2034 | 16,318,348 | 5.215 |
| Dec. 11, 2034 | 27,140,486 | 4.558 |
| April 15, 2043 | 17,216,271 | 3.186 |
| Aug. 4, 2043 | 10,052,943 | 3.165 |
| March 9, 2052 | 22,730,965 | 4.729 |
| Sept. 4, 2052 | 3,020,884 | 4.341 |
| June 3, 2060 | 12,734,228 | 3.319 |
| Nov. 18, 2060 | 24,758,081 | 3.478 |
| Sept. 2, 2077 | 827,914 | 4.056 |
2017 QB35's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Aug. 31, 2017. It was last officially observed on Sept. 2, 2017. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 33 observations used to determine its orbit.
2017 QB35 can be reached with a journey of 362 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 6.289 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 344,454 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2017 QB35.
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