417217 (2005 YS)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building
  • Will pass within 29,799,979 km of Earth in 2029
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

417217 (2005 YS) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2005 YS as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2005 YS orbits the sun every 219 days (0.60 years), coming as close as 0.32 AU and reaching as far as 1.10 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2005 YS is probably between 0.321 to 0.718 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the U.S. Capitol building.

Close Approaches

2005 YS's orbit is 0.03 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.

2005 YS has 22 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Dec. 21, 2029 29,799,979 13.436
Dec. 22, 2032 29,080,685 13.448
Dec. 23, 2035 28,464,332 13.464
Dec. 24, 2038 27,957,870 13.478
Dec. 24, 2041 27,608,748 13.485
Dec. 24, 2044 27,231,383 13.486
Dec. 25, 2047 26,814,204 13.489
Dec. 25, 2050 26,362,848 13.493
Dec. 26, 2053 25,919,717 13.505
Dec. 26, 2056 25,714,147 13.517
Dec. 26, 2059 25,697,403 13.527
Dec. 26, 2062 25,833,447 13.527
Dec. 25, 2065 26,172,731 13.521
Dec. 25, 2068 26,509,395 13.509
Dec. 25, 2071 26,813,462 13.500
Dec. 25, 2074 27,085,284 13.484
Dec. 24, 2077 27,327,487 13.474
Dec. 24, 2080 27,714,054 13.462
Dec. 24, 2083 28,296,251 13.455
Dec. 23, 2086 28,953,927 13.445
Dec. 21, 2089 29,779,096 13.443
Jan. 3, 2197 27,571,756 21.679

Images and Observations

2005 YS's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 21, 2005. It was last officially observed on Oct. 30, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 288 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: 0.711 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.5503
  • Inclination: 19.59°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 288.61°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 327.9°
  • Mean Anomaly: 33.78°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.414 km
  • Magnitude: 19.59

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 219 days (0.60 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 35.32 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.10 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.32 AU

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Size Rendering

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