Key Facts
- Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
- Comparable in size to a football field
- Will pass within 10,670,578 km of Earth in 2024
- Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
- Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
- See orbit simulation
Overview
585310 (2017 YZ1) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2017 YZ1 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.
2017 YZ1 orbits the sun every 559 days (1.53 years), coming as close as 0.88 AU and reaching as far as 1.77 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2017 YZ1 is probably between 0.218 to 0.488 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.
Close Approaches
2017 YZ1's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is very close to Earth's orbit.
2017 YZ1 has 8 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| July 3, 2024 | 10,670,578 | 15.208 |
| July 8, 2050 | 21,085,271 | 16.619 |
| June 17, 2073 | 23,730,663 | 11.884 |
| June 24, 2099 | 12,850,322 | 12.631 |
| June 22, 2125 | 17,257,259 | 12.287 |
| June 18, 2151 | 24,466,032 | 11.867 |
| July 11, 2154 | 27,401,808 | 17.540 |
| July 6, 2180 | 14,939,450 | 15.754 |
Images and Observations
2017 YZ1's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 17, 2012. It was last officially observed on July 28, 2021. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 141 observations used to determine its orbit.
Accessibility and Exploration
This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.Similar Objects
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- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 1.327 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.3348
- Inclination: 20.87°
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 277.71°
- Argument of Periapsis: 298.43°
- Mean Anomaly: 202.05°
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: ~0.282 km
- Magnitude: 20.43
Derived Characteristics
- Orbit Period: 559 days (1.53 years)
- Avg. Orbit Speed: 25.83 km/s
- Aphelion Distance: 1.77 AU
- Perihelion Distance: 0.88 AU
Map Comparison
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Sky Map
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Size Rendering
The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2017 YZ1 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.
