2017 VR 12 - an asteroid approaching the Earth .
| 2017 VR 12 | |
|---|---|
| Asteroid | |
 | |
| Opening | |
| Discoverer | |
| Discovery date | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Age of March 23, 2018 JD 2458200.5 | |
| Eccentricity ( e ) | 0.2695820068658427 |
| Semimajor axis ( a ) | 204.9 million km (1,369673272672775 a.u.) |
| Perihelion ( q ) | 149.663 million km (1,0004340030751 AU) |
| Aphelion ( Q ) | 260.138 million km (1,7389125422704 AU) |
| Circulation Period ( P ) | 585,496 days (1,603 g ) |
| Average orbital speed | 24.98 km / s |
| Inclination ( i ) | 9.224688026224751 ° |
| Longitude node (Ω) | 347.3160883439488 ° |
| Perihelion Argument (ω) | 180.7445199837816 ° |
| Median Anomaly ( M ) | 8.892689005140877 ° |
| physical characteristics | |
| Diameter | 0.214 - 0.478 km |
| Absolute magnitude | 20,471 m |
The approach to the Earth took place on March 7, 2018 at 07:53 UTC, the distance is 1.443 million km or 3.76 distances to the Moon (LD). The relative speed of VR12 2017 is 6.3 km / s (22 427 km / h) [1] .
From March 5 to March 7, 2018, the observation of this asteroid was planned at the Goldstone , Arecibo and Green Bank radio telescopes.
Content
- 1 Rapprochement
- 2 notes
- 3 References
- 4 See also
Convergence
| date of | but. e. | distances to the moon | heavenly body |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/04/1915 4:06 | 0,023209 | 9.04 | Earth |
| 03/12/1968 7:09 | 0.021541 | 8.39 | Earth |
| 03/07/2018 7:53 | 0.009662 | 3.76 | Earth |
| 03/07/2018 8:18 | 0,007645 | 2.98 | Moon |
| 03/10/2079 12:04 | 0.011732 | 4,57 | Earth |
| 03/01/2100 13:01 | 0,038314 | 14.9 | Earth |
| 03/18/2166 19:31 | 0,043659 | 17.0 | Earth |
Notes
Links
See also
- List of asteroids crossing the Earth’s orbit