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2017 ED3

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(2017 ED3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.053 AU
True anomaly
154.74°
Distance from Earth
1.82 AU
As of
21 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2017 ED3 — 1.053 AU from the Sun 2017 ED3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2017 ED3 is 1.82 AU from Earth today (15.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 07m 10s
Declination
+02° 16′ 07″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.82 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.19° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.918 AU
Eccentricity
0.1693
Inclination
6.12°
Orbital period
321.3 days
Perihelion
0.763 AU
Aphelion
1.073 AU
Longitude of ascending node
26.3°
Argument of periapsis
332.68°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 11.6 LD
0.0297 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.491

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
57
Data arc
7 years
First observed
6 March 2017
Last observed
7 March 2024
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
8 March 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.12

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 132 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2017 ED3 at 2031-01-28 05:51 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-01-28 05:51 UTC close approach of 2017 ED3. Catalogue miss distance 114.2 LD · 4.39 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-01-25 to 2031-01-31, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 114.2 LD · 4.39 × 10⁷ km 2031-01-28 05:51 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-01-28 05:51 UTC close approach of 2017 ED3. Catalogue miss distance 114.2 LD · 4.39 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-01-25 to 2031-01-31, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2031-01-28 05:51:00 Earth 0.2935 AU 114.2 LD 13.2 km/s
2031-09-25 13:15:00 Earth 0.2436 AU 94.8 LD 7.9 km/s
2032-05-02 20:28:00 Earth 0.1703 AU 66.3 LD 10 km/s
2038-11-04 19:19:00 Earth 0.2038 AU 79.3 LD 6.6 km/s
2039-04-23 15:00:00 Earth 0.0432 AU 16.8 LD 4.8 km/s
2046-01-26 00:28:00 Earth 0.1042 AU 40.6 LD 4.4 km/s
2046-08-03 05:09:00 Earth 0.2341 AU 91.1 LD 6 km/s
2047-04-24 21:46:00 Earth 0.4371 AU 170.1 LD 18.1 km/s
2053-01-26 08:03:00 Earth 0.2677 AU 104.2 LD 12.3 km/s
2053-09-19 23:58:00 Earth 0.2454 AU 95.5 LD 7.8 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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