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2017 FX101

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(2017 FX101)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.063 AU
True anomaly
130°
Distance from Earth
0.962 AU
As of
22 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2017 FX101 — 1.063 AU from the Sun 2017 FX101
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2017 FX101 is 0.962 AU from Earth today (8.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 48m 22s
Declination
+16° 36′ 11″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.96 AU
Elongation from the Sun
65.82° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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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
0.939 AU
Eccentricity
0.3482
Inclination
3.5°
Orbital period
332.4 days
Perihelion
0.612 AU
Aphelion
1.266 AU
Longitude of ascending node
30.37°
Argument of periapsis
284.62°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 6.3 LD
0.0161 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.336

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
72
Data arc
14 days
First observed
22 March 2017
Last observed
5 April 2017
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 August 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.38

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 183 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2017 FX101 at 2027-04-05 00:00 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-04-05 00:00 UTC close approach of 2017 FX101. Catalogue miss distance 36.3 LD · 1.4 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-04-02 to 2027-04-08, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 36.3 LD · 1.4 × 10⁷ km 2027-04-05 00:00 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-04-05 00:00 UTC close approach of 2017 FX101. Catalogue miss distance 36.3 LD · 1.4 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-04-02 to 2027-04-08, 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. 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
2027-04-05 00:00:00 Earth 0.0933 AU 36.3 LD 8.3 km/s
2028-03-19 10:51:00 Earth 0.4469 AU 173.9 LD 24.7 km/s
2034-12-11 01:20:00 Earth 0.2059 AU 80.1 LD 17.1 km/s
2035-10-04 22:40:00 Earth 0.3165 AU 123.2 LD 9.9 km/s
2036-01-12 02:46:00 Earth 0.2606 AU 101.4 LD 8.4 km/s
2036-07-26 05:42:00 Earth 0.4027 AU 156.7 LD 14.6 km/s
2037-03-24 13:47:00 Earth 0.1712 AU 66.6 LD 7.3 km/s
2038-03-23 18:45:00 Earth 0.358 AU 139.3 LD 21.9 km/s
2038-06-29 03:01:00 Venus 0.0457 AU 17.8 LD 12.7 km/s
2040-04-06 13:58:00 Venus 0.1004 AU 39.1 LD 8.9 km/s

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

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