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2017 FM127

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(2017 FM127)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.076 AU
True anomaly
139.44°
Distance from Earth
2.023 AU
As of
24 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2017 FM127 — 1.076 AU from the Sun 2017 FM127
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2017 FM127 is 2.023 AU from Earth today (16.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 09m 55s
Declination
-06° 43′ 07″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.02 AU
Elongation from the Sun
12.88° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.971 AU
Eccentricity
0.1584
Inclination
11.71°
Orbital period
349.6 days
Perihelion
0.817 AU
Aphelion
1.125 AU
Longitude of ascending node
180.92°
Argument of periapsis
226.4°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 22.1 LD
0.0569 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.193

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
14
Data arc
2 days
First observed
28 March 2017
Last observed
30 March 2017
Residual RMS
0.27 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.6

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 101 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2017 FM127 at 2038-03-11 15:59 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2038-03-11 15:59 UTC close approach of 2017 FM127. Catalogue miss distance 123.5 LD · 4.75 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2038-03-08 to 2038-03-14, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 123.5 LD · 4.75 × 10⁷ km 2038-03-11 15:59 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2038-03-11 15:59 UTC close approach of 2017 FM127. Catalogue miss distance 123.5 LD · 4.75 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2038-03-08 to 2038-03-14, 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 south 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
2038-03-11 15:59:00 Earth 0.3172 AU 123.5 LD 14.6 km/s
2039-03-10 07:57:00 Earth 0.0797 AU 31.0 LD 8 km/s
2039-11-26 23:15:00 Earth 0.2331 AU 90.7 LD 6.5 km/s
2040-04-09 05:10:00 Earth 0.1599 AU 62.2 LD 6.5 km/s
2040-09-29 06:05:00 Earth 0.1602 AU 62.3 LD 7.9 km/s
2041-08-13 06:21:00 Earth 0.1616 AU 62.9 LD 8.4 km/s
2042-07-15 04:15:00 Earth 0.345 AU 134.2 LD 13.8 km/s
2060-03-14 16:53:00 Earth 0.4211 AU 163.9 LD 17.7 km/s
2061-03-08 14:48:00 Earth 0.1686 AU 65.6 LD 10.4 km/s
2062-03-23 04:58:00 Earth 0.0954 AU 37.1 LD 6.5 km/s

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

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