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2017 QQ35

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(2017 QQ35)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.46 AU
True anomaly
331.65°
Distance from Earth
1.236 AU
As of
16 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2017 QQ35 — 0.46 AU from the Sun 2017 QQ35
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2017 QQ35 is 1.236 AU from Earth today (10.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 24m 27s
Declination
+01° 58′ 18″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.25 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.74° — 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
0.812 AU
Eccentricity
0.4551
Inclination
22.37°
Orbital period
267.1 days
Perihelion
0.442 AU
Aphelion
1.181 AU
Longitude of ascending node
347.41°
Argument of periapsis
173.5°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 59.6 LD
0.153 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.061

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
71
Data arc
8.05 years
First observed
31 August 2017
Last observed
17 September 2025
Residual RMS
0.6 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
26 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
21.94

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 81 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2017 QQ35 at 2028-09-21 04:57 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-09-21 04:57 UTC close approach of 2017 QQ35. Catalogue miss distance 59.8 LD · 2.3 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-09-18 to 2028-09-24, 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 59.8 LD · 2.3 × 10⁷ km 2028-09-21 04:57 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-09-21 04:57 UTC close approach of 2017 QQ35. Catalogue miss distance 59.8 LD · 2.3 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-09-18 to 2028-09-24, 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
2028-09-21 04:57:00 Earth 0.1538 AU 59.8 LD 13.7 km/s
2034-02-16 05:08:00 Mercury 0.091 AU 35.4 LD 21.7 km/s
2034-02-16 05:08:00 Merc 0.091 AU 35.4 LD 21.7 km/s
2034-11-07 10:45:00 Mercury 0.0997 AU 38.8 LD 18.6 km/s
2034-11-07 10:45:00 Merc 0.0997 AU 38.8 LD 18.6 km/s
2036-09-02 23:47:00 Earth 0.183 AU 71.2 LD 13.3 km/s
2039-09-29 22:32:00 Earth 0.1829 AU 71.2 LD 15.5 km/s
2047-09-16 14:32:00 Earth 0.1604 AU 62.4 LD 13.4 km/s
2054-08-07 19:20:00 Mercury 0.0845 AU 32.9 LD 19.5 km/s
2054-08-07 19:20:00 Merc 0.0845 AU 32.9 LD 19.5 km/s

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

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