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2017 FR91

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(2017 FR91)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.889 AU
True anomaly
254.54°
Distance from Earth
1.884 AU
As of
21 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2017 FR91 — 0.889 AU from the Sun 2017 FR91
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2017 FR91 is 1.884 AU from Earth today (15.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 46m 05s
Declination
-10° 56′ 18″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
0.19° — 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
0.908 AU
Eccentricity
0.3239
Inclination
0.23°
Orbital period
315.8 days
Perihelion
0.614 AU
Aphelion
1.202 AU
Longitude of ascending node
199.53°
Argument of periapsis
114.69°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.3 LD
0.0008 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.524

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
83
Data arc
4 days
First observed
26 March 2017
Last observed
30 March 2017
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.9

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 228 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2017 FR91 at 2029-01-01 17:02 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-01-01 17:02 UTC close approach of 2017 FR91. Catalogue miss distance 65.5 LD · 2.52 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-29 to 2029-01-04, 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 65.5 LD · 2.52 × 10⁷ km 2029-01-01 17:02 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-01-01 17:02 UTC close approach of 2017 FR91. Catalogue miss distance 65.5 LD · 2.52 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-12-29 to 2029-01-04, 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
2029-01-01 17:02:00 Earth 0.1684 AU 65.5 LD 7.2 km/s
2029-07-10 01:50:00 Earth 0.3866 AU 150.5 LD 13.3 km/s
2030-03-24 13:03:00 Earth 0.214 AU 83.3 LD 16.3 km/s
2034-12-11 08:25:00 Earth 0.1018 AU 39.6 LD 12.9 km/s
2035-08-16 06:38:00 Earth 0.3975 AU 154.7 LD 14.2 km/s
2036-03-25 17:33:00 Earth 0.0889 AU 34.6 LD 7.3 km/s
2036-05-20 07:29:00 Venus 0.1471 AU 57.2 LD 17.6 km/s
2040-09-16 11:36:00 Venus 0.0144 AU 5.6 LD 11.2 km/s
2040-12-23 11:54:00 Earth 0.4258 AU 165.7 LD 23.1 km/s
2041-09-24 20:14:00 Earth 0.3405 AU 132.5 LD 10.8 km/s

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

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