2017 VR12

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.2693245618 ± 7.33e-10
Semi-major axis (a)1.3691627950 AU ± 1.92e-10
Inclination (i)9.21656322° ± 1.06e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)347.24134719° ± 5.38e-07
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)180.81896232° ± 2.93e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)291.46279085° ± 1.66e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.6152188622°/day ± 1.29e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.00041363 AU ± 1.01e-09
Aphelion dist (Q)1.73791196 AU ± 1.03e-09
Orbital Period1.60207423 yr ± 3.36e-10
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)20.59
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-02
RMS Residual0.235″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.007810 AU
Observations Used539
Radar Obs Used6
Oppositions3
Arc Total2010-2026
First Observation Used2010-01-23
Last Observation Used2026-04-12
Observations (593)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2026-03-24 19:01:35 C 06 46 07.046 -22 52 21.72 V M22
2026-03-24 19:05:41 C 06 46 07.834 -22 52 55.60 V M22
2026-03-24 19:13:01 C 06 46 09.247 -22 53 56.29 V M22
2026-03-24 19:27:05 C 06 46 12.024 -22 55 52.50 V M22
2026-03-27 06:25:34 C 07 00 07.426 -30 42 51.16 V T05
2026-03-27 06:42:40 C 07 00 10.754 -30 44 55.68 V T05
2026-03-27 06:47:14 C 07 00 11.664 -30 45 28.94 V T05
2026-03-27 06:57:55 C 07 00 13.793 -30 46 46.06 V T05
2026-03-30 00:37:04 C 07 16 18.739 -38 08 15.14 V W68
2026-03-30 00:41:11 C 07 16 19.572 -38 08 39.95 V W68
2026-03-30 00:49:09 C 07 16 21.259 -38 09 27.94 V W68
2026-03-30 01:09:45 C 07 16 25.550 -38 11 32.50 V W68
2026-03-30 20:01:37 C 07 21 06.792 -40 03 58.68 V M22
2026-03-30 20:04:19 C 07 21 07.387 -40 04 14.05 V M22
2026-03-30 20:04:58 C 07 21 07.507 -40 04 17.72 V M22
2026-03-30 20:38:55 C 07 21 15.012 -40 07 26.90 V M22
2026-03-30 20:39:34 C 07 21 15.238 -40 07 30.76 V M22
2026-03-30 20:54:30 C 07 21 18.526 -40 08 54.35 V M22
2026-03-30 20:55:09 C 07 21 18.694 -40 08 57.26 V M22
2026-03-31 18:31:03 C 07 26 51.569 -42 10 22.98 V M22
2026-03-31 18:36:32 C 07 26 52.716 -42 10 51.85 V M22
2026-03-31 18:44:30 C 07 26 54.406 -42 11 34.15 V M22
2026-03-31 18:59:47 C 07 26 57.689 -42 12 55.15 V M22
2026-04-06 02:01:02 C 08 00 14.693 -51 35 50.46 V W68
2026-04-06 02:05:47 C 08 00 15.842 -51 36 06.80 V W68
2026-04-06 02:14:05 C 08 00 17.830 -51 36 34.88 V W68
2026-04-06 02:28:58 C 08 00 21.317 -51 37 24.89 V W68
2026-04-06 19:32:04 C 08 05 00.218 -52 36 17.24 V M22
2026-04-06 19:37:29 C 08 05 01.510 -52 36 34.45 V M22
2026-04-06 19:46:53 C 08 05 03.751 -52 37 04.62 V M22
2026-04-06 20:01:03 C 08 05 07.087 -52 37 49.04 V M22
2026-04-08 01:43:17 C 08 13 14.858 -54 12 10.30 V W68
2026-04-08 01:47:56 C 08 13 15.953 -54 12 23.51 V W68
2026-04-08 01:59:49 C 08 13 18.780 -54 12 57.64 V W68
2026-04-08 02:19:13 C 08 13 23.462 -54 13 52.25 V W68
2026-04-11 01:59:15 C 08 33 20.275 -57 23 42.32 V W68
2026-04-11 02:03:17 C 08 33 21.274 -57 23 50.96 V W68
2026-04-11 02:11:21 C 08 33 23.251 -57 24 08.68 V W68
2026-04-11 02:42:53 C 08 33 30.991 -57 25 16.00 V W68
2026-04-12 01:53:30 C 08 40 05.203 -58 16 42.64 V W68
2026-04-12 01:57:31 C 08 40 06.175 -58 16 50.77 V W68
2026-04-12 02:10:40 C 08 40 09.410 -58 17 16.69 V W68
2026-04-12 02:25:41 C 08 40 13.116 -58 17 46.07 V W68
Radar Observations (6)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2018-03-05 03:40:00 242470.482 2 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2018-03-05 03:50:00 12418550.344 10 us 8560 -14 -14
2018-03-05 04:00:00 12401596.741 1 us 8560 -14 -14
2018-03-06 05:33:00 10387760.23 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2018-03-07 05:40:00 9633472.08 0.5 us 8560 -14 -14
2018-03-07 07:15:00 9602632.41 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)