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(2017 VR12)
Classification: AMO [NEO, PHA]
H:20.66 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2018 Mar Goldstone Goldstone 8560 [G]
2018 Mar Goldstone Goldstone DSS-13 8560 [G-DSS13]
2018 Mar Goldstone Badary 8560 [G-Bd]
2018 Mar Goldstone Zelenchukskaya 8560 [G-Zc]
2018 Mar Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]
2018 Mar Goldstone DSS-13 Green Bank Telescope 7190 [DSS13-GBT]
2018 Mar Goldstone Arecibo 8560 [G-A]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from E2023-Q57 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.26924
a 1.3692343 AU
i 9.2164 deg
om 347.25146 deg
w 180.80848 deg
ma 282.33048 deg
n 0.61515906 deg/d

Link to complete orbital information at Minor Planet Center

Earth Close-Approach Data (+/- 10 years)
date nominal distance RTT SNR/run at Arecibo
2018-03-07 07:53:00 0.00966 9.6 11382.6
2026-03-19 17:38:00 0.05352 53.4 39.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL