2017 VR12

2017 VR12
Goldstone/Green Bank Telescope radar images of 2017 VR12[1]
Discovery[2]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakala Obs.
Discovery date10 November 2017
(first observed only)
Designations
2017 VR12
NEO · PHA
Apollo[3] · Amor[2][a]
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc118 days
Aphelion1.7389 AU
Perihelion1.0004 AU
1.3697 AU
Eccentricity0.2696
1.60 yr (585.50 d)
8.8927°
0° 36m 53.64s / day
Inclination9.2247°
347.32°
180.74°
Earth MOID0.0077 AU (3.0 LD)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions160 m × 100 m[4]
160 m[1]
1.4 h[1]
1.5 h[5]
V[1]
20.6[3]

2017 VR12 is a sub-kilometer asteroid with a somewhat elongated and angular shape, approximately 160 meters (500 feet) in diameter. It is classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo or Amor group.[a] The V-type asteroid has a rotation period of approximately 1.5 hours.[5] It was first observed on 10 November 2017 by the 60-inch Pan-STARRS 1 telescope at Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii.[2][3]

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