Astronomy:2017 FZ2
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Mt. Lemmon Survey G. J. Leonard (unofficial credits) |
| Discovery site | Mount Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | March 19, 2017 |
| Designations | |
| 2017 FZ2 | |
| Minor planet category | NEO · Apollo[1][2] Earth crosser |
| Orbital characteristics[2][3][4] | |
| Epoch September 4, 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
| Observation arc | 8 days |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 1.2730773 astronomical unit|AU (190.44965 Gm) |
| |{{{apsis}}}|helion}} | 0.741200 AU (110.8819 Gm) |
| 1.0071385 AU (150.66578 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.264054 |
| Orbital period | 1.01 yr (369.1749 d) |
| Mean anomaly | 87.30597° |
| Mean motion | 0° 58m 30.531s /day |
| Inclination | 1.81167° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 185.86918° |
| 100.32304° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.0014 AU · 0.5 LD |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 13–30 m[a][5] |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 26.7[2] |
2017 FZ2 (also written 2017 FZ2) is a micro-asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group that was a quasi-satellite of the Earth until March 23, 2017.[6]
Discovery, orbit and physical properties
2017 FZ2 was discovered by American astronomer Gregory Leonard on March 19, 2017, observing for the Mt. Lemmon Survey from Mount Lemmon Observatory.[7][8] Its orbit is moderately eccentric (0.26), low inclination (1.81º) and a semi-major axis of 1.007 AU.[8] Upon discovery, it was classified as an Apollo asteroid but also an Earth crosser by the Minor Planet Center. Its orbit is very chaotic but it is relatively well determined; as of September 26, 2017, its orbit is based on 52 observations (1 Doppler) spanning a data-arc of 8 days.[2] 2017 FZ2 has an absolute magnitude of 26.7 which gives a characteristic diameter of 20 m.[5]
Quasi-satellite
2017 FZ2 was until very recently an Earth's coorbital, the sixth known quasi-satellite of our planet and the smallest by far. Its most recent quasi-satellite episode may have started over 225 years ago and certainly ended after a close encounter with the Earth on March 23, 2017.[6]
YORP group?
A number of other near-Earth asteroids move in orbits similar to that of 2017 FZ2, the largest being 54509 YORP. There is an apparent excess of small bodies moving in orbits similar to that of YORP and this could be the result of mass shedding from YORP.[6]
See also
- Yarkovsky–O'Keefe–Radzievskii–Paddack effect
- 1620 Geographos
- 1862 Apollo
- 25143 Itokawa
- 54509 YORP (2000 PH5)
- 2017 DR109
Notes
- ^ This is assuming an albedo of 0.20–0.04.
References
- ↑ "List Of Apollo Minor Planets". Minor Planet Center. http://www.minorplanetcenter.org/iau/lists/Apollos.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "2017 FZ2". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=3771633.(last obs: 2017-03-27)
- ↑ "2017 FZ2 – Summary". AstDys-2, Asteroids – Dynamic Site. https://newton.spacedys.com/astdys/index.php?pc=1.1.0&n=2017+FZ2.
- ↑ "2017 FZ2 – Summary". NEODyS-2, Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site. https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys2/index.php?pc=1.1.0&n=2017+FZ2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Absolute-magnitude conversion table (H)". NASA. 26 September 2017. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/glossary/h.html.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 de la Fuente Marcos, Carlos; de la Fuente Marcos, Raúl (21 January 2018). "Asteroid 2017 FZ2 et al.: signs of recent mass-shedding from YORP?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 473 (3): 3434–3453. doi:10.1093/mnras/stx2540. Bibcode: 2018MNRAS.473.3434D. https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-abstract/473/3/3434/4265370.
- ↑ Discovery MPEC
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "2017 FZ2". MPC. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=2017+FZ2&commit=Show.
External links
- 2017 FZ2 data at MPC
- MPEC 2017-F65 : 2017 FZ2 (Discovery MPEC)
- 2017 FZ2 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- Ephemeris · Obs prediction · Orbital info · MOID · Proper elements · Obs info · Close · Physical info · NEOCC
- 2017 FZ2 at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2017 FZ2 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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