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Post Info TOPIC: Asteroid 2017 MA3


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RE: Asteroid 2017 MA3
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Orbital elements:
2017 MA3                                                 Earth MOID = 0.0036 AU
Epoch 2017 Sept. 4.0 TT = JDT 2458000.5                 MPC
M  13.92474              (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.27327288     Peri.  196.94600     +0.46335598     +0.88351188
a   2.3518251      Node   100.70309     -0.80473659     +0.45193492
e   0.5776377      Incl.    4.00420     -0.37107985     +0.12313237
P   3.61           H   26.8           G   0.15           U   5

MPEC 2017-M61



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The 12 - 27 metre wide asteroid 2017 MA3 in the constellation Cygnus will make a close pass (3.23 LD, 0.00829 AU) travelling at 9.28 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 27th June 2017 @ 07:37 UT ±00:01. 

Magnitude: 18.6 V

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The Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.00256 AU).



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