Last update on February 04, 2022
Asteroid 2017 RX2
The asteroid 2017 RX2 was opened on August 31, 2017. This near-Earth object belongs to the Aten group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 233 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2017 RX2 orbits is 171 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 50 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2017 RX2 from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2017 RX2 and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2017 RX2 will pass past Earth on July 24 at 06:51 at a distance of 6.58 million kilometers at a speed of 14 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2017 RX2 to our planet will happen on September 11, 2024. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 12.66 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2017 RX2
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
-0.43m
current distance from the Sun
52.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
160.0 million kilometers
Venus
-3.89m
current distance from the Sun
108.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
208.0 million kilometers
Earth
current distance from the Sun
152.1 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
401.4 thousand kilometers
Mars
0.52m
current distance from the Sun
206.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
196.1 million kilometers
Ceres
drawf planet
8.81m
current distance from the Sun
388.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
534.9 million kilometers
Jupiter
-2.4m
current distance from the Sun
742.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
728.0 million kilometers
Saturn
0.57m
current distance from the Sun
1 478.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 372.1 million kilometers
Uranus
5.86m
current distance from the Sun
2 946.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
3 043.9 million kilometers
Neptune
7.76m
current distance from the Sun
4 475.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 443.1 million kilometers
Pluto
drawf planet
14.35m
current distance from the Sun
5 169.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 027.0 million kilometers