Last update on February 04, 2022
Asteroid 2017 SL16
The asteroid 2017 SL16 was detected on September 24, 2017. This near-Earth object belongs to the Aten group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 363 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2017 SL16 orbits is 172 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 126 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2017 SL16 from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2017 SL16 and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2017 SL16 flew past Earth on September 23 at 15:12 at a distance of 12.01 million kilometers at a speed of 5 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2017 SL16 to our planet will happen on September 28, 2024. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 16.65 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2017 SL16
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
-0.24m
current distance from the Sun
52.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
138.3 million kilometers
Sagittarius
Venus
-4.15m
current distance from the Sun
107.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
153.5 million kilometers
Virgo
Earth
current distance from the Sun
147.4 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
391.6 thousand kilometers
Mars
1.41m
current distance from the Sun
226.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
372.1 million kilometers
Ophiuchus
Ceres
drawf planet
8.93m
current distance from the Sun
410.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
553.9 million kilometers
Scorpius
Jupiter
-2.78m
current distance from the Sun
745.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
625.5 million kilometers
Aries
Saturn
0.89m
current distance from the Sun
1 457.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 487.5 million kilometers
Aquarius
Uranus
5.66m
current distance from the Sun
2 934.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 801.4 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.75m
current distance from the Sun
4 473.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 448.4 million kilometers
Aquarius
Pluto
drawf planet
14.52m
current distance from the Sun
5 222.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 329.2 million kilometers
Sagittarius