Asteroid 2017 XQ60

The asteroid 2017 XQ60 was detected on December 13, 2017. This near-Earth object belongs to the Aten group.

It makes one orbit around the Sun in 364 days. At this time, the asteroid moves away from the Sun at a maximum distance of 181 million kilometers and approaches it at a minimum distance of 117 million kilometers.

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Approach to Earth

This year, the asteroid 2017 XQ60 will pass past Earth on December 21 at 02:26 at a distance of 7.2 million kilometers at a speed of 16 kilometers per second.

The next close approach of asteroid 2017 XQ60 to our planet will happen on December 20, 2023. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 9.85 million kilometers.

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