Near-Earth asteroid
2017 UE
2017 UE is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 11–25 m (36–82 ft). It passes Earth on October 31, 2026 at about 61,003,900 km (158.7 lunar distances). NASA does not classify it as potentially hazardous.
Not potentially hazardous
11–25 m
Estimated diameter
26.9
Absolute magnitude (H)
11
Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200
This week’s flyby
- Closest approach
- 2026-Oct-31 17:38 UTC
- Miss distance
- 61,003,900 km · 158.63 lunar distances · 0.40779 au
- Relative speed
- 19.91 km/s (44,527 mph)
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Upcoming close approaches to Earth
7 approaches within 0.2 au (about 30 million km) are calculated from now to 2200. The closest in the 1900–2200 record is on October 13, 2017 at about 1,694,944 km.
| Date (TDB) | Nominal distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s | Time uncertainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2033-Apr-13 09:24 | 23,220,581 | 60.4 | 12.48 | 2_18:20 |
| 2034-Oct-13 00:04 | 2,324,751 | 6.05 | 8 | 3_10:59 |
| 2042-Apr-25 20:34 | 15,404,093 | 40.1 | 5.78 | 1_01:41 |
| 2059-Apr-11 17:56 | 28,908,293 | 75.2 | 13.56 | 3_06:47 |
| 2060-Oct-08 17:33 | 11,061,267 | 28.8 | 6.46 | 5_22:06 |
| 2068-Apr-20 01:57 | 3,153,523 | 8.20 | 7.92 | 4_01:44 |
| 2069-Oct-19 16:42 | 21,594,453 | 56.2 | 12.23 | 3_21:47 |
Recent past approaches
| Date (TDB) | Distance km | Lunar dist. | Speed km/s |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-Oct-13 10:36 | 1,694,944 | 4.41 | 8.39 |
| 2016-Apr-14 02:51 | 17,200,763 | 44.7 | 11.35 |
| 1991-Oct-12 11:17 | 3,920,960 | 10.2 | 7.68 |
| 1990-Apr-13 00:39 | 23,818,973 | 62.0 | 12.61 |
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Sources
- Size, hazard status and this week’s approach — NASA NeoWs (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
- Close-approach list — JPL SBDB Close Approach Data API (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
- Full orbit details — JPL Small-Body Database: 2017 UE
Distances are nominal predictions and can change with new observations. OpenOrbit is not affiliated with or endorsed by NASA or JPL.