2017 VR12

2017 VR₁₂
	Goldstone/Green Bank Telescope radar images of 2017 VR12
Discovery
Discovered by	Pan-STARRS 1
Discovery site	Haleakala Obs.
Discovery date	10 November 2017; (first observed only)
Designations
MPC designation	2017 VR12
Minor planet category	NEO · PHA; Apollo · Amor
Orbital characteristics
	Epoch 23 March 2018 (JD 2458200.5)
	Uncertainty parameter 3
Observation arc	118 days
Aphelion	1.7389 AU
Perihelion	1.0004 AU
Semi-major axis	1.3697 AU
Eccentricity	0.2696
Orbital period (sidereal)	1.60 yr (585.50 d)
Mean anomaly	8.8927°
Mean motion	0° 36m 53.64s / day
Inclination	9.2247°
Longitude of ascending node	347.32°
Argument of perihelion	180.74°
Earth MOID	0.0077 AU (3.0 LD)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	160 m × 100 m
Mean diameter	160 m
Synodic rotation period	1.4 h; 1.5 h
Spectral type	V
Absolute magnitude (H)	20.6

2017 VR₁₂ is a sub-kilometer asteroid with a somewhat elongated and angular shape, approximately 160 meters (500 feet) in diameter. It is classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo or Amor group. The V-type asteroid has a rotation period of approximately 1.5 hours. It was first observed on 10 November 2017 by the 60-inch Pan-STARRS 1 telescope at Haleakala Observatory in Hawaii.