Asteroids

162058 1997AE12 help

Last update: 2024-04-19 00:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.055

Aphelion (Q)

3.679

Eccentricity (e)

0.554

Inclination (i)

4.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

1330.1

Earth MOID

0.08791

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2054-08-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17924

26813345

Maximum Brightness

16.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

850

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

880

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1997-01-10

Observatory

Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.367012

1-sigma variation

4.615E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.554414

1-sigma variation

2.197E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.8501

1-sigma variation

4.554E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

304.7765

1-sigma variation

3.494E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

60.8824

1-sigma variation

3.695E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

226.35183

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.054708

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.679315

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.275516

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.262202

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.087914

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1330.1450

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.12971E-17	1.01335E-17	1.23746E-15	1.82101E-15	-2.78367E-15	-2.73708E-14
e	1.01335E-17	4.82898E-16	-1.33238E-14	9.85673E-14	-8.49307E-14	-2.56229E-14
i	1.23746E-15	-1.33238E-14	2.07434E-11	9.09154E-11	-8.89604E-11	-3.04919E-13
Ω	1.82101E-15	9.85673E-14	9.09154E-11	1.22111E-9	-1.24933E-9	1.24707E-11
ω	-2.78367E-15	-8.49307E-14	-8.89604E-11	-1.24933E-9	1.36510E-9	-4.62452E-11
M	-2.73708E-14	-2.56229E-14	-3.04919E-13	1.24707E-11	-4.62452E-11	4.98460E-11

Date of computation: 2024-02-21 14:29 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

880

Unit

Source

[2]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Amplitude

Value

0.6

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

17.955

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.19

Unit

Source

[4]

Diameter

Value

850

Unit

Source

[4]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) DeMeo, F.E. et al. (2014) Icarus 227, 112-122. (Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids) (contains taxonomic classification of 249 NEAs)
[2]	EARN	1.) Petr Pravec's Ondrejov NEO Photometric Program Webpage "Prepublished Periods"
[3]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[4]	EARN	1.) Nugent, C.R. et al. (2015) Astrophys. J. 814_117 (13pp) (NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year One: Preliminary Asteroid Diameters and Albedos)(201 NEOs)

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

10789

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

799

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.504994

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1992-07-28.4343

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-02-10.108242

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

792 (8)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

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Close approaches for 162058 1997AE12 from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1952-08-20 20:32	< 1 min	0.1891762	0.1891740	0.0000007
EARTH	2003-08-30 13:50	< 1 s	0.1238186	0.1238184	0.0000001
EARTH	2054-08-26 11:07	< 1 min	0.1792361	0.1792342	0.0000006
MARS	2054-12-29 09:03	< 1 min	0.0376121	0.0376116	0.0000002
MARS	2061-10-15 01:14	< 1 min	0.0410686	0.0410668	0.0000006
EARTH	2094-10-11 05:21	< 1 min	0.1112290	0.1112281	0.0000003

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