Asteroids

2006WM3 help

Last update: 2025-04-28 02:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.896

Aphelion (Q)

3.068

Eccentricity (e)

0.548

Inclination (i)

2.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1019.3

Earth MOID

0.00301

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2046-03-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14608

21853476

Maximum Brightness

21.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.3

mag

Diameter

60 - 130*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2006-11-20

Observatory

Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.982166

1-sigma variation

0.000247

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.547948

1-sigma variation

0.000072

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.0112

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

89.7566

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

36.5387

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

201.15065

1-sigma variation

0.50479

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.896041

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.068290

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.020487

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.458818

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003012

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1019.3147

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.09522E-8	1.78238E-8	4.34626E-8	1.61168E-7	-4.91987E-8	-1.24624E-4
e	1.78238E-8	5.21220E-9	1.27116E-8	4.71095E-8	-1.43231E-8	-3.64430E-5
i	4.34626E-8	1.27116E-8	3.12637E-8	1.11676E-7	-3.10288E-8	-8.88648E-5
Ω	1.61168E-7	4.71095E-8	1.11676E-7	4.75374E-7	-1.86414E-7	-3.29527E-4
ω	-4.91987E-8	-1.43231E-8	-3.10288E-8	-1.86414E-7	1.19666E-7	1.00591E-4
M	-1.24624E-4	-3.64430E-5	-8.88648E-5	-3.29527E-4	1.00591E-4	2.54810E-1

Date of computation: 2025-03-31 10:04 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

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

23.344

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

60 - 130*

Unit

Source

[2]

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]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

6712

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.776703

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2006-10-20.315587

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2006-12-12.124219

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

54 (4)

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

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2006WM3 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1992-12-08 00:56	> 1 d	0.0706412	0.0135616	0.0191461
EARTH	2006-12-12 07:55	< 1 min	0.0381674	0.0381532	0.0000047
EARTH	2046-03-25 15:33	> 1 d	0.1460815	0.0376606	0.0415371
EARTH	2060-03-03 20:42	> 1 d	0.0465779	0.0346232	0.0163024
EARTH	2073-12-18 18:09	> 1 d	0.0084815	0.0023452	0.0214546
EARTH	2088-03-28 10:53	> 1 mo	0.1951353	0.0355289	1.9385364
EARTH	2105-01-05 12:34	> 1 mo	0.0628817	0.0066740	2.2531063

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
336.78766670	342.72454655	0.00301219	MINIMUM
24.26533204	66.57763035	0.03437002	MINIMUM
1.27681321	25.95232080	0.09137503	SADDLE
0.70913821	204.90618517	1.91075177	SADDLE
180.21982521	204.28683403	2.05376916	SADDLE
180.17585409	24.25920943	4.05317528	MAXIMUM

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