Asteroids

2007TU24 help

Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.954

Aphelion (Q)

3.133

Eccentricity (e)

0.533

Inclination (i)

5.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1067.1

Earth MOID

0.00134

U parameter

0.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2046-01-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01448

2165931

Maximum Brightness

14.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.2

mag

Diameter

250

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2007-10-11

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

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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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.043592

1-sigma variation

4.851E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.533299

1-sigma variation

1.386E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.6256

1-sigma variation

2.846E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

126.9695

1-sigma variation

1.933E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

334.3248

1-sigma variation

5.349E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

42.68411

1-sigma variation

0.00007

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.953746

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.133439

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.002410

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.799847

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001337

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1067.0625

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.35283E-15	5.48048E-16	-7.23956E-15	-2.69730E-15	2.21662E-14	-3.58919E-12
e	5.48048E-16	1.92087E-16	-9.37814E-15	-1.72724E-15	-3.48227E-14	-8.27341E-13
i	-7.23956E-15	-9.37814E-15	8.09950E-12	3.29655E-12	2.33223E-12	9.82529E-12
Ω	-2.69730E-15	-1.72724E-15	3.29655E-12	3.73592E-12	-2.72671E-12	3.91871E-12
ω	2.21662E-14	-3.48227E-14	2.33223E-12	-2.72671E-12	2.86097E-11	-3.92767E-11
M	-3.58919E-12	-8.27341E-13	9.82529E-12	3.91871E-12	-3.92767E-11	5.47643E-9

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

[1]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Amplitude

Value

1.0

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

20.248

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

250

Unit

Source

[3]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

0.41

Unit

V-R

Source

[4]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Radar R

Unit

Source

[3]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Petr Pravec's Ondrejov NEO Photometric Program Webpage "Prepublished Periods"
[2]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	EARN	1.) href="http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/index.html">JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage
[4]	EARN	1.) Betzler, A.S & A.B. Novaes (2008) MPB 35, 108-109. (COLORS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS ASTEROIDS 2005 WJ56 AND 2007 TU24)

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

3492

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

3081

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.527093

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2007-10-11.26838

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2017-05-03.42185

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

673 (15)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2008-01-23

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2008-02-03

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

4 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

7 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

11 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Close Approaches for 2007TU24 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	1950-11-20 15:36	1.2	0.1452327	0.1452118	0.0000070
EARTH	2008-01-29 08:34	< 1 s	0.0037044	0.0037044	0.0000000
EARTH	2046-01-20 04:33	2.8	0.0144784	0.0144636	0.0000049
EARTH	2081-01-03 16:39	124.9	0.0444716	0.0440881	0.0001280
EARTH	2113-01-17 10:09	76.7	0.0243018	0.0239453	0.0001188

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
13.92973108	23.66011170	0.00133881	MINIMUM
359.78962475	178.81259701	1.96957165	SADDLE
179.82834658	179.07271702	2.11838307	SADDLE
180.07490254	359.20917254	4.11630579	MAXIMUM

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