Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.076

Aphelion (Q)

4.502

Eccentricity (e)

0.967

Inclination (i)

2.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1264.9

Earth MOID

0.00553

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2060-03-31

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08099

12115227

Maximum Brightness

22.1

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.1

mag

Diameter

60 - 140*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2008-03-28

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.288946

1-sigma variation

0.048941

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.966704

1-sigma variation

0.000818

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.5251

1-sigma variation

0.3625

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

14.0316

1-sigma variation

9.6139

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

21.2078

1-sigma variation

9.2778

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

42.06319

1-sigma variation

27.96840

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.076212

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.501680

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.920898

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.513674

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005532

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1264.8874

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.39526E-3	4.00161E-5	-1.77417E-2	-4.70516E-1	4.54066E-1	-1.36881E0
e	4.00161E-5	6.68527E-7	-2.96400E-4	-7.86063E-3	7.58581E-3	-2.28679E-2
i	-1.77417E-2	-2.96400E-4	1.31413E-1	3.48512E0	-3.36328E0	1.01388E1
Ω	-4.70516E-1	-7.86063E-3	3.48512E0	9.24267E1	-8.91952E1	2.68885E2
ω	4.54066E-1	7.58581E-3	-3.36328E0	-8.91952E1	8.60768E1	-2.59484E2
M	-1.36881E0	-2.28679E-2	1.01388E1	2.68885E2	-2.59484E2	7.82231E2

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

23.145

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 - 140*

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

6387

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.772947

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2008-03-28.32219

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2008-04-08.17156

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

52 (2)

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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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2008FF5 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	1956-03-21 17:04	> 1 mo	0.1052322	0.0210602	2.6358782
EARTH	1973-05-18 15:26	> 1 mo	0.1359786	0.0453108	2.2454930
MARS	1997-07-20 17:23	> 1 mo	0.0463968	0.0459614	0.0924936
MARS	2004-11-02 12:29	> 1 w	0.0409967	0.0247276	0.1810094
EARTH	2008-03-23 08:45	< 1 min	0.0774020	0.0769005	0.0001672
EARTH	2025-05-24 01:30	> 1 mo	0.0368483	0.0339217	0.5493994
VENUS	2046-04-04 14:16	> 1 mo	0.0302952	0.0275729	2.3017147
VENUS	2049-10-30 12:47	> 1 mo	0.0409156	0.0381836	3.0061418
EARTH	2060-03-31 07:22	> 1 mo	0.0809853	0.0000736	17.5868135
MERCURY	2063-08-06 09:59	> 1 mo	0.0435580	0.0155211	26.6207533
EARTH	2067-03-20 14:54	> 1 mo	0.1918679	0.0059447	22.7464345
EARTH	2077-05-30 18:55	> 1 mo	0.1401395	0.0225606	28.2501833
EARTH	2119-03-31 06:40	> 1 mo	0.0393839	0.0119769	7.5175908
MERCURY	2122-08-08 16:27	> 1 mo	0.0248322	0.0247842	0.2030778

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
54.30859060	83.61022346	0.00580854	MINIMUM
305.24253407	140.58367500	0.03394349	MINIMUM
356.88690095	281.00840131	0.91887221	SADDLE
356.86768085	100.93711177	1.08082166	SADDLE
179.95186950	112.78377345	3.49672852	SADDLE
179.94784857	292.78567797	5.49618850	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2008FF5

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2060-03-27.755	73545.755	-0.002	0.000	0.07 ± 0.008	4.30E5	1.93E-6	1.43E2	-4.02	0
2064-03-27.719	75006.719	-3.248	0.000	0.24 ± 0.006	4.28E6	9.73E-10	1.20E2	-7.42	0


Based on 52 optical observations (of which 2 are rejected as outliers) from 2008/03/28.322 to 2008/04/08.172.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.04 and 1.04 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
AstOD software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20250805 130500.123 UTC.

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