Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.927

Aphelion (Q)

3.682

Eccentricity (e)

0.598

Inclination (i)

9.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1277.9

Earth MOID

0.00548

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-05-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11614

17374958

Maximum Brightness

26.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.9

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2010-04-05

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.304602

1-sigma variation

0.000392

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.597719

1-sigma variation

0.000098

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.7516

1-sigma variation

0.0017

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

197.6299

1-sigma variation

0.0047

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

34.2996

1-sigma variation

0.0119

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

100.75314

1-sigma variation

0.60815

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.927097

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.682106

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.009651

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.928000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005477

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1277.8865

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.53887E-7	3.84578E-8	6.79847E-7	-1.84611E-6	4.65492E-6	-2.38567E-4
e	3.84578E-8	9.61101E-9	1.69902E-7	-4.61361E-7	1.16332E-6	-5.96204E-5
i	6.79847E-7	1.69902E-7	3.00411E-6	-8.15581E-6	2.05654E-5	-1.05395E-3
Ω	-1.84611E-6	-4.61361E-7	-8.15581E-6	2.21469E-5	-5.58429E-5	2.86198E-3
ω	4.65492E-6	1.16332E-6	2.05654E-5	-5.58429E-5	1.40809E-4	-7.21643E-3
M	-2.38567E-4	-5.96204E-5	-1.05395E-3	2.86198E-3	-7.21643E-3	3.69846E-1

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

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

25.888

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

18 - 40*

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

5606

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.822461

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2010-04-05.16553

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2010-04-09.16

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

132 (10)

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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2010GA6 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	1962-04-12 11:29	> 1 w	0.0141285	0.0072117	0.0391911
EARTH	1986-04-29 20:06	> 1 w	0.0879826	0.0226482	0.0378234
EARTH	2010-04-09 02:06	< 1 s	0.0028995	0.0028980	0.0000005
EARTH	2017-05-04 02:23	> 1 d	0.1114186	0.0846107	0.0094721
EARTH	2024-05-05 02:30	> 1 w	0.1155349	0.0731528	0.0165105
EARTH	2031-05-06 07:10	> 1 w	0.1161444	0.0668246	0.0212689
EARTH	2038-06-01 21:37	> 1 w	0.1463418	0.1365506	0.0107761

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
341.56973423	92.94553517	0.00547703	MINIMUM
1.54966252	311.63510957	1.91403527	SADDLE
180.63521815	309.82265325	2.69882754	SADDLE
180.04150511	129.53121937	4.68875451	MAXIMUM

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