Asteroids

2019BZ3 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.969

Aphelion (Q)

3.623

Eccentricity (e)

0.578

Inclination (i)

10.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1270.7

Earth MOID

0.00706

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-12-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14275

21355371

Maximum Brightness

27.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.7

mag

Diameter

5 - 11*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2019-01-28

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.295958

1-sigma variation

0.000812

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.578054

1-sigma variation

0.000133

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.6542

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

127.2783

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

338.6566

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

292.39236

1-sigma variation

0.34312

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.968771

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.623146

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.008559

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.297822

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007057

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1270.7042

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.59587E-7	1.07698E-7	1.46545E-6	-1.36920E-7	-2.75424E-7	-2.78666E-4
e	1.07698E-7	1.75852E-8	2.39282E-7	-2.23559E-8	-4.49730E-8	-4.55010E-5
i	1.46545E-6	2.39282E-7	3.25599E-6	-3.04092E-7	-6.12132E-7	-6.19133E-4
Ω	-1.36920E-7	-2.23559E-8	-3.04092E-7	2.88420E-8	5.65453E-8	5.78468E-5
ω	-2.75424E-7	-4.49730E-8	-6.12132E-7	5.65453E-8	1.16275E-7	1.16362E-4
M	-2.78666E-4	-4.55010E-5	-6.19133E-4	5.78468E-5	1.16362E-4	1.17732E-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

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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

[-]

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

28.669

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

5 - 11*

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

2383

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.435602

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2019-01-28.42761

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2019-02-05.567396

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

30 (0)

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 2019BZ3 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	1950-02-08 22:20	> 1 w	0.1009506	0.0085894	0.1337235
EARTH	2007-12-22 22:17	> 1 w	0.1302864	0.0888869	0.0196480
EARTH	2019-01-27 23:28	< 1 min	0.0003217	0.0003215	0.0000001
EARTH	2025-12-17 07:15	> 1 d	0.1427518	0.1043493	0.0148186
EARTH	2085-01-30 02:28	> 1 w	0.0203415	0.0015750	0.1296431
EARTH	2092-01-11 04:56	> 1 mo	0.0651337	0.0218473	0.7787193

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
10.46951782	23.44350152	0.00705668	MINIMUM
359.58033028	183.17924995	1.98388446	SADDLE
179.65676390	183.87766551	2.61009408	SADDLE
180.22523727	4.16854750	4.60508907	MAXIMUM

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