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Last update: 2025-04-08 00:05 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.833

Aphelion (Q)

5.012

Eccentricity (e)

0.715

Inclination (i)

13.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1825.1

Earth MOID

0.04731

U parameter

1.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

17.3

mag

Diameter

900 - 2100*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-01-13

Observatory

Cerro Tololo-DECam

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

2.922787

1-sigma variation

4.034E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.714949

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.8364

1-sigma variation

3.195E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

192.3672

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

113.5583

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

223.26979

1-sigma variation

0.00006

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.833142

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

5.012431

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.000661

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.111592

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.047308

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1825.1311

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.62737E-13	-2.42265E-14	2.55924E-12	8.96944E-12	-2.03761E-11	-1.82090E-11
e	-2.42265E-14	2.53283E-13	-1.24708E-12	-3.94415E-11	6.69940E-13	1.91214E-11
i	2.55924E-12	-1.24708E-12	1.02059E-9	5.55845E-9	-5.43940E-9	-3.39489E-10
Ω	8.96944E-12	-3.94415E-11	5.55845E-9	5.02572E-8	-4.32663E-8	-3.51959E-9
ω	-2.03761E-11	6.69940E-13	-5.43940E-9	-4.32663E-8	4.41708E-8	2.02645E-9
M	-1.82090E-11	1.91214E-11	-3.39489E-10	-3.51959E-9	2.02645E-9	3.17435E-9

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 13:28 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

17.27

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

900 - 2100*

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

1778

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

888

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.56528

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2017-12-20.26705

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-02.37365

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

45 (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: *

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
24.63962975	261.66219552	0.04758114	MINIMUM
333.34154852	142.37955772	0.20346469	MINIMUM
355.13238043	192.78869051	0.27970010	SADDLE
358.95472118	22.54205145	1.80626359	SADDLE
179.63294814	24.47208761	4.05780246	SADDLE
180.12282709	204.67263285	6.00684544	MAXIMUM

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