Asteroids

2024XK15 help

Last update: 2025-04-29 02:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.905

Aphelion (Q)

3.462

Eccentricity (e)

0.585

Inclination (i)

34.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1178.7

Earth MOID

0.02242

U parameter

6.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2095-06-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13785

20622013

Maximum Brightness

18.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.4

mag

Diameter

400 - 800*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-12-07

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

2.183768

1-sigma variation

0.000307

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.585453

1-sigma variation

0.000041

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

34.6143

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

268.4232

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

40.0575

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

83.30142

1-sigma variation

0.01804

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.905275

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.462261

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.024718

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.616773

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022425

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1178.7132

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.43538E-8	1.10406E-8	6.91706E-7	-6.45402E-7	1.98740E-6	-5.53356E-6
e	1.10406E-8	1.71901E-9	7.58272E-8	-7.17012E-8	1.90241E-7	-6.65377E-7
i	6.91706E-7	7.58272E-8	5.19153E-6	-4.83791E-6	1.50913E-5	-4.03316E-5
Ω	-6.45402E-7	-7.17012E-8	-4.83791E-6	4.51189E-6	-1.39929E-5	3.76719E-5
ω	1.98740E-6	1.90241E-7	1.50913E-5	-1.39929E-5	4.60909E-5	-1.14797E-4
M	-5.53356E-6	-6.65377E-7	-4.03316E-5	3.76719E-5	-1.14797E-4	3.25292E-4

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 15:19 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

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

19.376

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

400 - 800*

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

100

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.662559

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-12-07.216038

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-01-19.19068

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (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

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024XK15 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	1966-06-25 16:09	> 1 d	0.0965999	0.0241344	0.0621716
EARTH	1995-07-02 11:13	> 1 d	0.1930594	0.0920209	0.0348404
EARTH	2095-06-10 13:22	> 1 d	0.1378496	0.0363009	0.0753488
EARTH	2124-06-10 08:28	> 1 d	0.1388885	0.0396636	0.0576459

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
338.35019547	165.16541969	0.02242476	MINIMUM
6.77196082	34.61713987	1.84791093	SADDLE
185.23032550	23.31697595	2.57618731	SADDLE
176.81772270	199.23310537	4.42483937	MAXIMUM

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