Asteroids

2060 Chiron help

Last update: 2025-04-30 05:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

not NEO

Perihelion (q)

8.518

Aphelion (Q)

18.880

Eccentricity (e)

0.378

Inclination (i)

6.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

18519.5

Earth MOID

7.51980

U parameter

0.0

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)

5.6

mag

Diameter

200000 - 500000*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

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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

13.698943

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.378223

1-sigma variation

5.836E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.9223

1-sigma variation

5.411E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

209.3015

1-sigma variation

2.820E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

339.2466

1-sigma variation

3.269E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

208.91579

1-sigma variation

0.00004

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

8.517684

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

18.880201

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

7.667755

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

17.167589

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

7.519801

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

18519.4890

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.02739E-12	-2.42996E-14	4.11909E-15	7.26316E-14	2.34507E-11	-5.53791E-11
e	-2.42996E-14	3.40635E-15	2.12003E-16	1.85575E-16	-2.85602E-13	5.67813E-13
i	4.11909E-15	2.12003E-16	2.92831E-11	-1.13447E-10	1.12661E-10	-1.15255E-13
Ω	7.26316E-14	1.85575E-16	-1.13447E-10	7.95325E-10	-7.88666E-10	-2.02637E-12
ω	2.34507E-11	-2.85602E-13	1.12661E-10	-7.88666E-10	1.06890E-9	-6.57232E-10
M	-5.53791E-11	5.67813E-13	-1.15255E-13	-2.02637E-12	-6.57232E-10	1.54339E-9

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 13:31 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

[-]

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

5.593

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

200000 - 500000*

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

47417

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.413534

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1895-04-24.1475

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-02-18.270405

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

5085 (14)

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

[-]

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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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