Asteroids

308242 2005GO21 help

Last update: 2024-05-20 14:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.497

Aphelion (Q)

1.009

Eccentricity (e)

0.340

Inclination (i)

24.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

238.8

Earth MOID

0.04401

U parameter

0.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-06-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19621

29352002

Maximum Brightness

15.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

16.3

mag

Diameter

1400 - 3000*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2005-04-01

Observatory

Siding Spring Survey

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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

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.753244

1-sigma variation

3.191E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.339951

1-sigma variation

1.054E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

24.9271

1-sigma variation

6.251E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

272.6734

1-sigma variation

3.060E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

156.6306

1-sigma variation

2.052E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

222.74215

1-sigma variation

0.00005

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.497178

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.009309

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.048088

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.475109

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.044006

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

238.7820

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.01822E-17	-1.91982E-17	-6.80055E-15	2.21941E-15	-9.55559E-16	-1.13623E-13
e	-1.91982E-17	1.11062E-14	-4.50245E-13	2.92240E-13	-2.15376E-12	4.26483E-12
i	-6.80055E-15	-4.50245E-13	3.90802E-11	-1.75991E-11	9.44991E-11	-9.29439E-11
Ω	2.21941E-15	2.92240E-13	-1.75991E-11	9.36260E-12	-5.87796E-11	8.34212E-11
ω	-9.55559E-16	-2.15376E-12	9.44991E-11	-5.87796E-11	4.20979E-10	-7.78405E-10
M	-1.13623E-13	4.26483E-12	-9.29439E-11	8.34212E-11	-7.78405E-10	2.75118E-9

Date of computation: 2024-04-23 10:08 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

[1]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Amplitude

Value

0.24

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

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

16.343

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[3]

Diameter

Value

1400 - 3000*

Unit

Source

[3]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Radar R

Unit

Source

[4]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Higgins, D.J. (2012) http://www.david-higgins.com/Astronomy/astero id/lightcurves.htm
[2]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[4]	EARN	1.) href="http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/index.html">JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

6709

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

280

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.457909

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2005-04-01.77823

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-08-14.993088

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

310 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2012-06-16

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2014-06-18

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

6 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

8 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Close approaches for 308242 2005GO21 from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1961-06-21 17:51	< 1 min	0.0939057	0.0938974	0.0000028
EARTH	1963-06-20 08:13	< 1 min	0.1385952	0.1385862	0.0000030
EARTH	1978-06-22 06:29	< 1 s	0.0578905	0.0578867	0.0000013
EARTH	1980-06-18 13:40	< 1 min	0.1817874	0.1817819	0.0000018
EARTH	1995-06-22 12:17	< 1 s	0.0460972	0.0460965	0.0000002
EARTH	2012-06-21 18:14	< 1 s	0.0439634	0.0439634	0.0000000
EARTH	2027-06-20 05:50	< 1 min	0.1962060	0.1962048	0.0000004
EARTH	2029-06-21 23:01	< 1 s	0.0465442	0.0465437	0.0000002
EARTH	2044-06-20 08:10	< 1 min	0.1685262	0.1685225	0.0000013
EARTH	2046-06-21 22:08	< 1 min	0.0636212	0.0636180	0.0000011
EARTH	2061-06-21 15:42	< 1 min	0.1230288	0.1230235	0.0000018
EARTH	2063-06-21 10:04	< 1 min	0.1074342	0.1074286	0.0000019
EARTH	2078-06-22 12:11	< 1 s	0.0777587	0.0777541	0.0000015
EARTH	2080-06-19 14:35	< 1 min	0.1565935	0.1565882	0.0000018
EARTH	2095-06-22 21:19	< 1 s	0.0510039	0.0510021	0.0000006
EARTH	2097-06-19 00:00	< 1 min	0.1916037	0.1916003	0.0000011
EARTH	2112-06-23 03:20	< 1 s	0.0444102	0.0444097	0.0000002

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