Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.127

Aphelion (Q)

2.022

Eccentricity (e)

0.284

Inclination (i)

33.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

721.7

Earth MOID

0.21522

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

2600 - 6000*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1982-09-13

Observatory

Palomar Mountain

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.574604

1-sigma variation

4.543E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.284100

1-sigma variation

7.066E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

32.9597

1-sigma variation

8.107E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

339.9727

1-sigma variation

6.874E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

53.4386

1-sigma variation

2.797E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

278.49188

1-sigma variation

0.00005

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.127259

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.021950

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.228361

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.750760

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.215221

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

721.6982

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.06386E-17	-6.39737E-17	-1.01680E-14	-8.27348E-15	1.12349E-13	-1.99231E-13
e	-6.39737E-17	4.99218E-15	1.31200E-13	5.83749E-14	-5.50455E-13	5.02596E-13
i	-1.01680E-14	1.31200E-13	6.57284E-11	3.44192E-11	-9.64476E-11	1.13595E-10
Ω	-8.27348E-15	5.83749E-14	3.44192E-11	4.72554E-11	-9.28687E-11	9.43437E-11
ω	1.12349E-13	-5.50455E-13	-9.64476E-11	-9.28687E-11	7.82171E-10	-1.24750E-9
M	-1.99231E-13	5.02596E-13	1.13595E-10	9.43437E-11	-1.24750E-9	2.14907E-9

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

15.01

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[4]

Diameter

Value

2600 - 6000*

Unit

Source

[4]

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]	EARN	1.) Alexey V. Sergeyev and Benoit Carry A&A, 652 (2021) A59
[2]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[3]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[4]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

15657

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.438857

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1982-09-13.21042

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-07-25.806246

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

3835 (20)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1986-09-07

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

1986-09-07

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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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
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
324.12111851	243.94401515	0.21606287	MINIMUM
74.17997997	26.22188024	0.60626844	MINIMUM
37.06188120	341.99377536	0.65011726	SADDLE
199.84371981	121.92546033	1.23539470	SADDLE
9.59174503	120.90639234	2.06944671	SADDLE
167.90459892	276.64370726	2.95929189	MAXIMUM

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