Asteroids

359592 2010VA1 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.034

Aphelion (Q)

1.660

Eccentricity (e)

0.232

Inclination (i)

11.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

571.2

Earth MOID

0.09099

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-04-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11399

17052254

Maximum Brightness

17.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

260 - 600*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2010-11-02

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.347266

1-sigma variation

1.298E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.232303

1-sigma variation

2.138E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.7480

1-sigma variation

3.806E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

207.1106

1-sigma variation

9.186E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

54.9444

1-sigma variation

1.248E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

341.56390

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.034292

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.660240

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.119199

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.474997

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.090989

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

571.1871

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.68610E-18	1.52238E-17	-9.93858E-16	-2.95866E-16	3.72999E-15	-7.45354E-15
e	1.52238E-17	4.57036E-16	-8.21866E-15	8.06754E-15	-3.05026E-14	-2.93903E-14
i	-9.93858E-16	-8.21866E-15	1.44865E-11	-3.41268E-12	-1.38114E-12	7.25063E-12
Ω	-2.95866E-16	8.06754E-15	-3.41268E-12	8.43837E-11	-9.32199E-11	1.13687E-11
ω	3.72999E-15	-3.05026E-14	-1.38114E-12	-9.32199E-11	1.55831E-10	-6.68594E-11
M	-7.45354E-15	-2.93903E-14	7.25063E-12	1.13687E-11	-6.68594E-11	7.03841E-11

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

20.017

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

260 - 600*

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

Radar R

Unit

Source

[5]

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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
[5]	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

9187

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

336

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.478335

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1999-10-08.421325

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-12-02.247852

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

538 (4)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2013-05-11

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2013-05-11

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]

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
[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 359592 2010VA1 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	1952-05-03 09:08	< 1 min	0.1292271	0.1292260	0.0000003
EARTH	1988-04-30 12:00	< 1 s	0.1070556	0.1070552	0.0000001
EARTH	2013-05-03 17:46	< 1 s	0.1175927	0.1175925	0.0000000
EARTH	2049-04-30 19:38	< 1 min	0.1139873	0.1139867	0.0000002
EARTH	2074-05-03 17:40	< 1 min	0.1021703	0.1021698	0.0000002
EARTH	2110-04-30 09:31	< 1 min	0.1619800	0.1619775	0.0000008

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
328.04482046	118.86276399	0.09228969	MINIMUM
186.80273910	344.79786876	0.71096653	SADDLE
3.27845126	343.15632250	2.01149634	SADDLE
179.04930280	158.68639472	2.66673745	MAXIMUM

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