Asteroids

436774 2012KY3 help

Last update: 2025-09-21 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.632

Aphelion (Q)

1.830

Eccentricity (e)

0.486

Inclination (i)

21.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

499.1

Earth MOID

0.02506

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2038-04-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18359

27464226

Maximum Brightness

18.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.5

mag

Diameter

500 - 1200*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2012-05-16

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

1.231461

1-sigma variation

1.798E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.486436

1-sigma variation

1.205E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.3868

1-sigma variation

8.104E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

21.4999

1-sigma variation

7.384E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

87.2661

1-sigma variation

8.433E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

7.43326

1-sigma variation

3.978E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.632433

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.830488

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.078716

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.041257

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.025061

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

499.1478

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.23458E-18	4.02370E-18	1.16111E-15	-1.21876E-14	1.35617E-14	-7.01626E-15
e	4.02370E-18	1.45115E-16	8.53165E-15	-1.78309E-14	1.48662E-16	-6.94228E-15
i	1.16111E-15	8.53165E-15	6.56764E-11	-5.30274E-12	4.67490E-12	8.11504E-13
Ω	-1.21876E-14	-1.78309E-14	-5.30274E-12	5.45290E-11	-6.10171E-11	2.45961E-11
ω	1.35617E-14	1.48662E-16	4.67490E-12	-6.10171E-11	7.11176E-11	-2.74762E-11
M	-7.01626E-15	-6.94228E-15	8.11504E-13	2.45961E-11	-2.74762E-11	1.58247E-11

Date of computation: 2025-09-21 13:16 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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.505

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

500 - 1200*

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

Radar R

Unit

Source

[3]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[3]	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

4875

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.415687

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2012-05-16.14111

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-09-20.624701

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

209 (2)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-10-20

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2023-04-09

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

4 (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 436774 2012KY3 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	1956-04-12 21:59	< 1 s	0.0309585	0.0309583	0.0000001
EARTH	1973-10-03 17:32	< 1 s	0.1132095	0.1132092	0.0000001
EARTH	1982-04-06 11:46	< 1 s	0.1577746	0.1577743	0.0000001
EARTH	1988-10-16 08:38	< 1 s	0.1364078	0.1364074	0.0000001
EARTH	1997-04-17 21:49	< 1 s	0.0769597	0.0769594	0.0000001
EARTH	2014-10-10 03:11	< 1 s	0.0504800	0.0504799	0.0000000
EARTH	2023-04-13 19:07	< 1 s	0.0319757	0.0319756	0.0000000
EARTH	2038-04-23 11:23	< 1 s	0.1835870	0.1835863	0.0000002
EARTH	2040-09-30 19:38	< 1 s	0.1641234	0.1641226	0.0000003
EARTH	2055-10-11 17:53	< 1 min	0.0606413	0.0606407	0.0000002
EARTH	2064-04-12 20:30	< 1 min	0.0367248	0.0367240	0.0000003
EARTH	2079-04-21 12:08	< 1 min	0.1363061	0.1363045	0.0000005
EARTH	2096-10-07 17:52	< 1 min	0.0530405	0.0530398	0.0000003
EARTH	2105-04-09 02:41	< 1 min	0.1272002	0.1271985	0.0000006
EARTH	2111-10-18 02:17	< 1 min	0.1335738	0.1335721	0.0000006
EARTH	2120-04-16 16:11	< 1 min	0.0381787	0.0381773	0.0000005

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
66.16617511	102.14503850	0.02506051	MINIMUM
296.00992178	275.41415477	0.04939843	MINIMUM
1.23099212	9.24081881	0.45722673	SADDLE
180.78360382	187.83339239	0.95724126	SADDLE
0.70446827	188.29771120	1.62338496	SADDLE
179.86941430	7.24802283	2.76985576	MAXIMUM

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