Asteroids

480808 1994XL1 help

Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.318

Aphelion (Q)

1.024

Eccentricity (e)

0.526

Inclination (i)

28.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

200.7

Earth MOID

0.03590

U parameter

0.6

A₂

-46.0

10^-15au/days²

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-12-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13468

20147244

Maximum Brightness

19.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.6

mag

Diameter

200 - 500*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1994-12-06

Observatory

Siding Spring Observatory

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

0.670877

1-sigma variation

2.073E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.526184

1-sigma variation

4.544E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

28.1695

1-sigma variation

1.773E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

252.6436

1-sigma variation

3.445E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

356.5836

1-sigma variation

1.340E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

316.88710

1-sigma variation

0.00004

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.317872

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.023882

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.697903

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.036260

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.035904

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

200.7072

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₂

Value

-46.03455

1-sigma variation

1.58864

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₂
a	4.29547E-18	2.05555E-17	1.26686E-15	-2.92816E-16	4.24789E-15	-3.81780E-14	3.27015E-9
e	2.05555E-17	2.06464E-15	2.00001E-13	-2.14617E-14	-2.35035E-13	4.00139E-13	1.30704E-8
i	1.26686E-15	2.00001E-13	3.14178E-10	-5.15730E-12	-2.07762E-11	1.38404E-11	5.58601E-7
Ω	-2.92816E-16	-2.14617E-14	-5.15730E-12	1.18650E-11	-1.50536E-11	1.75790E-11	-9.69139E-8
ω	4.24789E-15	-2.35035E-13	-2.07762E-11	-1.50536E-11	1.79570E-10	-4.33504E-10	3.17824E-6
M	-3.81780E-14	4.00139E-13	1.38404E-11	1.75790E-11	-4.33504E-10	1.32202E-9	-2.82840E-5
A₂	3.27015E-9	1.30704E-8	5.58601E-7	-9.69139E-8	3.17824E-6	-2.82840E-5	2.52377E0

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

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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

20.595

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

200 - 500*

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

10597

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

762

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.516852

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1994-12-06.58147

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-12-11.122685

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

314 (12)

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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Close Approaches for 480808 1994XL1 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1950-11-27 05:22	< 1 min	0.1369218	0.1369180	0.0000013
EARTH	1955-12-09 05:35	< 1 min	0.0727405	0.0727373	0.0000011
EARTH	1961-11-29 01:22	< 1 min	0.1001561	0.1001536	0.0000008
EARTH	1966-12-10 13:50	< 1 min	0.1128446	0.1128422	0.0000008
EARTH	1972-12-01 07:25	< 1 min	0.0658954	0.0658941	0.0000004
EARTH	1977-12-11 05:25	< 1 s	0.1559409	0.1559396	0.0000004
EARTH	1983-12-04 11:10	< 1 min	0.0414208	0.0414205	0.0000001
EARTH	1988-12-11 05:49	< 1 s	0.1966481	0.1966477	0.0000001
EARTH	1989-11-25 07:33	< 1 s	0.1888303	0.1888299	0.0000001
EARTH	1994-12-06 05:13	< 1 s	0.0370942	0.0370941	0.0000000
EARTH	2000-11-26 03:52	< 1 s	0.1545962	0.1545960	0.0000001
EARTH	2005-12-07 23:10	< 1 s	0.0564504	0.0564501	0.0000001
EARTH	2011-11-28 15:45	< 1 s	0.1182467	0.1182464	0.0000001
EARTH	2016-12-09 13:49	< 1 s	0.0921941	0.0921939	0.0000001
EARTH	2022-11-30 18:09	< 1 s	0.0819502	0.0819500	0.0000001
EARTH	2027-12-11 14:28	< 1 s	0.1346760	0.1346756	0.0000001
EARTH	2033-12-03 00:33	< 1 min	0.0515106	0.0515100	0.0000002
EARTH	2038-12-11 22:08	< 1 s	0.1769066	0.1769053	0.0000004
EARTH	2044-12-04 23:17	< 1 min	0.0363676	0.0363673	0.0000001
EARTH	2050-11-26 07:26	< 1 min	0.1716901	0.1716874	0.0000009
EARTH	2055-12-07 16:24	< 1 min	0.0443497	0.0443477	0.0000006
EARTH	2061-11-27 10:44	< 1 min	0.1364205	0.1364160	0.0000015
EARTH	2066-12-09 10:21	< 1 min	0.0732769	0.0732717	0.0000017
EARTH	2072-11-29 06:21	< 1 min	0.0994524	0.0994462	0.0000021
EARTH	2077-12-10 19:12	< 1 min	0.1132597	0.1132516	0.0000027
EARTH	2083-12-02 12:02	< 1 min	0.0652610	0.0652542	0.0000023
EARTH	2088-12-11 11:28	< 1 min	0.1561911	0.1561804	0.0000035
EARTH	2094-12-04 15:28	< 1 min	0.0411732	0.0411686	0.0000015
EARTH	2099-12-12 12:29	< 1 s	0.1967022	0.1966887	0.0000045
EARTH	2100-11-26 13:30	< 1 min	0.1888322	0.1888201	0.0000040
EARTH	2105-12-07 09:29	< 1 min	0.0373663	0.0373632	0.0000011
EARTH	2111-11-28 09:20	< 1 min	0.1543747	0.1543585	0.0000054
EARTH	2116-12-09 03:44	< 1 min	0.0569566	0.0569419	0.0000049
EARTH	2122-11-29 20:43	< 1 min	0.1177575	0.1177370	0.0000068

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
187.33608395	332.38039689	0.03590376	MINIMUM
3.99963962	153.22900074	0.69786893	SADDLE
2.38117577	330.58814313	1.30380121	SADDLE
181.20600236	149.42259813	2.03935498	MAXIMUM

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