Asteroids

6063 Jason help

Last update: 2025-07-30 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.528

Aphelion (Q)

3.913

Eccentricity (e)

0.762

Inclination (i)

5.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1208.2

Earth MOID

0.07628

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2060-05-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19573

29281207

Maximum Brightness

15.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

1400

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

51.70

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1984-05-27

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.220059

1-sigma variation

2.174E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.762344

1-sigma variation

6.778E-9

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.9598

1-sigma variation

1.253E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

169.0185

1-sigma variation

3.655E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

337.6189

1-sigma variation

3.603E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

159.47767

1-sigma variation

1.306E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.527609

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.912509

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.447958

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.145987

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.076279

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1208.2178

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.72781E-18	-1.03691E-17	-3.85627E-16	-5.96967E-15	7.93009E-15	-2.81291E-15
e	-1.03691E-17	4.59376E-17	3.99899E-15	-3.76725E-14	3.36693E-14	6.55211E-15
i	-3.85627E-16	3.99899E-15	1.56979E-12	2.98312E-11	-2.92424E-11	1.67640E-13
Ω	-5.96967E-15	-3.76725E-14	2.98312E-11	1.33580E-9	-1.31650E-9	-1.51737E-12
ω	7.93009E-15	3.36693E-14	-2.92424E-11	-1.31650E-9	1.29849E-9	2.97331E-13
M	-2.81291E-15	6.55211E-15	1.67640E-13	-1.51737E-12	2.97331E-13	1.70457E-12

Date of computation: 2025-07-30 13:15 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

51.70

Unit

Source

[5]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[5]

Amplitude

Value

0.5

Unit

mag

Source

[5]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

K/Sq

Unit

Source

[1]

[2]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

K/Sq,S

Unit

Source

[3]

[4]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

15.974

15.87

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.16

Unit

Source

[7]

Diameter

Value

1400

Unit

Source

[7]

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

[8]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Alexey V. Sergeyev and Benoit Carry A&A, 652 (2021) A59
[2]	EARN	1.) Tubiana, C. et al. (2015) Astron. Astrophys. 584, A97. (2P/Encke, the Taurid complex NEOs and the Maribo and Sutter's Mill meteorites) (10 NEOs)
[3]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[4]	EARN	1.) Tubiana, C. et al. (2015) Astron. Astrophys. 584, A97. (2P/Encke, the Taurid complex NEOs and the Maribo and Sutter's Mill meteorites) (10 NEOs) 2.) Bell, J.F. et al. (1988) Icarus 73, 482-486. (Composition and size of Apollo asteroid 1984 KB) 3.) DeMeo, F.E. et al. (2014) Icarus 227, 112-122. (Mars encounters cause fresh surfaces on some near-Earth asteroids) (contains taxonomic classification of 249 NEAs) 4.) Popescu, M. et al. (2014) Astron. Astrophys. 572, A106. (Spectral properties of the largest asteroids associated with Taurid Complex) (2201,4183,4486,5143,6063,269690)
[5]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D. (2014) MPB 41,113-124. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2013 SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER)(LCs of 36 NEAs)
[6]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[7]	EARN	1.) Bell, J.F. et al. (1988) Icarus 73, 482-486. (Composition and size of Apollo asteroid 1984 KB)
[8]	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

23656

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.453219

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1960-10-22.26806

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-07-29.526978

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

1331 (14)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2013-10-25

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2017-06-06

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

7 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

10 (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

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Close Approaches for 6063 Jason 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	1970-11-21 08:14	< 1 min	0.1390501	0.1390489	0.0000004
EARTH	1984-05-19 02:47	< 1 min	0.0954086	0.0954081	0.0000001
EARTH	2013-11-11 13:04	< 1 s	0.0790331	0.0790330	0.0000000
EARTH	2017-05-27 15:05	< 1 s	0.0985258	0.0985258	0.0000000
EARTH	2060-05-11 11:48	< 1 min	0.1957328	0.1957319	0.0000003
EARTH	2079-11-26 08:12	< 1 min	0.1988003	0.1987996	0.0000002
EARTH	2122-11-08 07:45	< 1 s	0.1966609	0.1966604	0.0000002

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
316.61309516	310.45321762	0.07627855	MINIMUM
44.17714472	139.45068526	0.08383196	MINIMUM
0.80624089	45.41427058	0.46129351	SADDLE
1.01580237	225.94292576	1.53885960	SADDLE
180.09944023	224.68077469	2.90170144	SADDLE
180.16647041	44.70147668	4.90036223	MAXIMUM

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