Asteroids

85713 1998SS49 help

Last update: 2025-05-21 08:47 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.695

Aphelion (Q)

3.152

Eccentricity (e)

0.639

Inclination (i)

10.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

974.3

Earth MOID

0.00454

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-11-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12538

18756350

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

15.8

mag

Diameter

3484

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

5.370

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1998-09-29

Observatory

Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico

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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

1.923307

1-sigma variation

7.308E-10

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.638825

1-sigma variation

1.915E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.7856

1-sigma variation

3.147E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

40.9499

1-sigma variation

1.080E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

103.1368

1-sigma variation

1.100E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

313.48775

1-sigma variation

1.800E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.694650

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.151965

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.340055

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.013648

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004545

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

974.2524

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.34138E-19	-1.07987E-17	2.76972E-17	-5.31843E-16	-5.17709E-17	-1.10600E-15
e	-1.07987E-17	3.66816E-16	8.41288E-15	-4.15194E-14	7.63604E-14	2.13205E-14
i	2.76972E-17	8.41288E-15	9.90236E-12	3.28143E-12	-3.09718E-12	2.69950E-13
Ω	-5.31843E-16	-4.15194E-14	3.28143E-12	1.16667E-10	-1.13632E-10	-1.32112E-12
ω	-5.17709E-17	7.63604E-14	-3.09718E-12	-1.13632E-10	1.21037E-10	-2.06827E-14
M	-1.10600E-15	2.13205E-14	2.69950E-13	-1.32112E-12	-2.06827E-14	3.23925E-12

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

5.370

Unit

Source

[5]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[5]

Amplitude

Value

0.18

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

Sq/Sr

Unit

Source

[1]

[2]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Sq/Sr

Unit

Source

[3]

[4]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

15.46

15.828

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

[6]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.08

0.076

Unit

Source

[8]

[7]

Diameter

Value

3484

Unit

Source

[7]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

0.3097

0.6121

0.318

Unit

g-r

g-i

r-i

Source

[1]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Visual S

Radar R

Unit

Source

[9]

[10]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) A. V. Sergeyev, B. Carry et al A&A, 658 (2022) A109
[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.) 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)
[5]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D. (2015) MPB 42, 41-53. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2014 JUNE-OCTOBER) (45 NEAs) 2.) Warner, B.D. (2015) MPB 42, 115-127. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2014 OCTOBER-DECEMBER)(43NEAs)
[6]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[7]	EARN	1.) Mainzer, A. et al. (2011) ApJ 743, 156. (NEOWISE Observations of Near-Earth Objects: Preliminary Results) (albedo and diameters of 428 NEOs)
[8]	EARN	1.) Nugent, C.R. et al. (2016) Astron. J. 152_63 (12pp) (NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos) (207 NEOs) 2.) Mainzer, A.; Grav, T.; Masiero, J.; Hand, E.; et al. (2011) Astrophys. J. 741, A90. See also Grav 2012b and Masiero 2012. 3.) Usui, F. et al. (2011) Pub. Astron. Soc. Japan 63, 1117-1138. (Asteroid Catalog Using AKARI: AKARI/IRC Mid-Infrared Asteroid Survey)
[9]	EARN	1.) Binzel, R.P. et al. (2006) LPSC 37, 1491. (The MIT-Hawaii-IRTF joint campaign for NEO spectral reconnaissance.) 2.) Binzel, R.P. et al. href="http://smass.mit.edu/minus.html"> Webpage
[10]	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

9520

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

253

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.417019

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1998-09-29.37562

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-10-22.285093

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

1498 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-11-21

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-18

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

3 (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 85713 1998SS49 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	2014-11-18 09:37	< 1 s	0.1898151	0.1898151	0.0000000
EARTH	2022-11-21 17:10	< 1 s	0.1413739	0.1413738	0.0000000
EARTH	2030-11-22 20:10	< 1 s	0.1253785	0.1253783	0.0000000
EARTH	2038-11-21 18:04	< 1 s	0.1379070	0.1379069	0.0000001
EARTH	2046-11-21 08:59	< 1 s	0.1547017	0.1547015	0.0000001
EARTH	2054-11-20 15:10	< 1 s	0.1675014	0.1675012	0.0000001

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
41.73432521	119.16857259	0.00454499	MINIMUM
318.16059965	323.70342639	0.08128412	MINIMUM
359.38478908	39.87717985	0.33003839	SADDLE
0.77322077	222.80762323	1.69974841	SADDLE
179.98387267	222.27439325	2.16477941	SADDLE
180.37229792	42.45545816	4.12718089	MAXIMUM

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