Asteroids

163295 2002HW help

Last update: 2024-05-10 18:58 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.874

Aphelion (Q)

4.050

Eccentricity (e)

0.645

Inclination (i)

5.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1410.8

Earth MOID

0.05272

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-12-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10506

15716221

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.5

mag

Diameter

300 - 700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2002-04-16

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

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.461808

1-sigma variation

1.007E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.645040

1-sigma variation

2.865E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.8147

1-sigma variation

9.504E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

32.3299

1-sigma variation

4.586E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

77.6533

1-sigma variation

4.717E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

249.53307

1-sigma variation

0.00002

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.873843

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.049773

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.270105

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.661621

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.052719

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1410.8465

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.01351E-16	1.78941E-16	-9.88171E-15	-3.26914E-14	1.27338E-13	-1.24107E-13
e	1.78941E-16	8.20643E-16	-1.43558E-14	-1.34056E-15	1.93119E-13	1.01544E-14
i	-9.88171E-15	-1.43558E-14	9.03173E-11	2.95739E-10	-3.18347E-10	9.01951E-12
Ω	-3.26914E-14	-1.34056E-15	2.95739E-10	2.10269E-9	-2.09393E-9	-1.09570E-11
ω	1.27338E-13	1.93119E-13	-3.18347E-10	-2.09393E-9	2.22467E-9	1.69218E-11
M	-1.24107E-13	1.01544E-14	9.01951E-12	-1.09570E-11	1.69218E-11	5.70819E-10

Date of computation: 2024-04-23 10:08 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

19.496

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

300 - 700*

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 ODIM	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

2775

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

5285

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.495963

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2002-04-16.18244

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2009-11-20.52435

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

211 (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

2005-12-07

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2005-12-18

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	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 163295 2002HW from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2005-12-15 21:57	< 1 min	0.0920957	0.0920956	0.0000001
MARS	2021-11-06 08:28	< 1 min	0.0222576	0.0222540	0.0000012
EARTH	2036-12-09 21:25	< 1 min	0.1050565	0.1050532	0.0000011
EARTH	2060-03-12 01:09	< 1 min	0.1441605	0.1441574	0.0000010
MARS	2079-02-04 00:35	< 1 min	0.0345187	0.0345149	0.0000012
EARTH	2087-01-09 18:39	< 1 min	0.1511665	0.1511660	0.0000001
EARTH	2118-01-20 15:59	< 1 min	0.1235581	0.1235575	0.0000002

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