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Last update: 2024-04-30 12:59 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.001

Aphelion (Q)

1.046

Eccentricity (e)

0.022

Inclination (i)

6.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

378.3

Earth MOID

0.01597

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2024-05-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0665

9947890

Maximum Brightness

20.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.5

mag

Diameter

30 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-04-13

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.023698

1-sigma variation

0.000079

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.021823

1-sigma variation

0.000004

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.1782

1-sigma variation

0.0141

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

68.4579

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

354.8936

1-sigma variation

0.0471

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

124.90912

1-sigma variation

0.05449

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.001357

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.046038

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.016060

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.032177

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015972

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

378.3171

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.29419E-9	-1.02464E-10	1.11631E-6	-5.29794E-7	-3.72795E-6	4.31886E-6
e	-1.02464E-10	1.79235E-11	-1.65341E-8	1.26146E-8	4.90756E-8	-6.40414E-8
i	1.11631E-6	-1.65341E-8	1.98156E-4	-9.35777E-5	-6.62467E-4	7.66752E-4
Ω	-5.29794E-7	1.26146E-8	-9.35777E-5	4.56432E-5	3.11140E-4	-3.62268E-4
ω	-3.72795E-6	4.90756E-8	-6.62467E-4	3.11140E-4	2.21892E-3	-2.56537E-3
M	4.31886E-6	-6.40414E-8	7.66752E-4	-3.62268E-4	-2.56537E-3	2.96913E-3

Date of computation: 2024-04-30 11:58 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

24.48

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

30 - 80*

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 ODIM	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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

0.4

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.513835

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-04-13.341387

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-30.201302

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

42 (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

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (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

Computation parameters

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Close approaches for 2024GE6 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	1968-06-24 03:55	1211.5	0.0969932	0.0680766	0.0126664
EARTH	1968-12-01 22:02	1182.9	0.0309433	0.0119238	0.0150834
EARTH	1969-05-03 14:42	> 1 d	0.1078035	0.0696774	0.0148123
EARTH	1969-11-23 07:50	244.9	0.1904847	0.1361586	0.0182304
EARTH	1996-07-08 05:52	811.0	0.1794697	0.1372263	0.0145849
EARTH	1996-12-09 18:06	1358.1	0.1295099	0.0914456	0.0127682
EARTH	1997-05-28 15:32	> 1 d	0.0360743	0.0318035	0.0063466
EARTH	1997-11-25 12:05	778.9	0.0853899	0.0410750	0.0153155
EARTH	2023-06-30 05:14	2.2	0.1476936	0.1461263	0.0005225
EARTH	2023-12-07 21:22	26.7	0.0934074	0.0924961	0.0003038
EARTH	2024-05-18 00:39	3.0	0.0664975	0.0660326	0.0001550
EARTH	2024-11-20 18:33	20.2	0.1354637	0.1342235	0.0004134
EARTH	2050-06-09 07:06	> 1 d	0.0535541	0.0365599	0.0108854
EARTH	2050-11-28 21:40	929.5	0.0195308	0.0147732	0.0087563
EARTH	2074-06-18 03:47	> 1 w	0.0807896	0.0523241	0.0411436
EARTH	2074-11-28 22:16	> 1 d	0.0136677	0.0133102	0.0096297
EARTH	2097-06-06 18:52	> 1 mo	0.0537050	0.0478494	1.8464620
EARTH	2097-11-26 15:08	> 1 mo	0.0760634	0.0134969	4.1146739
EARTH	2119-07-09 14:40	> 1 mo	0.1212290	0.0849807	5.2771981
EARTH	2119-11-30 02:13	> 1 mo	0.0292381	0.0116161	7.4119954
EARTH	2120-04-27 13:48	> 1 mo	0.1040178	0.0894747	2.1242868

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