Asteroids

496817 1989VB help

Last update: 2024-04-24 07:27 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.005

Aphelion (Q)

2.719

Eccentricity (e)

0.460

Inclination (i)

2.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

927.9

Earth MOID

0.01703

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2050-10-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06916

10345831

Maximum Brightness

16.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.9

mag

Diameter

230

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1989-11-01

Observatory

Siding Spring Observatory

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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

1.861781

1-sigma variation

3.025E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.460184

1-sigma variation

8.529E-9

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.1849

1-sigma variation

2.346E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

37.8465

1-sigma variation

3.638E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

330.9151

1-sigma variation

3.702E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

200.81604

1-sigma variation

2.780E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.005020

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.718543

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.054402

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.448994

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017027

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

927.8792

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.15089E-18	4.24073E-18	-5.21052E-15	8.21401E-14	-8.79356E-14	-5.23602E-15
e	4.24073E-18	7.27474E-17	-8.53678E-16	7.97673E-14	-8.92980E-14	-3.85393E-16
i	-5.21052E-15	-8.53678E-16	5.50343E-12	-8.32155E-11	8.21768E-11	4.41322E-12
Ω	8.21401E-14	7.97673E-14	-8.32155E-11	1.32349E-9	-1.32218E-9	-6.48875E-11
ω	-8.79356E-14	-8.92980E-14	8.21768E-11	-1.32218E-9	1.37073E-9	5.34253E-11
M	-5.23602E-15	-3.85393E-16	4.41322E-12	-6.48875E-11	5.34253E-11	7.72578E-12

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

[4]

[5]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[4]

[5]

Amplitude

Value

>=0.32

0.32

Unit

mag

Source

[4]

[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

Unit

Source

[1]

[2]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

19.94

19.95

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

[7]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.23

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[6]

[7]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

medium

0.314

Unit

Source

[8]

[9]

Diameter

Value

230

Unit

Source

[9]

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

[10]

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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.) Michaël Marsset et al 2022 AJ 163 165
[3]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[4]	EARN	1.) Wisniewski, W.Z. et al. (1997) Icarus 126, 395-449. (Photometric Observations of 125 Asteroids)
[5]	EARN	1.) Wisniewski, W.Z.; Michalowski, T.M.; Harris, A.W.; McMillan, R.S. (1997) Icarus 126, 395-449; 1995, Lunar & Planetary Sci. XXVI, 1511-1512.
[6]	EARN	1.) Pravec, P. et al. (2012) Icarus 221, 365-387 (Absolute magnitudes of asteroids and a revision of asteroid albedo estimates from WISE thermal observations) 2.) Wisniewski, W.Z. et al. (1997) Icarus 126, 395-449. (Photometric Observations of 125 Asteroids)
[7]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[8]	EARN	1.) Binzel, R.P. et al. (2002) in "Asteroids III" (Eds. W.F.Bottke et al.), Univ.Ariz.Press, Tucson, USA, pp. 255-271. (Physical Properties of NEOs)
[9]	EARN	1.) Joseph R. Masiero et al 2020 Planet. Sci. J. 1 5
[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

12109

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

484

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.368542

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1989-11-01.4105

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-12-27.126705

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

304 (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

2017-10-03

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2017-10-10

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

4 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

6 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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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 496817 1989VB 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	1956-10-13 02:39	< 1 min	0.0186550	0.0186545	0.0000002
MARS	1972-05-01 14:02	< 1 min	0.0487035	0.0487028	0.0000002
EARTH	1989-10-28 16:33	< 1 min	0.0670782	0.0670776	0.0000002
EARTH	2017-09-29 20:00	< 1 s	0.0202344	0.0202344	0.0000000
EARTH	2050-10-29 21:19	< 1 min	0.0691576	0.0691564	0.0000004
EARTH	2078-10-12 19:43	< 1 min	0.0173446	0.0173441	0.0000002

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