Asteroids

192642 1999RD32 help

Last update: 2025-10-29 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.607

Aphelion (Q)

4.675

Eccentricity (e)

0.770

Inclination (i)

6.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1567.6

Earth MOID

0.05077

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-03-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14285

21370621

Maximum Brightness

15.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

16.4

mag

Diameter

1400 - 3000*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

17.08

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1999-09-08

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.640969

1-sigma variation

4.320E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.770252

1-sigma variation

1.233E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.8117

1-sigma variation

5.022E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

309.8548

1-sigma variation

3.150E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

300.1011

1-sigma variation

3.130E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

57.17721

1-sigma variation

3.027E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.606757

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.675181

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.241067

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.764058

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.050770

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1567.6293

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.86607E-17	1.63489E-18	3.43996E-15	2.56726E-17	2.21171E-15	-1.29203E-14
e	1.63489E-18	1.52028E-16	-2.15376E-14	3.60531E-14	-5.35865E-15	3.83831E-15
i	3.43996E-15	-2.15376E-14	2.52181E-11	9.05956E-11	-8.65593E-11	-2.48767E-12
Ω	2.56726E-17	3.60531E-14	9.05956E-11	9.91975E-10	-9.79308E-10	-5.78255E-13
ω	2.21171E-15	-5.35865E-15	-8.65593E-11	-9.79308E-10	9.79486E-10	4.24254E-13
M	-1.29203E-14	3.83831E-15	-2.48767E-12	-5.78255E-13	4.24254E-13	9.16523E-12

Date of computation: 2025-10-29 13:00 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

17.08

Unit

Source

[3]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Amplitude

Value

0.28

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

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]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

16.437

Unit

mag

Source

[4]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[4]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[5]

Diameter

Value

1400 - 3000*

Unit

Source

[5]

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

[6]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Alexey V. Sergeyev and Benoit Carry A&A, 652 (2021) A59
[2]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[3]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D.; Megna, R. (2012) Minor Planet Bul. 39, 154.
[4]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[5]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[6]	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

11257

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.531264

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1995-01-02.48889

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-10-28.61648

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

701 (13)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2012-03-06

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2012-03-13

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

5 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

4 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

9 (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

Computation parameters

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Close Approaches for 192642 1999RD32 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
MARS	1964-12-18 19:18	7.0	0.0388723	0.0386262	0.0000820
EARTH	1969-08-27 03:20	< 1 min	0.0093217	0.0093187	0.0000010
VENUS	1995-04-18 05:06	< 1 min	0.0228104	0.0228100	0.0000001
EARTH	2012-03-14 10:40	< 1 s	0.1487883	0.1487882	0.0000000
EARTH	2042-03-11 17:52	< 1 min	0.1428538	0.1428526	0.0000004
EARTH	2046-09-04 18:13	< 1 min	0.1071650	0.1071637	0.0000004
EARTH	2085-03-11 06:32	< 1 min	0.1360083	0.1360059	0.0000008
JUPITER	2095-12-12 04:44	< 1 min	0.6625869	0.6625859	0.0000003

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
36.34148690	233.97346039	0.05077008	MINIMUM
323.78031547	63.10818208	0.06922792	MINIMUM
0.01278673	147.98220329	0.41669002	SADDLE
0.49647062	329.38912673	1.59075934	SADDLE
180.01115265	328.94318177	3.69578232	SADDLE
180.14391917	148.99427179	5.68641390	MAXIMUM

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