Asteroids

2003FJ8 help

Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.883

Aphelion (Q)

2.760

Eccentricity (e)

0.515

Inclination (i)

1.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

898.1

Earth MOID

0.00251

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-02-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09026

13502809

Maximum Brightness

30.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

13 - 29*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2003-03-30

Observatory

Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.821705

1-sigma variation

0.000868

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.515259

1-sigma variation

0.000336

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.5709

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

10.7598

1-sigma variation

0.7658

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

126.1651

1-sigma variation

0.8076

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

170.01554

1-sigma variation

3.70525

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.883056

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.760355

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.923662

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.026696

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002506

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

898.0811

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.53782E-7	2.91537E-7	-2.08553E-6	-6.64853E-4	7.01139E-4	-3.21692E-3
e	2.91537E-7	1.12763E-7	-8.06654E-7	-2.57143E-4	2.71175E-4	-1.24420E-3
i	-2.08553E-6	-8.06654E-7	5.77542E-6	1.83950E-3	-1.93988E-3	8.90047E-3
Ω	-6.64853E-4	-2.57143E-4	1.83950E-3	5.86417E-1	-6.18421E-1	2.83740E0
ω	7.01139E-4	2.71175E-4	-1.93988E-3	-6.18421E-1	6.52172E-1	-2.99226E0
M	-3.21692E-3	-1.24420E-3	8.90047E-3	2.83740E0	-2.99226E0	1.37289E1

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

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Quality

Value

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.588

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

13 - 29*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	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

8447

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.537717

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2003-03-30.28707

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2003-04-04.36294

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

44 (0)

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

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Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

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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

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Close Approaches for 2003FJ8 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1958-12-30 11:46	> 1 mo	0.0495150	0.0263515	0.7868967
EARTH	1981-03-18 03:32	> 1 mo	0.0378332	0.0028282	0.2310425
EARTH	2003-03-27 20:54	< 1 min	0.0113939	0.0113471	0.0000156
EARTH	2007-12-18 10:52	> 1 w	0.0474354	0.0266336	0.0544576
EARTH	2035-02-26 08:58	> 1 mo	0.0902607	0.0091908	0.0702143
EARTH	2062-04-09 17:21	> 1 d	0.1448007	0.0300808	0.0382601
EARTH	2067-01-01 19:27	192.3	0.0510409	0.0482681	0.0009352
EARTH	2094-04-10 08:12	> 1 w	0.1478336	0.0000754	0.1993974
EARTH	2099-01-12 09:33	> 1 mo	0.0781067	0.0292887	0.1051865

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
28.79300439	83.44724514	0.00240028	MINIMUM
333.20132683	350.10179800	0.02665429	MINIMUM
0.76467664	36.31390038	0.10572535	SADDLE
180.33638838	216.02263213	1.74577047	SADDLE
1.11913505	216.91255839	1.89772653	SADDLE
180.35575067	36.02769558	3.74680908	MAXIMUM

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