Asteroids

2007UW1 help

Last update: 2026-06-04 23:11 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.798

Aphelion (Q)

1.017

Eccentricity (e)

0.121

Inclination (i)

8.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

315.8

Earth MOID

0.00180

U parameter

1.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-10-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08474

12677255

Maximum Brightness

20.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.7

mag

Diameter

80 - 170*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2007-10-17

Observatory

Lowell Observatory-LONEOS

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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

0.907488

1-sigma variation

2.908E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.120948

1-sigma variation

3.445E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.2155

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

25.9184

1-sigma variation

3.349E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

146.5805

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

64.06595

1-sigma variation

0.00029

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.797729

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.017247

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.001936

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.191030

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001800

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

315.7619

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.45822E-16	8.54819E-15	3.61022E-12	9.28473E-13	-6.18008E-12	-7.58433E-12
e	8.54819E-15	1.18662E-13	3.46868E-11	8.93358E-12	-7.60243E-11	-5.25849E-11
i	3.61022E-12	3.46868E-11	1.58685E-8	4.10110E-9	-2.57169E-8	-3.36870E-8
Ω	9.28473E-13	8.93358E-12	4.10110E-9	1.12129E-9	-6.68390E-9	-8.65328E-9
ω	-6.18008E-12	-7.60243E-11	-2.57169E-8	-6.68390E-9	5.11206E-8	4.50326E-8
M	-7.58433E-12	-5.25849E-11	-3.36870E-8	-8.65328E-9	4.50326E-8	8.65451E-8

Date of computation: 2026-06-04 23:11 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

22.716

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

80 - 170*

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 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

2239

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

4596

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.672124

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2007-10-17.44246

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2013-12-03.29561

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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

[-]

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 2007UW1 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	1953-09-16 11:36	98.6	0.1486843	0.1474720	0.0004048
EARTH	1954-01-14 22:39	1040.7	0.1903474	0.1899262	0.0001405
EARTH	1961-05-29 16:04	23.1	0.1468089	0.1467796	0.0000098
EARTH	1961-10-20 01:32	< 1 min	0.0046381	0.0046297	0.0000028
EARTH	1968-03-27 13:12	2.8	0.1987251	0.1987242	0.0000003
EARTH	1974-10-06 07:01	< 1 min	0.0850455	0.0850317	0.0000046
EARTH	1981-04-23 23:11	1.7	0.1816004	0.1815998	0.0000002
EARTH	1994-05-31 05:04	2.8	0.1661041	0.1661015	0.0000009
EARTH	1994-10-22 12:29	< 1 min	0.0540530	0.0540492	0.0000013
EARTH	2007-06-07 14:41	2.7	0.1660698	0.1660668	0.0000010
EARTH	2007-10-22 00:45	< 1 min	0.0345511	0.0345497	0.0000005
EARTH	2020-04-25 19:17	3.1	0.1858035	0.1858022	0.0000004
EARTH	2026-10-05 10:13	1.2	0.0847422	0.0847219	0.0000068
EARTH	2039-06-10 08:33	2.1	0.1675202	0.1675182	0.0000007
EARTH	2039-10-21 19:09	< 1 min	0.0310175	0.0310036	0.0000046
EARTH	2045-09-10 13:10	1.7	0.1727347	0.1727045	0.0000101
EARTH	2058-05-19 18:22	36.9	0.1774324	0.1774179	0.0000049
EARTH	2058-10-23 12:55	< 1 min	0.1152999	0.1151719	0.0000427
EARTH	2064-09-30 18:51	9.3	0.0981117	0.0980117	0.0000333
EARTH	2077-04-30 04:51	5.3	0.1858569	0.1858556	0.0000004
EARTH	2083-10-17 11:16	2.4	0.0158723	0.0158258	0.0000155
EARTH	2090-03-28 09:23	154.3	0.1969957	0.1969203	0.0000253
EARTH	2096-10-07 22:30	79.9	0.0705838	0.0695958	0.0003295
EARTH	2103-04-21 20:08	286.9	0.1830238	0.1829166	0.0000363
EARTH	2116-05-27 17:26	254.4	0.1689722	0.1689182	0.0000186
EARTH	2116-10-22 19:40	4.9	0.0765241	0.0756057	0.0003062

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
217.18232682	285.33165798	0.00156739	MINIMUM
342.58816287	50.89984593	0.21321233	SADDLE
7.99024918	259.20712800	1.80174769	SADDLE
189.71100170	80.98573738	2.01250380	MAXIMUM

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