Asteroids

2008GX3 help

Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.989

Aphelion (Q)

2.799

Eccentricity (e)

0.478

Inclination (i)

9.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

952.1

Earth MOID

0.01390

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-05-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13562

20287952

Maximum Brightness

25.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2008-04-08

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.894022

1-sigma variation

0.023560

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.477713

1-sigma variation

0.003799

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.4509

1-sigma variation

0.7474

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

196.5928

1-sigma variation

0.1808

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

25.4023

1-sigma variation

2.9683

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

270.48708

1-sigma variation

26.81940

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.989224

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.798820

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.018968

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.572597

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013904

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

952.0855

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.55092E-4	8.95037E-5	1.76100E-2	4.25965E-3	-6.99336E-2	-6.31877E-1
e	8.95037E-5	1.44317E-5	2.83946E-3	6.86830E-4	-1.12762E-2	-1.01885E-1
i	1.76100E-2	2.83946E-3	5.58670E-1	1.35135E-1	-2.21861E0	-2.00460E1
Ω	4.25965E-3	6.86830E-4	1.35135E-1	3.26875E-2	-5.36654E-1	-4.84887E0
ω	-6.99336E-2	-1.12762E-2	-2.21861E0	-5.36654E-1	8.81062E0	7.96073E1
M	-6.31877E-1	-1.01885E-1	-2.00460E1	-4.84887E0	7.96073E1	7.19283E2

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

26.237

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

15 - 30*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

6366

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.644469

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2008-04-08.1911

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2008-04-12.917257

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

15 (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

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2008GX3 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
EARTH	1951-04-04 00:19	> 1 mo	0.0405793	0.0104829	1.8789978
EARTH	1995-06-04 16:58	> 1 mo	0.1701299	0.1183530	0.4461201
EARTH	2008-04-11 22:43	< 1 min	0.0186801	0.0183745	0.0001019
EARTH	2021-04-12 21:48	> 1 mo	0.0212745	0.0147500	0.4070452
EARTH	2034-05-24 21:41	> 1 mo	0.1356166	0.0948195	1.2415469
EARTH	2081-03-26 10:11	> 1 mo	0.1209916	0.0034228	5.1140531
EARTH	2094-04-15 22:16	> 1 mo	0.0320920	0.0120972	1.5090255

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
346.70366482	96.62322239	0.01407038	MINIMUM
181.13352210	300.43689005	1.81095599	SADDLE
2.05286199	302.11168169	1.97834816	SADDLE
180.23836059	119.91569536	3.80489034	MAXIMUM

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