Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-12-04 23:56 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

54745.8

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.905

Aphelion (Q)

1.663

Eccentricity (e)

0.295

Inclination (i)

2.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

531.5

Earth MOID

0.00001

U parameter

4.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object impacted Earth on 2008-10-07 02:45:53

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

30.3

mag

Diameter

2.3 - 5*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2008-10-06

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

54745.8110

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.284113

1-sigma variation

0.000010

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.294851

1-sigma variation

0.000007

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.4032

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

194.1130

1-sigma variation

2.148E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

234.0468

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

329.66882

1-sigma variation

0.00046

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.905491

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.662735

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.417802

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000038

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000008

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

531.5002

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.72565E-11	6.68791E-11	4.90184E-10	-1.80881E-11	2.64354E-10	4.55006E-9
e	6.68791E-11	4.60431E-11	3.37798E-10	-1.25486E-11	1.98929E-10	3.12180E-9
i	4.90184E-10	3.37798E-10	2.57997E-9	-9.90423E-11	1.57108E-9	2.28369E-8
Ω	-1.80881E-11	-1.25486E-11	-9.90423E-11	4.61593E-12	-8.51967E-11	-8.31915E-10
ω	2.64354E-10	1.98929E-10	1.57108E-9	-8.51967E-11	6.24253E-9	1.00883E-8
M	4.55006E-9	3.12180E-9	2.28369E-8	-8.31915E-10	1.00883E-8	2.13811E-7

Date of computation: 2025-12-04 23:56 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

30.311

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

2.3 - 5*

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

0.8

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

6451

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.3592

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2008-10-06.27767

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2008-10-07.0731

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

883 (23)

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 2008TC3 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	1952-01-26 11:47	> 1 d	0.0762774	0.0386490	0.0596179
EARTH	1961-10-11 01:07	> 1 d	0.0181047	0.0043095	0.0046127
EARTH	1971-10-02 06:36	223.2	0.0390405	0.0348655	0.0013917
MARS	1988-01-27 09:08	70.2	0.0288825	0.0275416	0.0004751
EARTH	1989-01-30 23:23	101.0	0.1428003	0.1391113	0.0012310
EARTH	1999-01-01 02:41	441.0	0.0627498	0.0616188	0.0003794
EARTH	2008-10-07 02:50	< 1 s	0.0000391	0.0000391	0.0000000

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