Asteroids

2009HC help

Last update: 2025-08-23 14:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.905

Aphelion (Q)

1.166

Eccentricity (e)

0.126

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

384.8

Earth MOID

0.00562

U parameter

1.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-10-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0219

3276439

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.7

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2009-04-17

Observatory

Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch

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

1.035425

1-sigma variation

1.760E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.125676

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.7345

1-sigma variation

1.326E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

203.4933

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

271.8000

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

316.56397

1-sigma variation

0.00014

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.905297

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.165554

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.010895

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.026144

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005616

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

384.8367

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.09859E-16	-1.24155E-14	-1.83821E-13	-8.36678E-13	9.15849E-13	-1.62918E-12
e	-1.24155E-14	6.61187E-13	1.05077E-11	3.95886E-11	-5.97966E-11	1.05109E-10
i	-1.83821E-13	1.05077E-11	1.75876E-10	6.30029E-10	-9.95489E-10	1.72092E-9
Ω	-8.36678E-13	3.95886E-11	6.30029E-10	2.81988E-9	-3.11559E-9	5.31583E-9
ω	9.15849E-13	-5.97966E-11	-9.95489E-10	-3.11559E-9	6.53623E-9	-1.12465E-8
M	-1.62918E-12	1.05109E-10	1.72092E-9	5.31583E-9	-1.12465E-8	1.96661E-8

Date of computation: 2025-08-23 14:30 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

[-]

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

24.747

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

30 - 70*

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

5970

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.566293

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2009-04-17.23164

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-08-21.553438

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

154 (1)

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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2009HC 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	1960-10-23 13:26	4.4	0.0918369	0.0918203	0.0000055
EARTH	1961-07-24 17:11	29.0	0.1721225	0.1721019	0.0000069
EARTH	1962-04-06 15:43	4.6	0.0334101	0.0332510	0.0000531
EARTH	1976-11-01 16:15	2.1	0.0452677	0.0452086	0.0000197
EARTH	1977-06-13 02:52	26.7	0.1609403	0.1609219	0.0000061
EARTH	1991-10-29 23:55	< 1 min	0.0171195	0.0171171	0.0000008
EARTH	1992-07-05 06:38	2.8	0.1709817	0.1709786	0.0000011
EARTH	1993-04-12 05:14	< 1 min	0.1133058	0.1132954	0.0000035
EARTH	2007-10-24 05:17	< 1 min	0.1334094	0.1333993	0.0000034
EARTH	2008-08-06 09:26	2.9	0.1683608	0.1683573	0.0000012
EARTH	2009-04-05 11:26	< 1 min	0.0130913	0.0130908	0.0000002
EARTH	2025-10-26 10:58	< 1 min	0.0219016	0.0219012	0.0000002
EARTH	2026-07-20 07:08	2.3	0.1642309	0.1642283	0.0000009
EARTH	2027-04-09 23:37	< 1 min	0.0160257	0.0160155	0.0000034
EARTH	2042-10-29 10:12	9.8	0.0620210	0.0615469	0.0001581
EARTH	2043-07-26 18:18	166.8	0.1697661	0.1697598	0.0000021
EARTH	2044-04-11 12:37	14.8	0.0380157	0.0376666	0.0001164
EARTH	2059-09-22 14:31	> 1 d	0.1215697	0.1187750	0.0009361
EARTH	2060-01-24 01:47	> 1 d	0.0951107	0.0947946	0.0001061
EARTH	2060-05-22 13:03	> 1 d	0.1274170	0.1245712	0.0009510
EARTH	2075-10-31 18:02	49.5	0.0464182	0.0437493	0.0008968
EARTH	2076-07-21 19:30	797.2	0.1708042	0.1706244	0.0000599
EARTH	2077-04-14 02:49	72.1	0.0628353	0.0616212	0.0004048
EARTH	2092-10-19 14:53	> 1 d	0.0812628	0.0619225	0.0066936
EARTH	2092-12-09 06:51	> 1 w	0.0826826	0.0686019	0.0047030
EARTH	2093-06-14 18:38	> 1 w	0.1531708	0.1456415	0.0025191
EARTH	2108-10-30 17:27	19.4	0.0902515	0.0894977	0.0002514
EARTH	2109-08-02 06:50	774.6	0.1708152	0.1704682	0.0001157
EARTH	2110-04-13 00:58	43.0	0.0319211	0.0294091	0.0008376
EARTH	2124-11-01 04:52	> 1 d	0.0626527	0.0502242	0.0042564
EARTH	2125-06-18 17:17	> 1 d	0.1593055	0.1550725	0.0014122

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
76.88029810	97.03110251	0.00561569	MINIMUM
285.43222948	293.22817643	0.01327236	MINIMUM
1.03801401	14.89234838	0.09989497	SADDLE
181.11458554	195.20128375	0.16404995	SADDLE
2.41131745	196.41563752	1.92183837	SADDLE
181.86219979	15.86338913	2.14854078	MAXIMUM

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