Asteroids

2012DZ help

Last update: 2025-02-22 05:33 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.763

Aphelion (Q)

3.590

Eccentricity (e)

0.649

Inclination (i)

1.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

1173.0

Earth MOID

0.00377

U parameter

1.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2057-07-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05712

8545535

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2012-02-19

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.176667

1-sigma variation

3.261E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.649289

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.2214

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

323.1953

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

255.6561

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

9.41192

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.763381

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.589954

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.491352

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.095390

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003773

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1172.9691

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.06309E-13	-2.28836E-13	1.86514E-11	9.03616E-11	-1.55996E-10	3.71312E-12
e	-2.28836E-13	6.02554E-13	-3.21900E-11	-1.55501E-10	3.29408E-10	-1.08516E-11
i	1.86514E-11	-3.21900E-11	4.13828E-9	2.07714E-8	-3.00752E-8	4.84863E-10
Ω	9.03616E-11	-1.55501E-10	2.07714E-8	1.06208E-7	-1.51426E-7	2.41503E-9
ω	-1.55996E-10	3.29408E-10	-3.00752E-8	-1.51426E-7	2.46986E-7	-5.59485E-9
M	3.71312E-12	-1.08516E-11	4.84863E-10	2.41503E-9	-5.59485E-9	2.15079E-10

Date of computation: 2025-02-21 11:58 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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

26.187

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

4750

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.611771

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2012-02-19.41414

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-02-20.278863

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

61 (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

Computation parameters

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2012DZ 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	1953-02-13 12:27	3.9	0.1083375	0.1082009	0.0000455
EARTH	2002-07-11 02:33	< 1 min	0.0544385	0.0544084	0.0000100
EARTH	2012-02-22 23:02	< 1 min	0.0064970	0.0064968	0.0000001
EARTH	2025-02-21 21:58	< 1 min	0.0071259	0.0071255	0.0000001
EARTH	2057-07-13 09:58	3.5	0.0571234	0.0570071	0.0000388
EARTH	2070-02-17 18:03	< 1 min	0.0650522	0.0650282	0.0000080
EARTH	2118-07-13 20:45	6.9	0.0267486	0.0265880	0.0000536

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
327.11964899	50.65653683	0.00377278	MINIMUM
34.83307076	185.15923269	0.01278783	MINIMUM
1.30069606	118.35024104	0.24470958	SADDLE
1.25837291	298.27439555	1.75562962	SADDLE
180.27289002	296.97290285	2.59774093	SADDLE
180.27255179	116.97618353	4.59701756	MAXIMUM

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