Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-03-29 00:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.825

Aphelion (Q)

1.057

Eccentricity (e)

0.123

Inclination (i)

3.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

333.4

Earth MOID

0.00921

U parameter

1.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-06-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18743

28039422

Maximum Brightness

33.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.5

mag

Diameter

13 - 29*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

0.06310

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2013-10-05

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

0.940916

1-sigma variation

3.103E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.123144

1-sigma variation

4.304E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.4604

1-sigma variation

2.227E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

12.9450

1-sigma variation

6.864E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

222.4422

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

28.80427

1-sigma variation

0.00010

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.825048

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.056784

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.019769

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.150454

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009214

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

333.3688

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.62942E-16	-1.14550E-14	-6.54521E-13	-1.34779E-13	-7.98179E-13	1.30917E-12
e	-1.14550E-14	1.85234E-13	8.99513E-12	1.40929E-12	2.29028E-11	-3.58679E-11
i	-6.54521E-13	8.99513E-12	4.96000E-10	8.26706E-11	8.68147E-10	-1.38117E-9
Ω	-1.34779E-13	1.40929E-12	8.26706E-11	4.71153E-11	2.96578E-11	-1.01606E-10
ω	-7.98179E-13	2.29028E-11	8.68147E-10	2.96578E-11	4.46147E-9	-6.75017E-9
M	1.30917E-12	-3.58679E-11	-1.38117E-9	-1.01606E-10	-6.75017E-9	1.03072E-8

Date of computation: 2025-03-29 00:36 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

0.06310

Unit

Source

[1]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Amplitude

Value

0.18

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

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

26.541

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[3]

Diameter

Value

13 - 29*

Unit

Source

[3]

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]	EARN	1.) Thirouin, A.; Moskovitz, N.; Binzel, R.P.; Christensen, E.; et al. (2016) Astron. J. 152, A163.
[2]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

3666

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

568

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.377315

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2013-10-05.24711

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-10-19.266264

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

121 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2013TG6 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	1956-09-26 00:46	< 1 min	0.0689646	0.0687618	0.0000676
EARTH	1957-04-29 04:44	82.7	0.1919809	0.1919485	0.0000108
EARTH	1966-06-23 11:54	58.0	0.1898164	0.1897953	0.0000070
EARTH	1967-01-17 09:54	< 1 min	0.0550065	0.0549520	0.0000182
EARTH	1975-11-11 11:32	30.2	0.0726250	0.0726062	0.0000063
EARTH	1976-03-09 20:28	41.0	0.1375237	0.1374804	0.0000144
EARTH	1984-09-26 22:06	< 1 min	0.0266054	0.0265941	0.0000038
EARTH	1985-04-21 14:06	4.0	0.1836531	0.1836518	0.0000004
EARTH	1994-07-26 00:12	6.1	0.1556655	0.1556597	0.0000020
EARTH	1994-12-05 15:33	3.5	0.0777564	0.0777552	0.0000004
EARTH	1995-02-17 17:46	4.3	0.1089107	0.1089050	0.0000019
EARTH	2004-06-05 05:07	2.6	0.1969946	0.1969930	0.0000005
EARTH	2005-01-17 09:57	< 1 min	0.1052622	0.1052572	0.0000017
EARTH	2013-09-28 17:07	< 1 min	0.0089978	0.0089975	0.0000001
EARTH	2014-04-17 02:10	1.4	0.1754622	0.1754605	0.0000006
EARTH	2023-09-28 22:20	< 1 min	0.0090694	0.0090692	0.0000001
EARTH	2024-04-19 07:24	1.3	0.1732464	0.1732446	0.0000006
EARTH	2034-06-15 05:47	3.7	0.1874320	0.1874297	0.0000008
EARTH	2035-01-22 07:06	< 1 min	0.0698260	0.0698213	0.0000016
EARTH	2044-08-08 23:13	8.2	0.1376186	0.1376100	0.0000029
EARTH	2044-11-18 07:26	4.0	0.0814123	0.0814091	0.0000011
EARTH	2045-03-10 06:08	4.4	0.1264133	0.1264089	0.0000015
EARTH	2054-09-26 23:50	< 1 min	0.0341350	0.0341253	0.0000033
EARTH	2055-04-29 22:56	1.5	0.1792442	0.1792432	0.0000003
EARTH	2065-08-07 09:43	42.5	0.1383055	0.1382681	0.0000125
EARTH	2065-11-19 07:50	24.2	0.0827807	0.0827720	0.0000029
EARTH	2066-03-12 11:13	31.2	0.1259729	0.1259387	0.0000114
EARTH	2076-06-13 02:23	42.1	0.1870260	0.1870171	0.0000030
EARTH	2077-01-23 00:01	1.3	0.0684234	0.0683664	0.0000190
EARTH	2086-09-28 14:32	3.5	0.0073986	0.0073795	0.0000065
EARTH	2087-04-24 15:10	316.6	0.1696417	0.1696062	0.0000119
EARTH	2097-09-27 15:02	91.4	0.1359106	0.1259873	0.0033085
EARTH	2098-05-27 20:30	> 1 d	0.1853998	0.1852663	0.0000510
EARTH	2099-01-23 22:54	176.6	0.1202005	0.1109309	0.0031319
EARTH	2109-06-29 14:46	> 1 d	0.1756505	0.1738096	0.0006148
EARTH	2110-01-29 21:11	166.3	0.0624482	0.0601774	0.0009786
EARTH	2120-08-10 21:36	> 1 w	0.1346351	0.1209889	0.0045685
EARTH	2120-11-17 01:43	> 1 d	0.0849933	0.0804928	0.0016180
EARTH	2121-03-17 11:29	> 1 d	0.1262457	0.1166260	0.0034195

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
124.08166047	263.83903378	0.00921402	MINIMUM
253.32744541	19.53390673	0.05691316	MINIMUM
195.29145081	327.11270919	0.08377772	SADDLE
9.99320170	143.72850612	0.19161563	SADDLE
6.32383260	319.53212404	1.81270467	SADDLE
184.45988157	137.64945676	2.06786438	MAXIMUM

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