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Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.115

Aphelion (Q)

3.225

Eccentricity (e)

0.486

Inclination (i)

5.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1167.8

Earth MOID

0.11986

U parameter

1.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.4

mag

Diameter

500 - 1200*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2013-10-28

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

2.170236

1-sigma variation

9.610E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.486136

1-sigma variation

1.778E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.7218

1-sigma variation

1.036E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

309.1749

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

35.5246

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

224.02029

1-sigma variation

0.00010

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.115207

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.225264

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.172868

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.757908

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.119865

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1167.7738

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.23470E-15	1.21249E-14	-3.55580E-13	1.45385E-13	3.92313E-12	-9.36092E-12
e	1.21249E-14	3.15983E-14	-7.12495E-13	1.72856E-12	2.43428E-12	-1.19559E-11
i	-3.55580E-13	-7.12495E-13	1.07387E-10	1.46106E-10	-2.84925E-10	3.50476E-10
Ω	1.45385E-13	1.72856E-12	1.46106E-10	1.36613E-8	-1.36433E-8	-7.88342E-11
ω	3.92313E-12	2.43428E-12	-2.84925E-10	-1.36433E-8	1.57007E-8	-4.13371E-9
M	-9.36092E-12	-1.19559E-11	3.50476E-10	-7.88342E-11	-4.13371E-9	9.53618E-9

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

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

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.444

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[4]

Diameter

Value

500 - 1200*

Unit

Source

[4]

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.) Alexey V. Sergeyev and Benoit Carry A&A, 652 (2021) A59
[2]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[3]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[4]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

3749

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

453

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.424704

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2013-10-28.07465

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-02-02.215043

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

149 (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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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
355.00586387	234.55046163	0.11986459	MINIMUM
358.91392881	61.21297125	2.10651221	SADDLE
179.76048977	61.93082292	2.23542207	SADDLE
179.42320852	241.72934165	4.23151891	MAXIMUM

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