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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.747

Aphelion (Q)

2.651

Eccentricity (e)

0.560

Inclination (i)

5.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

808.7

Earth MOID

0.03616

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-10-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10357

15493844

Maximum Brightness

20.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.2

mag

Diameter

100 - 220*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2013-10-18

Observatory

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.698689

1-sigma variation

0.000980

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.560492

1-sigma variation

0.000227

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.4560

1-sigma variation

0.0089

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

259.3259

1-sigma variation

0.0284

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

52.0010

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

189.83464

1-sigma variation

1.10830

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.746588

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.650790

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.150868

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.794811

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.036158

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

808.6662

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.60917E-7	2.22730E-7	8.69548E-6	-2.77979E-5	3.39643E-6	-1.08643E-3
e	2.22730E-7	5.16283E-8	2.01564E-6	-6.44377E-6	7.87318E-7	-2.51822E-4
i	8.69548E-6	2.01564E-6	7.86965E-5	-2.51592E-4	3.07490E-5	-9.83125E-3
Ω	-2.77979E-5	-6.44377E-6	-2.51592E-4	8.04371E-4	-9.83491E-5	3.14287E-2
ω	3.39643E-6	7.87318E-7	3.07490E-5	-9.83491E-5	1.20832E-5	-3.84006E-3
M	-1.08643E-3	-2.51822E-4	-9.83125E-3	3.14287E-2	-3.84006E-3	1.22834E0

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

22.17

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

100 - 220*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

4310

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.350694

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2013-10-18.36144

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2013-11-29.18384

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

53 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2013UX 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	1951-10-21 10:19	> 1 w	0.0974673	0.0797822	0.1843855
EARTH	1960-05-24 02:10	> 1 mo	0.0754700	0.0390684	0.2541635
MARS	1960-10-23 11:49	> 1 w	0.0288685	0.0251175	0.1226222
EARTH	1982-10-10 23:24	> 1 w	0.1113473	0.0787372	0.1025148
EARTH	1991-05-18 07:40	> 1 d	0.0386750	0.0371040	0.0150544
MARS	1998-06-08 08:57	> 1 d	0.0360202	0.0227974	0.0261213
EARTH	2013-10-05 19:12	< 1 min	0.1436027	0.1434613	0.0000471
EARTH	2022-05-18 00:26	> 1 d	0.0397747	0.0358045	0.0105112
EARTH	2044-10-12 07:25	> 1 w	0.1035700	0.0774110	0.0858621
EARTH	2053-05-23 14:15	> 1 w	0.0597697	0.0350126	0.1335958
EARTH	2073-05-07 06:16	> 1 d	0.1957899	0.0378562	0.1087355
EARTH	2095-10-16 23:36	> 1 d	0.0817229	0.0761905	0.0160240
EARTH	2104-06-03 01:33	> 1 w	0.1293660	0.0399913	0.1003590
MARS	2122-07-26 11:17	> 1 w	0.0413112	0.0149690	0.1535906
EARTH	2124-05-10 07:10	> 1 w	0.1651248	0.0344984	0.2000491

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
316.87876256	135.20777798	0.03564847	MINIMUM
42.93631750	283.16491662	0.07814215	MINIMUM
0.45173268	210.45343191	0.27465678	SADDLE
179.97388451	28.77458445	1.66932705	SADDLE
359.34751865	28.31352157	1.73185855	SADDLE
179.64303356	208.59482573	3.66277890	MAXIMUM

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