Asteroids

2015BX310 help

Last update: 2025-04-29 11:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.101

Aphelion (Q)

1.980

Eccentricity (e)

0.285

Inclination (i)

47.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

698.3

Earth MOID

0.35641

U parameter

1.5

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)

20.2

mag

Diameter

240 - 500*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2015-01-20

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.540417

1-sigma variation

8.622E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.285176

1-sigma variation

3.036E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

47.4697

1-sigma variation

3.091E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

309.1078

1-sigma variation

7.090E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

271.5155

1-sigma variation

4.301E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

73.71866

1-sigma variation

0.00014

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.101127

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.979707

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.390101

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.440508

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.356410

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

698.3223

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.43309E-15	2.56456E-14	-7.62548E-13	-1.20844E-13	3.23177E-13	-1.13085E-11
e	2.56456E-14	9.22021E-14	-2.86370E-12	-4.66493E-13	-6.44992E-13	-3.71287E-11
i	-7.62548E-13	-2.86370E-12	9.55613E-10	9.75382E-11	1.33357E-10	9.39153E-10
Ω	-1.20844E-13	-4.66493E-13	9.75382E-11	5.02700E-11	1.35562E-11	1.32999E-10
ω	3.23177E-13	-6.44992E-13	1.33357E-10	1.35562E-11	1.85017E-9	-2.31917E-9
M	-1.13085E-11	-3.71287E-11	9.39153E-10	1.32999E-10	-2.31917E-9	1.90703E-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

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

20.235

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

240 - 500*

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

1663

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

2089

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.500254

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2015-01-20.35046

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2019-08-10.53774

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

90 (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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Close Approaches for 2015BX310 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
MARS	2078-10-09 05:08	1.4	0.0069364	0.0069260	0.0000036

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
63.21403171	200.71648918	0.35640964	MINIMUM
295.54079525	34.03481178	0.39980319	MINIMUM
359.03851840	116.06880902	0.85301267	SADDLE
178.99104898	298.60955596	1.49926532	SADDLE
0.43487121	298.88332271	1.91675470	SADDLE
191.61246688	132.27880626	2.76553130	MAXIMUM

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