Asteroids

2018BB help

Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.003

Aphelion (Q)

3.233

Eccentricity (e)

0.527

Inclination (i)

10.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1125.5

Earth MOID

0.02230

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2058-01-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04962

7423578

Maximum Brightness

21.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

27 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2018-01-16

Observatory

ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala

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

2.117596

1-sigma variation

0.003566

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.526509

1-sigma variation

0.000820

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.9834

1-sigma variation

0.0112

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

295.4185

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

189.5715

1-sigma variation

0.0014

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

130.94673

1-sigma variation

2.16898

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.002662

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.232531

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.167653

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.023416

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022299

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1125.5459

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.27140E-5	2.92395E-6	4.00684E-5	8.07010E-6	-4.82775E-6	-7.73385E-3
e	2.92395E-6	6.72448E-7	9.21490E-6	1.85595E-6	-1.11029E-6	-1.77862E-3
i	4.00684E-5	9.21490E-6	1.26278E-4	2.54333E-5	-1.52107E-5	-2.43734E-2
Ω	8.07010E-6	1.85595E-6	2.54333E-5	5.12269E-6	-3.06645E-6	-4.90900E-3
ω	-4.82775E-6	-1.11029E-6	-1.52107E-5	-3.06645E-6	1.88909E-6	2.93668E-3
M	-7.73385E-3	-1.77862E-3	-2.43734E-2	-4.90900E-3	2.93668E-3	4.70446E0

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 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

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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

24.991

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

27 - 60*

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

2752

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.58078

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2018-01-16.57917

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2018-01-26.22689

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

30 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2018BB 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	1980-12-30 17:19	> 1 mo	0.0987064	0.0094693	0.5289831
EARTH	2018-01-15 06:29	< 1 min	0.0280234	0.0279129	0.0000368
EARTH	2058-01-28 20:16	> 1 mo	0.0496236	0.0015734	0.4623112
EARTH	2095-01-18 09:46	> 1 mo	0.0248149	0.0248141	0.0047830

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
355.81896776	14.98521411	0.02229859	MINIMUM
0.87276483	203.77265927	2.01738779	SADDLE
180.39503835	202.94149159	2.21814194	SADDLE
180.06885682	22.75820243	4.21710401	MAXIMUM

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