Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.981

Aphelion (Q)

1.630

Eccentricity (e)

0.248

Inclination (i)

9.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

544.7

Earth MOID

0.00397

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2091-07-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1739

26014651

Maximum Brightness

26.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.4

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2018-05-07

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.305302

1-sigma variation

0.000136

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.248376

1-sigma variation

0.000041

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.7688

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

47.5691

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

214.0996

1-sigma variation

0.0281

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

355.74573

1-sigma variation

0.04014

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.981096

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.629508

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.551402

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004988

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003974

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

544.7093

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.84651E-8	5.52961E-9	-4.39981E-7	3.17293E-7	-3.81904E-6	-5.45378E-6
e	5.52961E-9	1.65618E-9	-1.31766E-7	9.50190E-8	-1.14350E-6	-1.63330E-6
i	-4.39981E-7	-1.31766E-7	1.04848E-5	-7.56043E-6	9.09949E-5	1.29954E-4
Ω	3.17293E-7	9.50190E-8	-7.56043E-6	5.45219E-6	-6.56233E-5	-9.37151E-5
ω	-3.81904E-6	-1.14350E-6	9.09949E-5	-6.56233E-5	7.89967E-4	1.12793E-3
M	-5.45378E-6	-1.63330E-6	1.29954E-4	-9.37151E-5	1.12793E-3	1.61084E-3

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

[-]

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

27.392

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

9 - 20*

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

2686

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.798804

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2018-05-07.33753

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2018-05-09.49446

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

68 (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:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2018JP 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	2012-04-26 02:27	231.1	0.1268263	0.1196288	0.0023994
EARTH	2015-05-05 01:19	451.5	0.0389560	0.0305902	0.0027917
EARTH	2018-05-09 13:02	< 1 s	0.0053349	0.0053307	0.0000014
EARTH	2021-05-05 16:43	476.8	0.0288192	0.0205206	0.0027790
EARTH	2024-04-26 17:20	8.0	0.1202846	0.1202489	0.0000119
EARTH	2091-07-13 13:17	> 1 w	0.1738972	0.1397068	0.0228342
EARTH	2094-06-07 21:22	> 1 w	0.1148994	0.0494077	0.0304691
EARTH	2097-05-17 08:41	> 1 d	0.0461524	0.0012920	0.0341693
EARTH	2100-05-09 07:51	> 1 d	0.0091765	0.0064551	0.0074567

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
334.08319301	125.61695983	0.00536612	MINIMUM
185.39834218	343.36858980	0.65741159	SADDLE
2.68725323	342.19228659	1.96331864	SADDLE
179.66003601	158.98256733	2.64189583	MAXIMUM

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