Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-04-27 16:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.163

Aphelion (Q)

4.198

Eccentricity (e)

0.566

Inclination (i)

10.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

1602.9

Earth MOID

0.19637

U parameter

8.5

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)

23.5

mag

Diameter

50 - 120*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2018-11-30

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

2.680396

1-sigma variation

0.010815

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.566236

1-sigma variation

0.001639

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.1504

1-sigma variation

0.0216

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

74.3361

1-sigma variation

0.0059

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

324.8408

1-sigma variation

0.0056

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

173.88165

1-sigma variation

3.24341

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.162660

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.198132

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.259169

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.377098

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.196375

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1602.8643

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.16973E-4	1.77299E-5	2.33177E-4	-6.41438E-5	-1.73379E-5	-3.50788E-2
e	1.77299E-5	2.68743E-6	3.53428E-5	-9.72252E-6	-2.67341E-6	-5.31697E-3
i	2.33177E-4	3.53428E-5	4.64851E-4	-1.27876E-4	-3.43256E-5	-6.99271E-2
Ω	-6.41438E-5	-9.72252E-6	-1.27876E-4	3.51809E-5	9.58215E-6	1.92359E-2
ω	-1.73379E-5	-2.67341E-6	-3.43256E-5	9.58215E-6	3.15655E-5	5.19364E-3
M	-3.50788E-2	-5.31697E-3	-6.99271E-2	1.92359E-2	5.19364E-3	1.05197E1

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

23.49

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

50 - 120*

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

2328

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.793734

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2018-11-30.22565

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2018-12-13.173389

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2018WB3 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	1961-11-10 10:58	> 1 mo	0.1957066	0.1954658	0.0735240
EARTH	2018-11-11 09:40	9.2	0.1976636	0.1963045	0.0004531

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
4.75345387	306.95670985	0.19637496	MINIMUM
358.34565916	114.97980023	2.16672904	SADDLE
179.32414386	116.81456174	3.19771429	SADDLE
179.95056497	297.14606394	5.18637674	MAXIMUM

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