Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.007

Aphelion (Q)

2.513

Eccentricity (e)

0.428

Inclination (i)

7.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

852.7

Earth MOID

0.04417

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-12-31

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09843

14724514

Maximum Brightness

23.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.9

mag

Diameter

11 - 25*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2019-01-02

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.759793

1-sigma variation

0.001715

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.427912

1-sigma variation

0.000529

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.5982

1-sigma variation

0.0071

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

98.9601

1-sigma variation

0.0129

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

331.9099

1-sigma variation

0.0184

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

353.57264

1-sigma variation

1.67545

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.006757

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.512829

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.059976

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.291511

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.044167

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

852.6891

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.94204E-6	9.08152E-7	1.21173E-5	2.21189E-5	-3.14352E-5	-2.87379E-3
e	9.08152E-7	2.80338E-7	3.74013E-6	6.82775E-6	-9.70691E-6	-8.87082E-4
i	1.21173E-5	3.74013E-6	4.99194E-5	9.11010E-5	-1.29375E-4	-1.18362E-2
Ω	2.21189E-5	6.82775E-6	9.11010E-5	1.66297E-4	-2.36360E-4	-2.16058E-2
ω	-3.14352E-5	-9.70691E-6	-1.29375E-4	-2.36360E-4	3.37282E-4	3.07055E-2
M	-2.87379E-3	-8.87082E-4	-1.18362E-2	-2.16058E-2	3.07055E-2	2.80712E0

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

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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

26.854

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

11 - 25*

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

2573

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.714389

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2018-12-31.37479

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2019-01-07.5011

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

14 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2019AW from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2005-01-01 02:54	> 1 w	0.1069092	0.0318246	0.2071930
EARTH	2011-12-23 07:28	> 1 w	0.0477942	0.0432102	0.0246102
EARTH	2018-12-20 08:23	< 1 min	0.0435869	0.0434338	0.0000510
EARTH	2025-12-22 11:09	> 1 w	0.0469151	0.0433684	0.0218099
EARTH	2032-12-31 06:31	> 1 w	0.0984273	0.0330151	0.2168846
EARTH	2114-11-12 20:19	> 1 w	0.1454189	0.0693820	0.1512546
EARTH	2121-12-04 12:56	> 1 w	0.0788316	0.0068104	0.0761302

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
10.67186597	346.67162510	0.04416668	MINIMUM
178.96196298	148.91666866	1.50048782	SADDLE
358.41347837	147.81673379	2.02132182	SADDLE
179.83389175	329.47523024	3.49733527	MAXIMUM

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