Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.903

Aphelion (Q)

1.177

Eccentricity (e)

0.132

Inclination (i)

7.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

387.3

Earth MOID

0.00404

U parameter

5.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-10-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12014

17971991

Maximum Brightness

25.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.1

mag

Diameter

6 - 14*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2019-11-05

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.039794

1-sigma variation

0.000023

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.131855

1-sigma variation

0.000086

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.8138

1-sigma variation

0.0058

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

40.6410

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

93.1140

1-sigma variation

0.0171

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

177.84324

1-sigma variation

0.06571

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.902692

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.176897

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.036976

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005313

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004041

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

387.2752

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.25542E-10	1.98174E-9	1.30561E-7	2.94976E-8	-3.70773E-7	-1.50617E-6
e	1.98174E-9	7.47884E-9	4.95126E-7	1.12058E-7	-1.41161E-6	-5.68192E-6
i	1.30561E-7	4.95126E-7	3.38139E-5	7.72058E-6	-9.82171E-5	-3.75373E-4
Ω	2.94976E-8	1.12058E-7	7.72058E-6	1.77057E-6	-2.26581E-5	-8.48718E-5
ω	-3.70773E-7	-1.41161E-6	-9.82171E-5	-2.26581E-5	2.92469E-4	1.06770E-3
M	-1.50617E-6	-5.68192E-6	-3.75373E-4	-8.48718E-5	1.06770E-3	4.31765E-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

28.086

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

6 - 14*

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

2140

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.707901

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2019-11-05.27639

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2019-11-08.01394

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

19 (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 2019VT3 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	1959-11-02 10:20	525.8	0.1551340	0.0004561	0.2512304
EARTH	1960-11-01 03:53	> 1 w	0.1106611	0.0611626	0.0818379
EARTH	1962-05-01 15:26	> 1 d	0.0241762	0.0046838	0.1459552
EARTH	1982-11-08 05:43	638.5	0.0472696	0.0243896	0.0102730
EARTH	1984-04-29 22:41	218.2	0.0118080	0.0061241	0.0031907
EARTH	2000-11-06 00:53	336.7	0.1716361	0.1468027	0.0082920
EARTH	2001-10-03 07:49	> 1 d	0.1691774	0.1545079	0.0050386
EARTH	2002-04-25 16:45	234.3	0.1295303	0.1035981	0.0086446
EARTH	2019-11-10 12:16	< 1 min	0.0244521	0.0243995	0.0000176
EARTH	2021-05-01 04:58	15.2	0.0310242	0.0299526	0.0003573
EARTH	2037-10-26 19:36	> 1 d	0.1201353	0.1099527	0.0034367
EARTH	2038-06-11 01:40	> 1 d	0.1833334	0.1765447	0.0022864
EARTH	2039-05-08 21:08	180.6	0.1829513	0.1717437	0.0037358
EARTH	2054-11-10 15:52	25.6	0.0659867	0.0596347	0.0021411
EARTH	2056-04-29 00:17	124.1	0.0096795	0.0060957	0.0012641
EARTH	2075-11-08 16:50	230.6	0.0215860	0.0198451	0.0483464
EARTH	2077-04-28 21:56	> 1 w	0.0087656	0.0050163	0.2634333
EARTH	2099-10-30 15:42	> 1 mo	0.1850462	0.0096310	18.5940223
EARTH	2100-11-05 14:55	> 1 mo	0.0759033	0.0138442	18.6673415
EARTH	2102-04-29 17:19	> 1 mo	0.0094325	0.0051147	13.7156905

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
77.94453249	116.14845377	0.00524914	MINIMUM
282.16591240	306.83053294	0.02771880	MINIMUM
359.70393915	30.66874054	0.15307998	SADDLE
180.17551666	212.12402242	0.22070660	SADDLE
4.07218406	215.61078423	1.91183478	SADDLE
183.86481372	35.41130563	2.15825190	MAXIMUM

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