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2019XY help

Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.847

Aphelion (Q)

3.291

Eccentricity (e)

0.591

Inclination (i)

2.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1087.1

Earth MOID

0.00523

U parameter

8.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.8

mag

Diameter

7 - 16*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2019-12-03

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.069100

1-sigma variation

0.007625

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.590609

1-sigma variation

0.001114

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.9806

1-sigma variation

0.0556

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

249.4958

1-sigma variation

0.2627

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

240.4715

1-sigma variation

0.4688

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

50.67997

1-sigma variation

1.94864

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.847072

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.291128

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.889294

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.056448

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005228

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1087.1028

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.81427E-5	8.49773E-6	4.23822E-4	2.00334E-3	-3.57438E-3	-1.48586E-2
e	8.49773E-6	1.24197E-6	6.19428E-5	2.92795E-4	-5.22407E-4	-2.17164E-3
i	4.23822E-4	6.19428E-5	3.08938E-3	1.46031E-2	-2.60549E-2	-1.08310E-1
Ω	2.00334E-3	2.92795E-4	1.46031E-2	6.90266E-2	-1.23158E-1	-5.11964E-1
ω	-3.57438E-3	-5.22407E-4	-2.60549E-2	-1.23158E-1	2.19739E-1	9.13451E-1
M	-1.48586E-2	-2.17164E-3	-1.08310E-1	-5.11964E-1	9.13451E-1	3.79720E0

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

27.83

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

7 - 16*

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

2315

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.500873

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2019-12-03.39792

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2019-12-07.290236

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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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Close Approaches for 2019XY 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
MARS	1974-12-13 14:09	> 1 w	0.0407901	0.0205040	0.1844266
EARTH	2016-11-28 04:14	> 1 d	0.1275138	0.0584664	0.0230229
EARTH	2019-12-09 04:50	< 1 min	0.0081460	0.0081326	0.0000045
EARTH	2022-12-09 16:31	> 1 d	0.0134041	0.0053885	0.0199158
EARTH	2025-11-28 05:39	> 1 d	0.1442242	0.0036938	0.0895603

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
332.48184003	337.48990205	0.00525132	MINIMUM
28.87600158	81.50998593	0.03148778	MINIMUM
1.07009134	30.16485777	0.14143427	SADDLE
0.82510687	209.67296141	1.86277581	SADDLE
180.21960472	208.89375929	2.27724869	SADDLE
180.18645830	28.87243521	4.27788408	MAXIMUM

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