Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.590

Aphelion (Q)

2.347

Eccentricity (e)

0.599

Inclination (i)

9.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

649.9

Earth MOID

0.02149

U parameter

0.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-02-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07787

11649296

Maximum Brightness

19.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.9

mag

Diameter

110 - 240*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-03-07

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

1.468394

1-sigma variation

3.632E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.598504

1-sigma variation

4.418E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.3376

1-sigma variation

7.581E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

162.9161

1-sigma variation

1.720E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

257.4239

1-sigma variation

1.515E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

272.30123

1-sigma variation

0.00003

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.589555

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.347234

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.091189

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.175076

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.021492

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

649.9238

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.31945E-15	-1.36932E-15	1.13068E-13	1.26198E-13	-1.89478E-13	-9.72271E-13
e	-1.36932E-15	1.95221E-15	-1.92190E-13	-3.02266E-13	2.43915E-13	1.10351E-12
i	1.13068E-13	-1.92190E-13	5.74758E-11	3.91479E-11	-1.72360E-11	-1.02359E-10
Ω	1.26198E-13	-3.02266E-13	3.91479E-11	2.95884E-10	-2.34259E-10	-1.38055E-10
ω	-1.89478E-13	2.43915E-13	-1.72360E-11	-2.34259E-10	2.29470E-10	1.47771E-10
M	-9.72271E-13	1.10351E-12	-1.02359E-10	-1.38055E-10	1.47771E-10	7.44394E-10

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

21.95

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

110 - 240*

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

534

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1134

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.530799

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-02-22.629164

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-08-11.05497

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

123 (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:

One line per time step

Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2021EW2 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	1964-02-23 23:02	< 1 min	0.0266345	0.0266295	0.0000017
EARTH	1965-08-24 05:43	< 1 min	0.1132878	0.1132789	0.0000029
EARTH	1980-03-01 18:41	< 1 s	0.1288909	0.1288905	0.0000001
EARTH	2006-08-08 12:02	< 1 min	0.1890548	0.1890456	0.0000031
EARTH	2021-02-14 16:48	< 1 min	0.1638312	0.1638307	0.0000002
EARTH	2022-08-15 18:34	< 1 min	0.0703377	0.0703375	0.0000001
EARTH	2037-02-20 08:44	< 1 min	0.0778707	0.0778610	0.0000032
EARTH	2038-08-20 06:46	< 1 min	0.0592309	0.0592263	0.0000015
EARTH	2053-02-21 12:58	< 1 min	0.0586146	0.0586027	0.0000039
EARTH	2054-08-21 00:08	< 1 min	0.0656463	0.0656401	0.0000020
EARTH	2069-02-17 08:44	< 1 min	0.1298413	0.1298375	0.0000013
EARTH	2070-08-16 08:07	< 1 min	0.0648236	0.0648197	0.0000013
VENUS	2107-12-18 22:22	< 1 min	0.0245662	0.0245380	0.0000094
EARTH	2108-03-04 00:19	< 1 min	0.1294924	0.1294693	0.0000077
EARTH	2109-09-03 08:41	< 1 min	0.1961392	0.1961363	0.0000010
EARTH	2124-02-16 15:30	5.4	0.1712996	0.1711304	0.0000564
EARTH	2125-08-14 10:33	4.4	0.1075609	0.1074023	0.0000529

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
57.43152067	52.55726182	0.02158412	MINIMUM
302.36404130	223.63612436	0.05203314	MINIMUM
359.67941075	318.35145935	0.41625389	SADDLE
179.96959043	137.65271512	1.35751973	SADDLE
358.82663695	136.68994088	1.59673732	SADDLE
179.50946878	317.42473445	3.32636092	MAXIMUM

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