Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.617

Aphelion (Q)

3.659

Eccentricity (e)

0.711

Inclination (i)

6.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

1142.0

Earth MOID

0.05369

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-10-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.184

27526614

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.4

mag

Diameter

60 - 130*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-04-02

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

2.138148

1-sigma variation

0.021632

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.711215

1-sigma variation

0.003461

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.2443

1-sigma variation

0.0393

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

159.3692

1-sigma variation

0.1149

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

124.4364

1-sigma variation

0.1051

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

157.24727

1-sigma variation

7.76327

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.617465

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.658830

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.776172

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.256280

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.053692

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1141.9708

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.67922E-4	7.48698E-5	8.51053E-4	2.48507E-3	-2.27251E-3	-1.67931E-1
e	7.48698E-5	1.19795E-5	1.36174E-4	3.97630E-4	-3.63614E-4	-2.68698E-2
i	8.51053E-4	1.36174E-4	1.54809E-3	4.52061E-3	-4.13354E-3	-3.05432E-1
Ω	2.48507E-3	3.97630E-4	4.52061E-3	1.32009E-2	-1.20703E-2	-8.91859E-1
ω	-2.27251E-3	-3.63614E-4	-4.13354E-3	-1.20703E-2	1.10373E-2	8.15573E-1
M	-1.67931E-1	-2.68698E-2	-3.05432E-1	-8.91859E-1	8.15573E-1	6.02684E1

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

23.365

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

60 - 130*

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

1673

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.462925

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-04-02.288764

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-04-09.191481

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (1)

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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Close Approaches for 2021GB1 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	1971-04-22 06:36	> 1 mo	0.1993566	0.0599772	2.3745246
EARTH	1996-04-16 21:56	> 1 mo	0.1482039	0.0637938	1.9807846
EARTH	2021-04-12 00:46	< 1 min	0.1041853	0.1026088	0.0005255
EARTH	2027-10-11 19:00	> 1 w	0.1840040	0.0565050	0.5640862
EARTH	2046-04-22 10:19	> 1 mo	0.1901901	0.0702308	1.6598045
MARS	2093-01-18 17:36	> 1 mo	0.0249587	0.0232764	0.3134576
EARTH	2099-09-15 13:45	> 1 mo	0.1969459	0.0709988	0.9679552
EARTH	2118-04-05 08:34	> 1 mo	0.1241424	0.0786461	0.6389673
EARTH	2124-10-06 17:54	> 1 mo	0.0869827	0.0646254	0.5073937

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
41.18695355	267.23727311	0.05301054	MINIMUM
317.95466668	94.16326482	0.06699697	MINIMUM
359.23411951	179.77164301	0.40674073	SADDLE
359.78113004	1.14342144	1.59809002	SADDLE
179.87948291	1.59127023	2.67828463	SADDLE
180.05993316	181.66491974	4.66957153	MAXIMUM

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