Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.691

Aphelion (Q)

2.595

Eccentricity (e)

0.580

Inclination (i)

34.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

769.2

Earth MOID

0.04315

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-10-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15826

23675608

Maximum Brightness

20.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.6

mag

Diameter

80 - 180*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-04-05

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

1.642901

1-sigma variation

0.001204

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.579550

1-sigma variation

0.000309

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

34.4349

1-sigma variation

0.0142

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

20.3652

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

92.5199

1-sigma variation

0.0159

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

94.80522

1-sigma variation

0.90405

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.690757

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.595045

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.121806

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.060664

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.043155

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

769.1579

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.45061E-6	3.72460E-7	1.71068E-5	-4.31061E-7	1.91207E-5	-1.08885E-3
e	3.72460E-7	9.56337E-8	4.39236E-6	-1.10680E-7	4.90943E-6	-2.79575E-4
i	1.71068E-5	4.39236E-6	2.01739E-4	-5.08352E-6	2.25487E-4	-1.28406E-2
Ω	-4.31061E-7	-1.10680E-7	-5.08352E-6	1.28106E-7	-5.68188E-6	3.23562E-4
ω	1.91207E-5	4.90943E-6	2.25487E-4	-5.68188E-6	2.52039E-4	-1.43523E-2
M	-1.08885E-3	-2.79575E-4	-1.28406E-2	3.23562E-4	-1.43523E-2	8.17312E-1

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

22.564

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

80 - 180*

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

1642

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.724366

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-04-05.443253

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-04-25.17028

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

150 (2)

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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2021GE3 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	1957-10-17 22:40	> 1 w	0.0837865	0.0801965	0.0997514
EARTH	1981-04-05 08:19	> 1 w	0.0772881	0.0453411	0.2298596
EARTH	1997-10-20 20:59	> 1 d	0.1009567	0.0822054	0.0888046
EARTH	2021-04-07 19:00	< 1 s	0.0438960	0.0438389	0.0000190
EARTH	2037-10-23 09:20	> 1 d	0.1582617	0.0819806	0.0977189
EARTH	2056-10-13 00:28	> 1 w	0.1639687	0.0835666	0.1901892
EARTH	2061-04-11 13:55	> 1 w	0.1003059	0.0413910	0.2191811
EARTH	2080-03-31 16:23	> 1 w	0.1697585	0.0363114	0.2429924
EARTH	2096-10-17 18:53	> 1 w	0.0891448	0.0877038	0.0348984
EARTH	2120-04-06 05:15	> 1 w	0.0644588	0.0399390	0.1553528

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
50.16061962	94.70379766	0.04404097	MINIMUM
308.17061593	283.90528000	0.08378584	MINIMUM
358.95699770	8.49061031	0.56928803	SADDLE
359.71881514	190.22265849	1.63319871	SADDLE
179.38352532	190.87762163	1.84818289	SADDLE
180.55154054	11.61030042	3.45192728	MAXIMUM

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