Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.996

Aphelion (Q)

2.812

Eccentricity (e)

0.477

Inclination (i)

8.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

959.6

Earth MOID

0.00320

U parameter

6.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-05-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09756

14594313

Maximum Brightness

25.9

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

2021-04-05

Observatory

Palomar Mountain--ZTF

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

1.903999

1-sigma variation

0.000184

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.476699

1-sigma variation

0.000053

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.9670

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

16.7900

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

186.9543

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

271.49061

1-sigma variation

0.09259

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.996365

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.811632

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.793956

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.003462

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003200

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

959.6180

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.39599E-8	9.75730E-9	1.14613E-7	1.29584E-8	5.79269E-8	-1.70621E-5
e	9.75730E-9	2.80345E-9	3.29305E-8	3.72317E-9	1.66435E-8	-4.90226E-6
i	1.14613E-7	3.29305E-8	3.86857E-7	4.37305E-8	1.95516E-7	-5.75838E-5
Ω	1.29584E-8	3.72317E-9	4.37305E-8	4.94741E-9	2.21015E-8	-6.51053E-6
ω	5.79269E-8	1.66435E-8	1.95516E-7	2.21015E-8	9.90117E-8	-2.91036E-5
M	-1.70621E-5	-4.90226E-6	-5.75838E-5	-6.51053E-6	-2.91036E-5	8.57233E-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

28.126

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

1581

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.985019

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-04-05.385729

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-05-17.370846

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (3)

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 2021GN2 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	1956-04-26 03:44	> 1 d	0.0510959	0.0294826	0.0080027
EARTH	1975-03-07 22:36	> 1 d	0.1628555	0.0930573	0.0237780
EARTH	2002-05-21 06:58	> 1 d	0.1564828	0.1159617	0.0140839
EARTH	2021-04-05 22:50	< 1 s	0.0028007	0.0028000	0.0000002
EARTH	2042-05-10 12:49	> 1 d	0.0975570	0.0624642	0.0131702
EARTH	2071-03-09 09:12	> 1 d	0.1664996	0.1079759	0.0197490
EARTH	2092-04-17 20:38	> 1 d	0.0316185	0.0199708	0.0039340
EARTH	2121-04-25 02:30	> 1 w	0.0469572	0.0181817	0.0375360

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
355.60141383	93.21589392	0.00259747	MINIMUM
180.73448026	282.22431794	1.81513566	SADDLE
1.83619478	283.61372667	1.99202022	SADDLE
180.52904194	102.10555746	3.81447246	MAXIMUM

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