Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.010

Aphelion (Q)

1.939

Eccentricity (e)

0.315

Inclination (i)

3.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

653.8

Earth MOID

0.00068

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2046-08-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19801

29621715

Maximum Brightness

25.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.5

mag

Diameter

13 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-05-18

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.474302

1-sigma variation

0.001847

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.315057

1-sigma variation

0.000866

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.2822

1-sigma variation

0.0064

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

84.6275

1-sigma variation

0.0069

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

195.2529

1-sigma variation

0.0039

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

165.75581

1-sigma variation

1.66093

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.009813

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.938791

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.923405

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001067

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000685

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

653.8499

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.41011E-6	1.59958E-6	1.18643E-5	1.27543E-5	-7.12288E-6	-3.06715E-3
e	1.59958E-6	7.50314E-7	5.56520E-6	5.98262E-6	-3.34103E-6	-1.43870E-3
i	1.18643E-5	5.56520E-6	4.12785E-5	4.43716E-5	-2.47742E-5	-1.06711E-2
Ω	1.27543E-5	5.98262E-6	4.43716E-5	4.77150E-5	-2.66700E-5	-1.14715E-2
ω	-7.12288E-6	-3.34103E-6	-2.47742E-5	-2.66700E-5	1.49734E-5	6.40648E-3
M	-3.06715E-3	-1.43870E-3	-1.06711E-2	-1.14715E-2	6.40648E-3	2.75867E0

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

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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

26.487

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

13 - 30*

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

1600

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.601635

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-05-18.406965

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-06-05.40916

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2021KE1 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	1969-07-18 01:22	> 1 mo	0.0318918	0.0225665	0.1400423
EARTH	1978-05-29 12:43	> 1 mo	0.0602616	0.0067458	0.3851746
EARTH	2012-07-12 16:23	> 1 mo	0.0263214	0.0194317	0.0341988
EARTH	2021-06-02 23:19	< 1 min	0.0387612	0.0384957	0.0000885
EARTH	2046-08-18 14:50	> 1 w	0.1980089	0.0432064	0.2588466
EARTH	2055-06-18 19:56	> 1 mo	0.0026410	0.0017675	0.1130568
EARTH	2086-07-02 21:05	> 1 mo	0.0157025	0.0082918	2.9912313
MARS	2094-02-16 15:28	> 1 mo	0.0341737	0.0337050	1.7711594
EARTH	2097-05-23 08:56	> 1 mo	0.1042254	0.0056554	25.4783564
MARS	2106-02-20 23:21	> 1 mo	0.0430963	0.0165761	27.9826213

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
349.83223904	163.29051342	0.00170305	MINIMUM
180.20551958	357.75903376	0.95522465	SADDLE
0.17729029	357.80273593	1.99306178	SADDLE
180.01164698	177.62114741	2.95486786	MAXIMUM

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