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2021OJ1 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.972

Aphelion (Q)

1.967

Eccentricity (e)

0.338

Inclination (i)

12.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

650.7

Earth MOID

0.00498

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-08-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17703

26483686

Maximum Brightness

24.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-07-30

Observatory

ATLAS-HKO, 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

1.469510

1-sigma variation

0.001052

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.338307

1-sigma variation

0.000503

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.7472

1-sigma variation

0.0130

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

126.2097

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

143.6275

1-sigma variation

0.0040

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

169.63993

1-sigma variation

0.96254

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.972364

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.966655

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.803496

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.006202

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004978

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

650.6645

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.10690E-6	5.28773E-7	1.36614E-5	5.36134E-7	4.19373E-6	-1.01268E-3
e	5.28773E-7	2.52599E-7	6.52615E-6	2.56118E-7	2.00332E-6	-4.83767E-4
i	1.36614E-5	6.52615E-6	1.68617E-4	6.61581E-6	5.17529E-5	-1.24986E-2
Ω	5.36134E-7	2.56118E-7	6.61581E-6	2.60305E-7	2.03151E-6	-4.90502E-4
ω	4.19373E-6	2.00332E-6	5.17529E-5	2.03151E-6	1.59184E-5	-3.83680E-3
M	-1.01268E-3	-4.83767E-4	-1.24986E-2	-4.90502E-4	-3.83680E-3	9.26491E-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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.193

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

24 - 50*

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

1503

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.524444

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-07-30.537601

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-08-09.627089

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

22 (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 2021OJ1 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	1953-06-08 07:14	> 1 mo	0.1928198	0.1360002	32.1290386
EARTH	1978-07-28 19:00	> 1 w	0.0066083	0.0065630	0.0250913
EARTH	1987-06-08 08:07	> 1 mo	0.1957867	0.1372468	0.1149339
EARTH	2021-07-27 17:33	< 1 min	0.0087717	0.0087409	0.0000103
EARTH	2037-08-13 04:06	> 1 d	0.1770325	0.0121073	0.1046587
EARTH	2062-06-25 13:17	> 1 mo	0.1567939	0.0769629	0.1339202
EARTH	2078-07-26 07:25	> 1 w	0.0207577	0.0041554	0.1781530
EARTH	2094-06-25 13:27	> 1 mo	0.1573710	0.0768138	1.8583380

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
25.34045604	203.43894275	0.00606524	MINIMUM
176.50636517	345.93931560	1.00030687	SADDLE
358.70162880	346.20248509	1.95165637	SADDLE
181.50433787	169.40295852	2.97696418	MAXIMUM

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