Asteroids

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Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.035

Aphelion (Q)

4.475

Eccentricity (e)

0.624

Inclination (i)

58.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1670.3

Earth MOID

0.15574

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2085-08-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15162

22682283

Maximum Brightness

17.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.4

mag

Diameter

220 - 500*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-08-16

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.755030

1-sigma variation

0.029802

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.624401

1-sigma variation

0.003769

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

58.4542

1-sigma variation

0.0990

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

143.7768

1-sigma variation

0.0080

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

227.1506

1-sigma variation

0.1595

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

8.71457

1-sigma variation

5.92920

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.034786

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.475274

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.934306

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.166935

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.155742

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1670.2748

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.88128E-4	1.12308E-4	2.94897E-3	-2.39380E-4	-4.75334E-3	-1.76699E-1
e	1.12308E-4	1.42019E-5	3.72911E-4	-3.02707E-5	-6.01082E-4	-2.23444E-2
i	2.94897E-3	3.72911E-4	9.79198E-3	-7.94850E-4	-1.57834E-2	-5.86716E-1
Ω	-2.39380E-4	-3.02707E-5	-7.94850E-4	6.45210E-5	1.28119E-3	4.76261E-2
ω	-4.75334E-3	-6.01082E-4	-1.57834E-2	1.28119E-3	2.54408E-2	9.45707E-1
M	-1.76699E-1	-2.23444E-2	-5.86716E-1	4.76261E-2	9.45707E-1	3.51554E1

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

20.367

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

220 - 500*

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

1696

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.42627

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-08-16.424822

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-08-28.14137

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

120 (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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Close Approaches for 2021QA from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2021-08-21 12:51	< 1 min	0.1780269	0.1768162	0.0004036
EARTH	2085-08-20 18:08	> 1 mo	0.1516217	0.1329626	2.7625080

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
338.11655352	224.83204978	0.15526216	MINIMUM
45.77616316	10.12357200	1.03710009	MINIMUM
27.70600057	334.27827173	1.07400162	SADDLE
13.03557414	105.12394283	1.84929098	SADDLE
189.01392060	75.51435093	3.77095466	SADDLE
173.63859170	249.09163945	5.30950925	MAXIMUM

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