Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.937

Aphelion (Q)

2.881

Eccentricity (e)

0.509

Inclination (i)

6.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

963.1

Earth MOID

0.01564

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2050-10-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03782

5658184

Maximum Brightness

23.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-10-13

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

1.908623

1-sigma variation

0.002302

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.509247

1-sigma variation

0.000625

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.8444

1-sigma variation

0.0061

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

16.6963

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

43.4801

1-sigma variation

0.0160

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

188.67698

1-sigma variation

0.99324

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.936663

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.880583

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.033345

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.239755

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015644

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

963.1161

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.29781E-6	1.43659E-6	1.31996E-5	-1.03189E-6	7.97087E-6	-2.28613E-3
e	1.43659E-6	3.90532E-7	3.51432E-6	-3.12666E-7	2.65061E-6	-6.20034E-4
i	1.31996E-5	3.51432E-6	3.72509E-5	-3.68596E-7	-1.26760E-5	-5.68857E-3
Ω	-1.03189E-6	-3.12666E-7	-3.68596E-7	1.31437E-6	-1.80038E-5	4.49022E-4
ω	7.97087E-6	2.65061E-6	-1.26760E-5	-1.80038E-5	2.56848E-4	-3.49529E-3
M	-2.28613E-3	-6.20034E-4	-5.68857E-3	4.49022E-4	-3.49529E-3	9.86533E-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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

27.108

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

10 - 23*

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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1444

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.747219

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-10-13.207802

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-10-13.891998

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2021TD13 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	1976-12-17 17:48	> 1 mo	0.1118519	0.1089150	0.0549870
10 Hygiea	1977-12-14 06:28	> 1 w	0.0162626	0.0100301	0.0876921
EARTH	1984-10-02 01:45	> 1 w	0.1239386	0.0070470	0.3641341
EARTH	2014-01-08 10:50	> 1 d	0.1832624	0.1183622	0.0683067
EARTH	2021-10-15 08:10	< 1 min	0.0179595	0.0179041	0.0000184
EARTH	2050-10-24 07:13	> 1 mo	0.0378226	0.0140099	0.2152083
EARTH	2080-01-09 04:31	> 1 mo	0.1760103	0.1169270	0.7050322
EARTH	2087-10-09 12:32	> 1 mo	0.0647693	0.0156173	1.0814075
EARTH	2116-11-06 11:58	> 1 mo	0.0721080	0.0037982	1.4817674

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
338.43193120	281.85251563	0.01565701	MINIMUM
180.00049780	137.51068021	1.87381139	SADDLE
359.19299052	137.01048843	1.94671581	SADDLE
179.45609982	317.20446166	3.86594923	MAXIMUM

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