Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.999

Aphelion (Q)

1.410

Eccentricity (e)

0.171

Inclination (i)

10.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

483.1

Earth MOID

0.00290

U parameter

5.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2058-11-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13874

20755208

Maximum Brightness

25.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.9

mag

Diameter

11 - 25*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-10-14

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

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

1.204880

1-sigma variation

0.000032

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.170541

1-sigma variation

0.000022

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.0353

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

20.9317

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

7.2741

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

31.31507

1-sigma variation

0.04714

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.999398

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.410361

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.002901

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.404574

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002900

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

483.0743

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.99743E-10	6.88832E-10	3.32671E-8	-2.49984E-9	-2.07553E-8	-1.49037E-6
e	6.88832E-10	4.74613E-10	2.29216E-8	-1.72243E-9	-1.42948E-8	-1.02688E-6
i	3.32671E-8	2.29216E-8	1.10795E-6	-8.31583E-8	-6.88575E-7	-4.95943E-5
Ω	-2.49984E-9	-1.72243E-9	-8.31583E-8	6.25261E-9	5.18457E-8	3.72668E-6
ω	-2.07553E-8	-1.42948E-8	-6.88575E-7	5.18457E-8	4.60319E-7	3.09208E-5
M	-1.49037E-6	-1.02688E-6	-4.95943E-5	3.72668E-6	3.09208E-5	2.22178E-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

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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

26.89

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

11 - 25*

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

1476

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.722466

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-10-14.411818

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-10-16.837675

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

110 (1)

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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2021TL14 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	1958-10-15 07:45	587.9	0.0041904	0.0030359	0.0018277
EARTH	1962-10-28 00:26	743.1	0.0912105	0.0772440	0.0046629
EARTH	2013-09-15 08:19	162.1	0.1954203	0.1906754	0.0015830
EARTH	2017-10-01 12:50	189.5	0.0816782	0.0787365	0.0009809
EARTH	2021-10-14 07:06	< 1 s	0.0032012	0.0032002	0.0000003
EARTH	2025-09-18 16:27	106.2	0.1852733	0.1821755	0.0010330
EARTH	2058-11-03 09:52	982.6	0.1387400	0.1153191	0.0078392
EARTH	2062-10-08 19:52	> 1 d	0.0385376	0.0174027	0.0070450
EARTH	2091-11-01 15:57	> 1 w	0.1243746	0.0226914	0.0789440
EARTH	2095-09-29 21:58	> 1 w	0.1026261	0.0157290	0.0731000
EARTH	2124-10-18 12:29	> 1 w	0.0229628	0.0017542	0.1072188

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
353.93716322	279.64354405	0.00341768	MINIMUM
179.11146371	104.43478214	0.40770402	SADDLE
354.84930678	100.71235842	2.00308618	SADDLE
176.03831963	281.88456174	2.40693098	MAXIMUM

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