Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.982

Aphelion (Q)

2.840

Eccentricity (e)

0.486

Inclination (i)

2.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

965.0

Earth MOID

0.00040

U parameter

5.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2058-10-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10697

16002321

Maximum Brightness

23.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

20 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-10-31

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, 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

1.911055

1-sigma variation

0.000053

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.486120

1-sigma variation

0.000014

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.5197

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

74.8279

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

352.5714

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

183.93005

1-sigma variation

0.02250

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.982052

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.840058

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000607

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.801835

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000398

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

964.9576

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.77497E-9	7.50346E-10	2.97479E-9	9.38018E-9	-7.40889E-9	-1.18534E-6
e	7.50346E-10	2.02892E-10	8.04379E-10	2.53635E-9	-2.00321E-9	-3.20514E-7
i	2.97479E-9	8.04379E-10	3.20253E-9	9.92334E-9	-7.79584E-9	-1.27070E-6
Ω	9.38018E-9	2.53635E-9	9.92334E-9	3.35259E-8	-2.69046E-8	-4.00677E-6
ω	-7.40889E-9	-2.00321E-9	-7.79584E-9	-2.69046E-8	2.18218E-8	3.16469E-6
M	-1.18534E-6	-3.20514E-7	-1.27070E-6	-4.00677E-6	3.16469E-6	5.06323E-4

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

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.625

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

20 - 40*

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

1401

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.762006

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-10-31.513104

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-01-07.435366

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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 2021UH9 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	1968-12-28 10:46	895.8	0.0693731	0.0574754	0.0039706
EARTH	1976-10-21 23:39	1336.4	0.1033273	0.0808566	0.0075506
EARTH	2014-01-09 16:20	214.7	0.1708180	0.1647214	0.0020325
EARTH	2021-11-03 12:31	< 1 s	0.0419560	0.0419526	0.0000011
4 Vesta	2047-09-21 09:08	88.1	0.0121095	0.0107930	0.0018606
MARS	2050-09-19 19:16	542.3	0.0203110	0.0202442	0.0005188
EARTH	2058-10-23 06:16	> 1 d	0.1069689	0.0702770	0.0123924
EARTH	2087-12-19 08:28	> 1 d	0.0217573	0.0087614	0.0044019
EARTH	2095-10-23 02:07	> 1 d	0.1147040	0.0337693	0.0285407

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
4.71287079	333.58162032	0.00065331	MINIMUM
179.63963649	144.76184768	1.82671516	SADDLE
358.96424107	143.97435839	1.99501891	SADDLE
179.67002761	324.78487978	3.82653883	MAXIMUM

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