Asteroids

2021VH3 help

Last update: 2026-07-30 14:25 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.012

Aphelion (Q)

2.668

Eccentricity (e)

0.450

Inclination (i)

4.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

911.7

Earth MOID

0.01729

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-10-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01926

2881740

Maximum Brightness

19.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-11-02

Observatory

Maunakea

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

1.840033

1-sigma variation

0.002790

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.449913

1-sigma variation

0.000817

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.0467

1-sigma variation

0.0056

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

31.1455

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

2.2726

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

305.07965

1-sigma variation

1.51047

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.012179

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.667887

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017306

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.661390

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017292

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

911.6684

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.78218E-6	2.27919E-6	1.55734E-5	-8.92274E-6	-6.15235E-6	-4.21370E-3
e	2.27919E-6	6.67516E-7	4.56104E-6	-2.61322E-6	-1.80191E-6	-1.23408E-3
i	1.55734E-5	4.56104E-6	3.11710E-5	-1.78451E-5	-1.23531E-5	-8.43228E-3
Ω	-8.92274E-6	-2.61322E-6	-1.78451E-5	1.02499E-5	6.98177E-6	4.83128E-3
ω	-6.15235E-6	-1.80191E-6	-1.23531E-5	6.98177E-6	5.15131E-6	3.33114E-3
M	-4.21370E-3	-1.23408E-3	-8.43228E-3	4.83128E-3	3.33114E-3	2.28153E0

Date of computation: 2026-07-30 14:25 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

26.773

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

12 - 26*

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

1761

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.39641

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-11-02.333919

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-11-07.212134

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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

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Close Approaches for 2021VH3 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
2 Pallas	1972-11-02 21:11	1409.9	0.0109582	0.0026787	0.2635505
EARTH	2016-11-27 09:17	> 1 d	0.1495374	0.0217846	0.0675019
EARTH	2021-11-03 21:05	< 1 min	0.0291365	0.0289933	0.0000477
EARTH	2026-10-20 22:32	> 1 w	0.0192632	0.0162253	0.0163022
EARTH	2031-09-26 17:29	> 1 mo	0.0955737	0.0145073	0.3573454
EARTH	2108-11-27 21:56	> 1 mo	0.1340193	0.0213650	1.9046885
EARTH	2113-11-05 12:00	> 1 mo	0.0281629	0.0068190	0.7759981
EARTH	2118-10-25 17:01	> 1 mo	0.0168154	0.0167828	0.0132703
EARTH	2123-10-11 14:44	> 1 mo	0.0388816	0.0020973	1.9711392

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
358.39089399	287.30050143	0.01729152	MINIMUM
179.33468996	108.25944550	1.66251411	SADDLE
358.20180072	107.00457549	2.01738447	SADDLE
179.32516765	288.25714054	3.66261148	MAXIMUM

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