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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.961

Aphelion (Q)

3.944

Eccentricity (e)

0.608

Inclination (i)

4.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1402.8

Earth MOID

0.01548

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2068-01-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13438

20102358

Maximum Brightness

23.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-11-01

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

2.452490

1-sigma variation

0.009031

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.607971

1-sigma variation

0.001466

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.5867

1-sigma variation

0.0090

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

48.4798

1-sigma variation

0.0063

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

34.3862

1-sigma variation

0.0091

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

9.44701

1-sigma variation

2.05195

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.961446

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.943533

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.039387

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.090335

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015482

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1402.8435

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.15586E-5	1.32362E-5	8.13137E-5	-5.63979E-5	8.12458E-5	-1.85311E-2
e	1.32362E-5	2.14811E-6	1.31959E-5	-9.15246E-6	1.31837E-5	-3.00742E-3
i	8.13137E-5	1.31959E-5	8.12907E-5	-5.63826E-5	8.17045E-5	-1.84757E-2
Ω	-5.63979E-5	-9.15246E-6	-5.63826E-5	3.91138E-5	-5.66700E-5	1.28144E-2
ω	8.12458E-5	1.31837E-5	8.17045E-5	-5.66700E-5	8.31813E-5	-1.84607E-2
M	-1.85311E-2	-3.00742E-3	-1.84757E-2	1.28144E-2	-1.84607E-2	4.21048E0

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

25.226

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

24 - 50*

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

1410

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.607973

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-11-01.296056

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-11-11.111463

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2021VM 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	1964-11-05 16:53	> 1 mo	0.0368889	0.0010982	0.8218463
EARTH	2021-11-27 03:23	4.9	0.0239641	0.0237940	0.0000567
MARS	2063-12-21 15:10	> 1 mo	0.0456563	0.0386646	0.8114581
EARTH	2068-01-30 13:18	> 1 mo	0.1343760	0.0724264	1.5851412
EARTH	2087-02-01 06:52	> 1 mo	0.1418466	0.0731341	1.4219326
EARTH	2106-02-02 22:35	> 1 w	0.1581022	0.0736713	0.3144891

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
347.80448139	316.82286662	0.01549450	MINIMUM
359.67778918	160.22899430	1.97634361	SADDLE
179.97252478	160.45177787	2.92925800	SADDLE
179.85310807	340.39511401	4.92697786	MAXIMUM

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