Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.004

Aphelion (Q)

2.245

Eccentricity (e)

0.382

Inclination (i)

8.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

756.3

Earth MOID

0.04249

U parameter

8.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2050-12-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06941

10384333

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

12 - 28*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-11-28

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

1.624595

1-sigma variation

0.003104

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.381837

1-sigma variation

0.001143

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.0386

1-sigma variation

0.0196

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

249.0498

1-sigma variation

0.0015

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

209.0564

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

318.22203

1-sigma variation

1.95421

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.004264

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.244926

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.067806

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.054264

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.042491

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

756.3381

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.63566E-6	3.54869E-6	6.09816E-5	4.51886E-6	-7.81177E-6	-6.06613E-3
e	3.54869E-6	1.30694E-6	2.24588E-5	1.66425E-6	-2.87662E-6	-2.23408E-3
i	6.09816E-5	2.24588E-5	3.85938E-4	2.85984E-5	-4.94441E-5	-3.83910E-2
Ω	4.51886E-6	1.66425E-6	2.85984E-5	2.11956E-6	-3.65763E-6	-2.84485E-3
ω	-7.81177E-6	-2.87662E-6	-4.94441E-5	-3.65763E-6	6.54086E-6	4.91782E-3
M	-6.06613E-3	-2.23408E-3	-3.83910E-2	-2.84485E-3	4.91782E-3	3.81894E0

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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

26.642

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

12 - 28*

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

1385

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.435392

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-11-26.324007

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-12-06.226449

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

22 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2021WA3 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	1966-01-02 13:12	> 1 mo	0.1029108	0.0192757	0.2429893
EARTH	1992-11-23 19:28	> 1 mo	0.1543181	0.0211165	0.4991006
EARTH	2021-12-09 01:18	< 1 min	0.0439954	0.0436372	0.0001194
EARTH	2050-12-03 12:31	> 1 mo	0.0694150	0.0371293	0.4025482
EARTH	2081-12-26 10:47	> 1 mo	0.0813987	0.0120971	0.1586153
EARTH	2110-12-08 19:15	> 1 mo	0.0499815	0.0423837	0.3398148

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
346.89222888	336.63614158	0.04249140	MINIMUM
180.89629519	176.18860928	1.23309179	SADDLE
0.44296965	176.33982950	2.01950699	SADDLE
179.57003113	355.30077597	3.22714429	MAXIMUM

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