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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.546

Aphelion (Q)

1.540

Eccentricity (e)

0.477

Inclination (i)

7.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

389.2

Earth MOID

0.03043

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-09-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17274

25841993

Maximum Brightness

24.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

26 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-01-13

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.043281

1-sigma variation

0.000629

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.476502

1-sigma variation

0.001137

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.1453

1-sigma variation

0.0240

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

114.6986

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

127.0443

1-sigma variation

0.0169

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

353.05756

1-sigma variation

0.92718

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.546155

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.540407

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.147481

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.390073

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030428

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

389.2248

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.95865E-7	7.15392E-7	1.51141E-5	-1.83980E-6	1.06495E-5	-5.83363E-4
e	7.15392E-7	1.29292E-6	2.73161E-5	-3.32517E-6	1.92527E-5	-1.05423E-3
i	1.51141E-5	2.73161E-5	5.77129E-4	-7.02533E-5	4.06810E-4	-2.22726E-2
Ω	-1.83980E-6	-3.32517E-6	-7.02533E-5	8.55228E-6	-4.95238E-5	2.71120E-3
ω	1.06495E-5	1.92527E-5	4.06810E-4	-4.95238E-5	2.87099E-4	-1.56933E-2
M	-5.83363E-4	-1.05423E-3	-2.22726E-2	2.71120E-3	-1.56933E-2	8.59669E-1

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

25.008

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

26 - 60*

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

1173

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.822549

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-01-13.352865

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-01-22.358412

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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

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Close Approaches for 2023AE2 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
VENUS	1953-10-29 07:42	> 1 mo	0.0479638	0.0268788	2.1815027
EARTH	1959-01-29 18:45	> 1 mo	0.0387110	0.0294097	1.0301699
VENUS	1961-06-21 01:14	> 1 mo	0.0389269	0.0013245	1.6702638
EARTH	1963-09-10 22:44	> 1 w	0.1873562	0.1106820	0.6575767
EARTH	1975-01-30 22:56	> 1 mo	0.0768987	0.0297596	2.1256283
EARTH	1979-09-13 11:36	> 1 mo	0.1409462	0.1084701	1.5943385
VENUS	1990-02-15 01:48	> 1 mo	0.0414237	0.0270868	1.1089256
EARTH	1995-09-18 18:15	> 1 d	0.1120047	0.1079859	0.0367997
VENUS	1997-10-08 22:35	> 1 w	0.0173430	0.0014579	0.3503252
VENUS	2006-02-15 02:40	> 1 d	0.0274732	0.0272178	0.0121933
EARTH	2007-01-30 11:51	> 1 d	0.1928975	0.0339777	0.0690814
EARTH	2011-09-16 11:10	> 1 d	0.1115425	0.1082522	0.0146986
EARTH	2023-01-31 09:16	< 1 min	0.0968083	0.0960478	0.0002535
EARTH	2027-09-12 01:17	986.0	0.1727431	0.1311328	0.0160771
EARTH	2039-01-28 10:54	> 1 d	0.0385062	0.0306021	0.0507032
VENUS	2041-06-17 08:17	> 1 d	0.0434660	0.0006993	0.1094086
EARTH	2044-09-23 08:18	> 1 d	0.1790313	0.1096450	0.0519856
EARTH	2055-01-24 22:28	> 1 d	0.1292089	0.0669660	0.0214895
VENUS	2057-06-11 12:41	> 1 d	0.0229880	0.0007627	0.0551687
EARTH	2060-09-18 18:32	513.1	0.1145497	0.1086238	0.0033225
EARTH	2072-01-31 17:10	> 1 d	0.0882546	0.0310015	0.1035043
EARTH	2076-09-10 12:28	> 1 d	0.1978374	0.1103994	0.1059815
EARTH	2088-01-26 04:11	> 1 d	0.1042194	0.0308406	0.1011981
EARTH	2093-09-19 03:47	> 1 d	0.1145443	0.1088160	0.0073761
EARTH	2105-02-01 01:04	> 1 d	0.0836946	0.0315168	0.1200700
VENUS	2105-03-05 19:22	> 1 w	0.0337942	0.0276821	0.0886918
EARTH	2109-09-12 06:49	> 1 d	0.1895044	0.1100175	0.1892961
EARTH	2121-01-27 15:47	> 1 w	0.0784332	0.0318115	0.3460457
EARTH	2126-09-22 06:54	> 1 w	0.1317072	0.1095303	0.1643575

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
275.97516193	26.80938194	0.03033735	MINIMUM
83.61089508	253.90577065	0.10868822	MINIMUM
0.46829368	140.26125233	0.47382622	SADDLE
179.33511938	320.66369455	0.56654977	SADDLE
1.51523887	322.09934483	1.53165640	SADDLE
181.06317238	141.69646031	2.55176604	MAXIMUM

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