Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.917

Aphelion (Q)

2.803

Eccentricity (e)

0.507

Inclination (i)

1.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

926.6

Earth MOID

0.00403

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2055-12-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05392

8067027

Maximum Brightness

28.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

13 - 28*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-01-20

Observatory

Oukaimeden Observatory, Marrakech

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

1.860013

1-sigma variation

0.005183

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.507086

1-sigma variation

0.001454

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.6686

1-sigma variation

0.0039

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

118.3761

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

314.6655

1-sigma variation

0.0086

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

56.55592

1-sigma variation

1.74744

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.916826

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.803199

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.033945

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.131552

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004032

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

926.5572

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.68608E-5	7.53751E-6	2.00006E-5	9.13062E-7	-4.37618E-5	-9.05653E-3
e	7.53751E-6	2.11515E-6	5.61235E-6	2.56581E-7	-1.22880E-5	-2.54138E-3
i	2.00006E-5	5.61235E-6	1.49026E-5	6.91533E-7	-3.25728E-5	-6.74351E-3
Ω	9.13062E-7	2.56581E-7	6.91533E-7	5.72361E-8	-1.61855E-6	-3.07833E-4
ω	-4.37618E-5	-1.22880E-5	-3.25728E-5	-1.61855E-6	7.37451E-5	1.47545E-2
M	-9.05653E-3	-2.54138E-3	-6.74351E-3	-3.07833E-4	1.47545E-2	3.05354E0

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

26.607

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

13 - 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

960

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.44733

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-01-20.04149

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-01-28.26094

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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 2023BP 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	1954-12-19 02:42	> 1 mo	0.0612618	0.0034493	0.5446121
EARTH	1960-01-22 21:24	> 1 mo	0.0961039	0.0030228	1.7932806
MARS	1977-05-10 19:27	> 1 w	0.0146225	0.0139951	0.1215637
EARTH	2012-10-10 06:42	> 1 w	0.1360890	0.0291780	0.2171442
EARTH	2017-11-11 00:23	> 1 mo	0.0556484	0.0308636	0.0565005
EARTH	2023-01-13 02:58	< 1 min	0.0131271	0.0130252	0.0000340
MARS	2046-02-19 15:03	> 1 w	0.0170967	0.0036723	0.4332902
7 Iris	2049-11-15 10:33	> 1 mo	0.0129067	0.0095598	0.0902629
EARTH	2055-12-25 04:19	> 1 mo	0.0539247	0.0015118	0.1444176
MARS	2058-03-25 13:53	> 1 d	0.0495496	0.0122673	0.1502818
EARTH	2088-10-10 02:30	> 1 mo	0.1551184	0.0297331	1.6679937
EARTH	2094-01-01 16:24	> 1 mo	0.0368504	0.0024502	1.1460105

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
21.80611815	7.91490635	0.00399371	MINIMUM
336.82168468	292.23151358	0.02879005	MINIMUM
358.51751054	328.75844520	0.07184996	SADDLE
179.69320947	150.48599880	1.78930269	SADDLE
359.09229697	149.76260863	1.93085510	SADDLE
179.73539706	330.51494669	3.78869248	MAXIMUM

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