Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.932

Aphelion (Q)

1.820

Eccentricity (e)

0.323

Inclination (i)

27.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

589.4

Earth MOID

0.05968

U parameter

8.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-01-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15992

23923531

Maximum Brightness

22.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.4

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-01-21

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

1.375790

1-sigma variation

0.004621

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.322892

1-sigma variation

0.002164

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

26.9546

1-sigma variation

0.1044

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

120.1094

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

57.9232

1-sigma variation

0.1335

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

242.78119

1-sigma variation

2.95280

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.931558

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.820022

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.067554

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.470147

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.059681

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

589.4227

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.13558E-5	1.00022E-5	4.82456E-4	3.16346E-5	-6.16700E-4	-1.36456E-2
e	1.00022E-5	4.68484E-6	2.25971E-4	1.48173E-5	-2.88767E-4	-6.39104E-3
i	4.82456E-4	2.25971E-4	1.08996E-2	7.14701E-4	-1.39296E-2	-3.08272E-1
Ω	3.16346E-5	1.48173E-5	7.14701E-4	4.68645E-5	-9.13243E-4	-2.02134E-2
ω	-6.16700E-4	-2.88767E-4	-1.39296E-2	-9.13243E-4	1.78293E-2	3.94040E-1
M	-1.36456E-2	-6.39104E-3	-3.08272E-1	-2.02134E-2	3.94040E-1	8.71900E0

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

[-]

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

24.351

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

40 - 80*

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

1004

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.58645

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-01-15.507688

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-01-21.888206

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

18 (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:*

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Close Approaches for 2023BR 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	1952-01-20 01:51	> 1 mo	0.1223147	0.0573289	1.4169450
EARTH	1981-01-29 07:09	> 1 mo	0.1992581	0.0535931	1.2026159
EARTH	2002-01-25 15:18	> 1 w	0.0867386	0.0592686	0.4771618
EARTH	2023-01-23 00:30	< 1 min	0.0642072	0.0633960	0.0002704
EARTH	2044-01-18 19:18	> 1 w	0.1599189	0.0568346	0.6104517
EARTH	2073-01-27 23:50	> 1 mo	0.1526978	0.0573216	1.1481320
EARTH	2094-01-24 07:44	> 1 mo	0.0631622	0.0606285	0.3800202
EARTH	2115-01-21 19:47	> 1 mo	0.1099534	0.0598109	2.7420005

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
319.54077881	20.61612658	0.05989440	MINIMUM
75.15231942	172.50341144	0.34466015	MINIMUM
25.85212825	110.79472746	0.46186221	SADDLE
195.53566841	265.23512475	0.99185631	SADDLE
9.55990718	265.93904001	1.89124261	SADDLE
175.04450085	69.60270593	2.76684866	MAXIMUM

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