Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.978

Aphelion (Q)

3.988

Eccentricity (e)

0.606

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1429.1

Earth MOID

0.05717

U parameter

8.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2062-02-14

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06153

9204902

Maximum Brightness

18.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

110 - 240*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-01-20

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.483038

1-sigma variation

0.019297

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.606035

1-sigma variation

0.003037

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.7063

1-sigma variation

0.0140

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

253.5267

1-sigma variation

0.0526

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

276.1212

1-sigma variation

0.0387

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

251.84024

1-sigma variation

2.93236

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.978230

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.987846

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.460308

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.693229

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.057169

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1429.1358

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.72367E-4	5.86024E-5	2.69983E-4	1.01419E-3	-7.44969E-4	-5.65853E-2
e	5.86024E-5	9.22273E-6	4.24894E-5	1.59609E-4	-1.17237E-4	-8.90528E-3
i	2.69983E-4	4.24894E-5	1.95752E-4	7.35385E-4	-5.40193E-4	-4.10269E-2
Ω	1.01419E-3	1.59609E-4	7.35385E-4	2.76563E-3	-2.03448E-3	-1.54117E-1
ω	-7.44969E-4	-1.17237E-4	-5.40193E-4	-2.03448E-3	1.49990E-3	1.13206E-1
M	-5.65853E-2	-8.90528E-3	-4.10269E-2	-1.54117E-1	1.13206E-1	8.59876E0

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

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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

22.011

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

110 - 240*

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

959

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.574008

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-01-20.596109

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-02-02.33328

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

30 (1)

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 2023BS1 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	2019-04-23 04:13	> 1 w	0.1474390	0.0561060	0.2478837
EARTH	2023-01-29 03:15	1.0	0.1612623	0.1594230	0.0006131
MARS	2039-01-13 20:21	> 1 mo	0.0498623	0.0236279	0.8168489
EARTH	2062-02-14 23:50	> 1 mo	0.0615310	0.0615286	0.0023208
EARTH	2097-02-02 03:04	> 1 mo	0.0920555	0.0612375	7.5243952

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
11.87928418	90.25479588	0.05744592	MINIMUM
351.81860032	50.23782267	0.06321036	MINIMUM
359.39039603	65.32170256	0.06510715	SADDLE
1.15719447	248.86139752	1.98362152	SADDLE
180.27525243	247.77530648	2.98449213	SADDLE
180.29045407	67.78017144	4.97979536	MAXIMUM

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