Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.695

Aphelion (Q)

3.302

Eccentricity (e)

0.652

Inclination (i)

6.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1031.7

Earth MOID

0.00187

U parameter

8.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-09-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05752

8604993

Maximum Brightness

20.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-03-14

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

1.998226

1-sigma variation

0.005197

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.652378

1-sigma variation

0.000997

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.6636

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

342.2914

1-sigma variation

0.0375

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

102.9824

1-sigma variation

0.0303

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

2.22796

1-sigma variation

1.26318

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.694628

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.301823

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.335796

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.008886

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001871

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1031.7280

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.70107E-5	5.17896E-6	-2.05151E-6	-1.94625E-4	1.54773E-4	-6.56501E-3
e	5.17896E-6	9.93555E-7	-3.82767E-7	-3.72634E-5	2.95456E-5	-1.25876E-3
i	-2.05151E-6	-3.82767E-7	3.60059E-7	1.58064E-5	-1.42400E-5	4.98503E-4
Ω	-1.94625E-4	-3.72634E-5	1.58064E-5	1.40753E-3	-1.12776E-3	4.73034E-2
ω	1.54773E-4	2.95456E-5	-1.42400E-5	-1.12776E-3	9.17369E-4	-3.76164E-2
M	-6.56501E-3	-1.25876E-3	4.98503E-4	4.73034E-2	-3.76164E-2	1.59564E0

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

24.103

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 - 90*

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

907

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.555803

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-03-14.237241

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-03-24.37574

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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 2023EH2 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	1952-10-03 05:49	> 1 w	0.0667645	0.0431591	0.1418835
EARTH	2009-02-17 06:48	> 1 mo	0.1313417	0.0014530	0.2403471
EARTH	2023-03-02 19:26	4.5	0.0073968	0.0073630	0.0000113
EARTH	2025-09-28 15:09	> 1 d	0.0575208	0.0500892	0.0303696
1 Ceres	2084-06-01 08:02	> 1 d	0.0108396	0.0101760	0.0501393
EARTH	2105-03-10 18:55	> 1 w	0.1232547	0.0044499	0.3285333
EARTH	2107-10-14 00:03	> 1 mo	0.1363158	0.0547207	0.3225438
1 Ceres	2121-04-04 14:36	> 1 d	0.0064083	0.0034588	0.1953200

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
39.44044052	58.24472551	0.00219746	MINIMUM
319.36214798	265.95626155	0.05020675	MINIMUM
358.91372664	341.14966475	0.30455413	SADDLE
359.40478901	162.21617824	1.70770513	SADDLE
179.81583766	162.93147304	2.29739096	SADDLE
179.95023828	342.99640077	4.28301074	MAXIMUM

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