Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.862

Aphelion (Q)

1.039

Eccentricity (e)

0.093

Inclination (i)

17.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

338.6

Earth MOID

0.04106

U parameter

6.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-09-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15931

23832261

Maximum Brightness

29.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.7

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-03-17

Observatory

GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto

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

0.950650

1-sigma variation

0.000030

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.093047

1-sigma variation

0.000015

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

17.3846

1-sigma variation

0.0157

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

172.8283

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

164.6168

1-sigma variation

0.0206

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

17.42100

1-sigma variation

0.03521

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.862195

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.039105

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.041490

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.141226

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.041057

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

338.5552

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.20161E-10	4.50117E-10	4.77159E-7	2.98129E-8	-6.24306E-7	-1.06735E-6
e	4.50117E-10	2.24193E-10	2.34519E-7	1.46432E-8	-3.07081E-7	-5.19952E-7
i	4.77159E-7	2.34519E-7	2.47768E-4	1.54792E-5	-3.24143E-4	-5.52964E-4
Ω	2.98129E-8	1.46432E-8	1.54792E-5	9.67229E-7	-2.02465E-5	-3.45569E-5
ω	-6.24306E-7	-3.07081E-7	-3.24143E-4	-2.02465E-5	4.24454E-4	7.23054E-4
M	-1.06735E-6	-5.19952E-7	-5.52964E-4	-3.45569E-5	7.23054E-4	1.23949E-3

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

[-]

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

24.664

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

30 - 70*

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

1118

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.43022

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-03-13.42095

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-03-26.45279

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

69 (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

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Close Approaches for 2023FE 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
EARTH	1958-10-08 17:40	> 1 d	0.1777999	0.1642827	0.0053088
EARTH	1959-03-11 19:43	653.7	0.0863028	0.0635634	0.0082853
EARTH	1971-09-24 17:36	> 1 d	0.1409381	0.1393485	0.0009291
EARTH	1972-03-15 03:55	278.2	0.0464409	0.0416056	0.0025157
EARTH	1984-09-07 00:56	> 1 d	0.1564808	0.1502238	0.0025211
EARTH	1985-03-18 18:01	162.0	0.1428921	0.1240291	0.0063697
EARTH	1997-03-07 00:06	413.5	0.1606937	0.1445919	0.0054350
EARTH	2009-10-05 11:13	927.4	0.1670781	0.1623778	0.0016787
EARTH	2010-03-12 12:41	235.6	0.0697011	0.0620770	0.0026682
EARTH	2022-09-25 04:18	86.4	0.1418971	0.1417202	0.0000597
EARTH	2023-03-15 18:03	< 1 min	0.0439228	0.0438101	0.0000375
EARTH	2035-09-06 17:07	1060.8	0.1593088	0.1555299	0.0013689
EARTH	2036-03-18 14:54	99.1	0.1503017	0.1396198	0.0035846
EARTH	2048-03-07 10:18	406.2	0.1501804	0.1328837	0.0058455
EARTH	2060-10-04 23:57	> 1 d	0.1663051	0.1577068	0.0033159
EARTH	2061-03-12 08:29	467.2	0.0689588	0.0541441	0.0055829
EARTH	2073-09-28 03:18	> 1 d	0.1471117	0.1430120	0.0018023
EARTH	2074-03-14 14:49	362.6	0.0429148	0.0420300	0.0012768
EARTH	2086-09-21 18:37	> 1 d	0.1388799	0.1387406	0.0007357
EARTH	2087-03-16 12:25	781.3	0.0551520	0.0426968	0.0103312
EARTH	2099-09-06 16:33	> 1 d	0.1594375	0.1477767	0.0117826
EARTH	2100-03-19 16:26	777.2	0.1479061	0.0698062	0.0294553
EARTH	2112-03-06 20:44	> 1 d	0.1744639	0.0869615	0.0334362
EARTH	2124-10-11 13:28	> 1 d	0.1862839	0.1583113	0.0180710
EARTH	2125-03-11 09:45	> 1 d	0.1028315	0.0515389	0.0280577

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
198.07486574	71.68368968	0.03977355	MINIMUM
17.84861193	256.64233340	0.13989859	MINIMUM
101.65593621	343.36476199	0.29537569	SADDLE
293.71286875	164.74482060	0.30860373	SADDLE
338.10375553	34.12188619	1.84664098	SADDLE
179.11020035	235.24778441	2.04783931	MAXIMUM

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