Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-02-19 13:28 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.942

Aphelion (Q)

1.881

Eccentricity (e)

0.333

Inclination (i)

21.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

612.5

Earth MOID

0.05847

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-04-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18575

27788547

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.9

mag

Diameter

40 - 100*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-03-20

Observatory

MAP, San Pedro de Atacama

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.411499

1-sigma variation

0.001454

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.332969

1-sigma variation

0.000686

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.2747

1-sigma variation

0.0279

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

179.5455

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

58.1634

1-sigma variation

0.0262

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

67.18494

1-sigma variation

0.64063

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.941514

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.881484

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.071389

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.519077

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.058468

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

612.5184

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.11390E-6	9.97351E-7	4.05437E-5	2.98207E-6	-3.80764E-5	-9.31423E-4
e	9.97351E-7	4.70557E-7	1.91288E-5	1.40696E-6	-1.79642E-5	-4.39451E-4
i	4.05437E-5	1.91288E-5	7.77613E-4	5.71951E-5	-7.30279E-4	-1.78643E-2
Ω	2.98207E-6	1.40696E-6	5.71951E-5	4.20685E-6	-5.37141E-5	-1.31395E-3
ω	-3.80764E-5	-1.79642E-5	-7.30279E-4	-5.37141E-5	6.85993E-4	1.67771E-2
M	-9.31423E-4	-4.39451E-4	-1.78643E-2	-1.31395E-3	1.67771E-2	4.10401E-1

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 13:28 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

23.919

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 - 100*

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

775

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.616091

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-03-20.1892

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-03-30.442412

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

73 (4)

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 2023FX2 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	1971-03-19 08:17	> 1 w	0.1556202	0.0528280	0.4234204
EARTH	1976-03-26 23:59	> 1 w	0.0786409	0.0566614	0.2747767
EARTH	2023-03-24 14:21	< 1 min	0.0630475	0.0627802	0.0000891
EARTH	2028-04-01 12:01	> 1 d	0.1857550	0.0572563	0.0472322
EARTH	2070-03-18 07:02	> 1 w	0.1823857	0.0533515	0.3909277
EARTH	2075-03-26 23:03	> 1 w	0.0666137	0.0595021	0.1888546
EARTH	2122-03-24 07:36	> 1 mo	0.0822622	0.0599294	0.9056018

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
321.11586089	81.53178848	0.05883750	MINIMUM
62.66467621	219.77415596	0.31870067	MINIMUM
24.52555889	169.96541116	0.37027944	SADDLE
189.86296447	321.58000639	0.99746251	SADDLE
6.17032172	322.39037144	1.90275375	SADDLE
177.43003807	132.53055995	2.86120619	MAXIMUM

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