Asteroids

2023HU3 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.568

Aphelion (Q)

1.422

Eccentricity (e)

0.429

Inclination (i)

31.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

362.6

Earth MOID

0.01336

U parameter

1.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-04-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12192

18238505

Maximum Brightness

22.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

28 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-04-22

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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

0.995057

1-sigma variation

1.723E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.429272

1-sigma variation

0.000002

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

31.9120

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

210.8145

1-sigma variation

8.254E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

241.1048

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

286.37510

1-sigma variation

0.00012

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.567906

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.422207

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017793

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.322574

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013356

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

362.5520

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.96827E-16	-7.64647E-15	-1.13162E-12	4.11447E-14	5.77532E-13	-1.77046E-13
e	-7.64647E-15	2.65078E-12	9.72027E-11	7.93679E-12	-1.28385E-10	-1.84853E-10
i	-1.13162E-12	9.72027E-11	1.13453E-8	-2.15815E-12	-5.93043E-9	-3.80612E-9
Ω	4.11447E-14	7.93679E-12	-2.15815E-12	6.81322E-11	-2.86929E-10	-8.00848E-10
ω	5.77532E-13	-1.28385E-10	-5.93043E-9	-2.86929E-10	6.50928E-9	8.21888E-9
M	-1.77046E-13	-1.84853E-10	-3.80612E-9	-8.00848E-10	8.21888E-9	1.50275E-8

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

24.89

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

28 - 60*

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

734

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

505

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.616082

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-04-27.20473

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-30.460874

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

64 (2)

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 2023HU3 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	2019-04-26 10:42	< 1 min	0.1764437	0.1764421	0.0000005
EARTH	2020-04-24 00:36	< 1 min	0.1307428	0.1307415	0.0000004
EARTH	2021-04-22 17:54	< 1 min	0.0864166	0.0864158	0.0000003
EARTH	2022-04-21 14:37	< 1 min	0.0445086	0.0445081	0.0000002
EARTH	2023-04-20 16:20	< 1 min	0.0147407	0.0147403	0.0000001
EARTH	2024-04-18 21:56	< 1 min	0.0393434	0.0393428	0.0000002
EARTH	2025-04-18 05:26	< 1 min	0.0795570	0.0795560	0.0000003
EARTH	2026-04-17 17:13	< 1 min	0.1219169	0.1219155	0.0000005
EARTH	2027-04-17 10:14	< 1 min	0.1651014	0.1650996	0.0000006

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
92.74721159	106.83063744	0.01446423	MINIMUM
304.37471889	273.88551156	0.28569948	MINIMUM
15.21420903	12.26288408	0.57689122	SADDLE
200.52349618	180.09322634	0.73311436	SADDLE
7.57614373	178.88448353	1.53691548	SADDLE
172.07206460	339.95639545	2.34313377	MAXIMUM

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