Asteroids

2023QF5 help

Last update: 2025-08-03 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.888

Aphelion (Q)

2.346

Eccentricity (e)

0.451

Inclination (i)

25.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

751.1

Earth MOID

0.00578

U parameter

0.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-03-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10043

15024639

Maximum Brightness

16.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.3

mag

Diameter

600 - 1300*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-08-21

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.617060

1-sigma variation

4.374E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.451053

1-sigma variation

2.029E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

25.3127

1-sigma variation

1.563E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

350.1929

1-sigma variation

2.448E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

129.6197

1-sigma variation

3.463E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

242.45205

1-sigma variation

0.00002

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.887681

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.346440

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.802225

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.006742

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005782

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

751.0827

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.91340E-15	-4.96655E-15	9.79160E-14	5.38522E-14	-5.72339E-13	-4.74742E-13
e	-4.96655E-15	4.11727E-14	-4.98063E-13	-1.38420E-13	4.18557E-12	1.63961E-12
i	9.79160E-14	-4.98063E-13	2.44246E-10	2.45514E-10	-2.43297E-10	-2.62346E-11
Ω	5.38522E-14	-1.38420E-13	2.45514E-10	5.99430E-10	-4.73465E-10	-4.36954E-11
ω	-5.72339E-13	4.18557E-12	-2.43297E-10	-4.73465E-10	1.19905E-9	-1.96585E-11
M	-4.74742E-13	1.63961E-12	-2.62346E-11	-4.36954E-11	-1.96585E-11	2.69652E-10

Date of computation: 2025-08-03 12:46 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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.288

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

600 - 1300*

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

4033

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.534574

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-07-18.20434

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-08-02.61259

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

118 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023QF5 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	1956-03-14 15:32	< 1 min	0.0741852	0.0741519	0.0000111
EARTH	1991-02-26 17:22	< 1 min	0.1772220	0.1771979	0.0000080
EARTH	1993-03-20 12:07	< 1 min	0.1746041	0.1745813	0.0000076
EARTH	2028-03-03 17:45	< 1 min	0.1004335	0.1004286	0.0000016
EARTH	2065-03-04 21:30	< 1 min	0.0872287	0.0872042	0.0000082
EARTH	2104-03-17 05:45	< 1 min	0.1019875	0.1019851	0.0000008

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
31.99701412	66.74280956	0.00578223	MINIMUM
307.81900192	298.44714012	0.41167749	MINIMUM
330.48855903	331.01088466	0.42813575	SADDLE
172.56298662	195.87826066	1.43371929	SADDLE
354.96428938	191.79379638	1.87344820	SADDLE
183.56405581	22.81401591	3.29354549	MAXIMUM

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