Asteroids

2023QF5 help

Last update: 2026-04-05 06:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.888

Aphelion (Q)

2.347

Eccentricity (e)

0.451

Inclination (i)

25.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

751.1

Earth MOID

0.00501

U parameter

0.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.2

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.617047

1-sigma variation

1.816E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.451117

1-sigma variation

1.262E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

25.3132

1-sigma variation

1.361E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

350.1914

1-sigma variation

2.053E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

129.6262

1-sigma variation

2.849E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

338.31683

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.887570

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.346523

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.801379

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005843

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005013

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

751.0731

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.29936E-16	-5.28699E-16	2.96074E-14	1.86441E-14	-1.02950E-13	-2.94419E-14
e	-5.28699E-16	1.59201E-14	-1.36285E-13	1.03218E-13	2.13087E-12	-4.52560E-14
i	2.96074E-14	-1.36285E-13	1.85156E-10	2.03038E-10	-1.55198E-10	-1.91774E-11
Ω	1.86441E-14	1.03218E-13	2.03038E-10	4.21405E-10	-3.27213E-10	-1.52845E-11
ω	-1.02950E-13	2.13087E-12	-1.55198E-10	-3.27213E-10	8.11764E-10	-1.22599E-10
M	-2.94419E-14	-4.52560E-14	-1.91774E-11	-1.52845E-11	-1.22599E-10	8.10789E-11

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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

[-]

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

18.232

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

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

4202

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.547523

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

2026-01-18.533533

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

243 (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

[-]

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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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023QF5 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	1956-03-14 15:32	< 1 min	0.0741883	0.0741744	0.0000046
EARTH	1991-02-26 17:22	< 1 min	0.1772195	0.1772089	0.0000035
EARTH	1993-03-20 12:07	< 1 min	0.1746066	0.1745965	0.0000034
EARTH	2028-03-03 17:45	< 1 min	0.1004335	0.1004316	0.0000006
EARTH	2065-03-04 21:29	< 1 min	0.0872312	0.0872207	0.0000035
EARTH	2104-03-17 05:45	< 1 min	0.1019870	0.1019852	0.0000006

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
32.02488629	67.65894325	0.00501305	MINIMUM
307.77687302	299.36195612	0.41161303	MINIMUM
330.47006001	331.92773822	0.42808716	SADDLE
172.56547165	196.82951333	1.43233940	SADDLE
355.01943426	192.78637438	1.87509847	SADDLE
183.59373603	23.78297453	3.29372525	MAXIMUM

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