Asteroids

2023RG16 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.891

Aphelion (Q)

3.669

Eccentricity (e)

0.609

Inclination (i)

0.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1257.7

Earth MOID

0.00397

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2047-12-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13541

20256517

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.5

mag

Diameter

13 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-09-14

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

2.280311

1-sigma variation

0.003163

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.609119

1-sigma variation

0.000573

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.5422

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

57.1710

1-sigma variation

0.0324

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

343.2758

1-sigma variation

0.0315

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

160.62728

1-sigma variation

0.33207

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.891331

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.669292

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.083136

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.439785

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003968

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1257.7363

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.00037E-5	1.81246E-6	9.53539E-7	1.01731E-4	-9.91549E-5	-1.05030E-3
e	1.81246E-6	3.28379E-7	1.72760E-7	1.84317E-5	-1.79649E-5	-1.90292E-4
i	9.53539E-7	1.72760E-7	9.10617E-8	9.65027E-6	-9.40515E-6	-1.00113E-4
Ω	1.01731E-4	1.84317E-5	9.65027E-6	1.04731E-3	-1.02098E-3	-1.06808E-2
ω	-9.91549E-5	-1.79649E-5	-9.40515E-6	-1.02098E-3	9.95322E-4	1.04104E-2
M	-1.05030E-3	-1.90292E-4	-1.00113E-4	-1.06808E-2	1.04104E-2	1.10272E-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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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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

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.507

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

13 - 30*

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

600

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.772923

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-09-09.423955

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-09-17.763691

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

20 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023RG16 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	1958-12-13 09:36	> 1 mo	0.0200603	0.0030276	4.3571821
MARS	1979-02-09 20:39	> 1 mo	0.0337108	0.0329500	0.4160235
EARTH	1999-09-18 09:23	> 1 mo	0.0118261	0.0086699	0.1644062
EARTH	2023-09-18 21:51	< 1 s	0.0092179	0.0091942	0.0000079
EARTH	2047-12-28 06:48	> 1 w	0.1354065	0.0043500	0.2932447
EARTH	2054-09-08 16:12	> 1 w	0.0756545	0.0083128	0.2756167
EARTH	2078-12-06 02:16	> 1 mo	0.0543721	0.0041590	0.3696676
EARTH	2102-12-26 15:31	> 1 w	0.0802428	0.0036485	0.3144158

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
21.08996975	340.26777645	0.00396020	MINIMUM
336.65412937	254.01601981	0.00840965	MINIMUM
358.71901919	296.93279983	0.10107498	SADDLE
358.71888790	116.94744779	1.89806701	SADDLE
179.69160066	118.17503706	2.65773552	SADDLE
179.69760814	298.18178065	4.65683555	MAXIMUM

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