Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.283

Aphelion (Q)

2.312

Eccentricity (e)

0.782

Inclination (i)

35.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

540.0

Earth MOID

0.07668

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2057-09-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07357

11005419

Maximum Brightness

20.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.9

mag

Diameter

110 - 250*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-09-09

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

1.297716

1-sigma variation

0.016996

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.781957

1-sigma variation

0.004035

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

35.7587

1-sigma variation

0.3237

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

5.9421

1-sigma variation

0.0234

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

121.0289

1-sigma variation

0.0939

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

136.91225

1-sigma variation

9.60488

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.282959

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.312473

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.157457

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.639573

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.076682

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

539.9679

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.88865E-4	6.85820E-5	5.50184E-3	-3.93011E-4	-1.59643E-3	-1.63245E-1
e	6.85820E-5	1.62828E-5	1.30618E-3	-9.32609E-5	-3.79032E-4	-3.87574E-2
i	5.50184E-3	1.30618E-3	1.04806E-1	-7.49925E-3	-3.04036E-2	-3.10922E0
Ω	-3.93011E-4	-9.32609E-5	-7.49925E-3	5.46490E-4	2.16970E-3	2.22099E-1
ω	-1.59643E-3	-3.79032E-4	-3.04036E-2	2.16970E-3	8.82331E-3	9.02185E-1
M	-1.63245E-1	-3.87574E-2	-3.10922E0	2.22099E-1	9.02185E-1	9.22537E1

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

21.908

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

110 - 250*

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

785

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.558579

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-09-09.553668

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-09-13.599135

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023RP6 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	1955-09-28 20:55	> 1 mo	0.1439783	0.0846378	6.5314982
EARTH	1958-09-17 11:18	> 1 mo	0.1632850	0.0848412	6.1729756
EARTH	1989-09-24 21:06	> 1 mo	0.0856643	0.0800633	1.2847068
EARTH	2023-09-24 13:19	2.2	0.0769373	0.0750811	0.0006187
MERCURY	2041-08-10 06:43	> 1 mo	0.0496964	0.0463794	1.1624943
EARTH	2057-09-23 09:15	> 1 mo	0.0735667	0.0729904	0.4374228
EARTH	2088-09-30 15:10	> 1 mo	0.1898078	0.0727891	8.7462541
EARTH	2091-09-20 20:31	> 1 mo	0.1067114	0.0708346	7.5325125
MERCURY	2106-08-19 18:36	> 1 mo	0.0452646	0.0440584	5.2931766
EARTH	2122-09-29 18:47	> 1 mo	0.1314462	0.0680178	15.7968677
EARTH	2125-09-18 21:49	> 1 mo	0.1530594	0.0685706	16.3643974

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
289.03780518	259.22666264	0.07637322	MINIMUM
54.15499595	128.88937918	0.50499744	MINIMUM
353.26579655	7.78110359	0.76412065	SADDLE
355.76107623	195.56881710	1.26368733	SADDLE
174.65583199	208.44315282	1.52625541	SADDLE
182.68131447	31.50764932	3.20506783	MAXIMUM

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