Asteroids

2023RZ9 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.037

Aphelion (Q)

1.791

Eccentricity (e)

0.267

Inclination (i)

8.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

614.2

Earth MOID

0.03058

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2060-09-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04603

6885980

Maximum Brightness

21.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-09-12

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

1.414152

1-sigma variation

0.000773

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.266688

1-sigma variation

0.000374

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.6695

1-sigma variation

0.0092

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

169.5210

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

184.2067

1-sigma variation

0.0051

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

106.18994

1-sigma variation

0.37903

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.037014

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.791289

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.795364

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.030584

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030578

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

614.2460

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.97556E-7	2.88742E-7	7.12409E-6	-5.40389E-7	-3.88441E-6	-2.92996E-4
e	2.88742E-7	1.39522E-7	3.44238E-6	-2.61118E-7	-1.87679E-6	-1.41577E-4
i	7.12409E-6	3.44238E-6	8.49370E-5	-6.44290E-6	-4.63353E-5	-3.49309E-3
Ω	-5.40389E-7	-2.61118E-7	-6.44290E-6	4.88769E-7	3.51464E-6	2.64964E-4
ω	-3.88441E-6	-1.87679E-6	-4.63353E-5	3.51464E-6	2.55314E-5	1.90446E-3
M	-2.92996E-4	-1.41577E-4	-3.49309E-3	2.64964E-4	1.90446E-3	1.43663E-1

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

[-]

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

26.815

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

12 - 26*

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

777

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

1.09814

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-09-09.260702

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-09-15.20513

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

13 (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

[-]

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 2023RZ9 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	1976-08-22 14:43	> 1 w	0.1396121	0.0078731	0.1919121
EARTH	1981-09-17 00:40	> 1 w	0.0421075	0.0278775	0.1104412
EARTH	2023-09-15 01:09	< 1 min	0.0334488	0.0333307	0.0000394
EARTH	2060-09-17 19:53	> 1 w	0.0460299	0.0270130	0.1126840
EARTH	2092-09-29 08:06	> 1 d	0.1167622	0.0083429	0.0361505
EARTH	2119-09-08 10:19	> 1 w	0.0467322	0.0269697	0.1100006

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
356.84515293	248.17511872	0.03156532	MINIMUM
178.57492019	69.87109661	0.79673497	SADDLE
357.03131095	68.40815541	2.03128410	SADDLE
178.15743283	249.55240660	2.79636455	MAXIMUM

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