Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-04-09 08:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.124

Aphelion (Q)

4.026

Eccentricity (e)

0.563

Inclination (i)

30.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1509.3

Earth MOID

0.26729

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.7

mag

Diameter

120 - 270*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-09-18

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

2.575022

1-sigma variation

0.001508

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.563354

1-sigma variation

0.000238

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

30.0255

1-sigma variation

0.0082

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

3.9275

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

304.4954

1-sigma variation

0.0037

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

156.48874

1-sigma variation

0.13832

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.124373

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.025671

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.330562

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.583994

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.267292

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1509.2801

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.27555E-6	3.58594E-7	1.23049E-5	2.91712E-6	5.48806E-6	-2.08659E-4
e	3.58594E-7	5.65326E-8	1.93585E-6	4.58643E-7	8.63372E-7	-3.28825E-5
i	1.23049E-5	1.93585E-6	6.70283E-5	1.59309E-5	2.98218E-5	-1.12818E-3
Ω	2.91712E-6	4.58643E-7	1.59309E-5	3.79051E-6	7.08542E-6	-2.67448E-4
ω	5.48806E-6	8.63372E-7	2.98218E-5	7.08542E-6	1.34178E-5	-5.03215E-4
M	-2.08659E-4	-3.28825E-5	-1.12818E-3	-2.67448E-4	-5.03215E-4	1.91333E-2

Date of computation: 2025-04-09 08:00 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

[-]

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

21.674

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

120 - 270*

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

618

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.389286

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-09-18.360103

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-10-14.33158

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
22.13922538	249.91638655	0.26920343	MINIMUM
355.05934885	20.96697196	2.05755597	SADDLE
176.52982730	28.52573901	3.15872919	SADDLE
182.04926804	211.56159488	4.96967375	MAXIMUM

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