Asteroids

2023UH2 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.026

Aphelion (Q)

3.921

Eccentricity (e)

0.585

Inclination (i)

1.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1421.1

Earth MOID

0.05011

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2054-12-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10108

15121682

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

28 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-10-18

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

2.473684

1-sigma variation

0.001476

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.585204

1-sigma variation

0.000241

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.7853

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

328.3274

1-sigma variation

0.0030

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

97.2848

1-sigma variation

0.0027

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

133.61092

1-sigma variation

0.11933

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.026074

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.921294

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.743855

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.527074

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.050112

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1421.0677

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.17782E-6	3.56097E-7	9.33409E-7	4.35072E-6	-3.90759E-6	-1.76099E-4
e	3.56097E-7	5.82257E-8	1.52622E-7	7.11351E-7	-6.38885E-7	-2.87941E-5
i	9.33409E-7	1.52622E-7	4.00103E-7	1.86744E-6	-1.67794E-6	-7.54756E-5
Ω	4.35072E-6	7.11351E-7	1.86744E-6	8.86967E-6	-8.01142E-6	-3.51795E-4
ω	-3.90759E-6	-6.38885E-7	-1.67794E-6	-8.01142E-6	7.25039E-6	3.15962E-4
M	-1.76099E-4	-2.87941E-5	-7.54756E-5	-3.51795E-4	3.15962E-4	1.42394E-2

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

[-]

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

24.884

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

28 - 60*

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

545

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.511127

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-10-16.279644

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-13.157

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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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Close Approaches for 2023UH2 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	1952-11-15 13:58	> 1 mo	0.1527524	0.0378626	0.1332878
EARTH	1956-11-15 12:55	> 1 mo	0.1569801	0.0377547	0.1409757
EARTH	1960-11-11 03:08	> 1 mo	0.1608266	0.0363182	0.1840225
EARTH	2023-11-12 03:46	< 1 min	0.0645351	0.0644643	0.0000236
EARTH	2054-12-26 11:53	> 1 w	0.1010822	0.0301617	0.1345268
EARTH	2085-12-17 06:09	> 1 w	0.0582572	0.0312180	0.0472189

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
359.44167578	323.19414288	0.05030740	MINIMUM
359.18755270	142.71891250	2.03841029	SADDLE
179.78894112	143.46620992	2.90756473	SADDLE
179.79967460	323.47578446	4.90576027	MAXIMUM

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