Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.975

Aphelion (Q)

1.473

Eccentricity (e)

0.204

Inclination (i)

23.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

494.7

Earth MOID

0.00943

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-04-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12645

18917118

Maximum Brightness

20.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.7

mag

Diameter

120 - 280*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-04

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.224077

1-sigma variation

0.000191

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.203610

1-sigma variation

0.000096

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

23.9313

1-sigma variation

0.0176

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

46.9955

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

211.1461

1-sigma variation

0.0183

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

102.45012

1-sigma variation

0.19301

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.974842

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.473312

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.429916

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.009733

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009434

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

494.6654

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.62970E-8	1.82270E-8	3.35435E-6	1.94504E-7	3.46801E-6	-3.67682E-5
e	1.82270E-8	9.17060E-9	1.68487E-6	9.76581E-8	1.74702E-6	-1.84726E-5
i	3.35435E-6	1.68487E-6	3.10013E-4	1.79759E-5	3.20551E-4	-3.39801E-3
Ω	1.94504E-7	9.76581E-8	1.79759E-5	1.04258E-6	1.85708E-5	-1.97010E-4
ω	3.46801E-6	1.74702E-6	3.20551E-4	1.85708E-5	3.33674E-4	-3.51666E-3
M	-3.67682E-5	-1.84726E-5	-3.39801E-3	-1.97010E-4	-3.51666E-3	3.72513E-2

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

21.663

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

120 - 280*

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

856

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.547358

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-04.529293

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-12-05.274407

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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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Close Approaches for 2023VA3 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1958-05-03 03:30	812.8	0.0727247	0.0429915	0.0100232
EARTH	1985-05-07 21:03	> 1 d	0.0141537	0.0098550	0.0274034
EARTH	2008-05-14 02:22	> 1 d	0.1107714	0.0477748	0.0213110
EARTH	2027-04-30 11:44	437.0	0.1264531	0.1097938	0.0055589
EARTH	2050-05-07 13:28	> 1 d	0.0093428	0.0092039	0.0056807
MARS	2060-05-28 08:54	> 1 w	0.0451506	0.0448153	0.1071047
EARTH	2073-05-06 19:06	> 1 mo	0.0142247	0.0092628	2.0427383
EARTH	2100-05-03 03:55	> 1 mo	0.0873454	0.0124093	12.3865786
EARTH	2104-05-20 23:39	> 1 mo	0.1945410	0.0305724	12.4741297

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
334.11835682	124.51156213	0.01113991	MINIMUM
110.86486496	281.10862808	0.38133202	MINIMUM
57.36774637	226.24876252	0.43683829	SADDLE
220.35250778	7.96662669	0.61491576	SADDLE
13.06516075	350.12242892	1.94273394	SADDLE
174.00065474	150.32486519	2.47793210	MAXIMUM

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