Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.229

Aphelion (Q)

4.882

Eccentricity (e)

0.598

Inclination (i)

13.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1950.6

Earth MOID

0.24084

U parameter

8.9

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)

23.6

mag

Diameter

50 - 110*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-07

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

3.055251

1-sigma variation

0.033804

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.597893

1-sigma variation

0.004038

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.5078

1-sigma variation

0.0626

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

52.0294

1-sigma variation

0.0078

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

348.6990

1-sigma variation

0.0070

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

101.06149

1-sigma variation

1.67574

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.228537

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.881965

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.248131

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

3.735201

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.240835

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1950.6024

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.14271E-3	1.36517E-4	2.11547E-3	-2.65150E-4	-1.45690E-4	-5.66467E-2
e	1.36517E-4	1.63094E-5	2.52731E-4	-3.16771E-5	-1.74151E-5	-6.76745E-3
i	2.11547E-3	2.52731E-4	3.91632E-3	-4.90878E-4	-2.70149E-4	-1.04868E-1
Ω	-2.65150E-4	-3.16771E-5	-4.90878E-4	6.15409E-5	3.44538E-5	1.31439E-2
ω	-1.45690E-4	-1.74151E-5	-2.70149E-4	3.44538E-5	4.84008E-5	7.21604E-3
M	-5.66467E-2	-6.76745E-3	-1.04868E-1	1.31439E-2	7.21604E-3	2.80810E0

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

23.581

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

50 - 110*

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

536

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.498499

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-07.318768

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-22.15211

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2023VB4 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
JUPITER	1994-06-21 03:48	> 1 mo	0.5121959	0.4975038	0.1155341
JUPITER	2053-11-08 15:34	> 1 mo	0.5937082	0.3177995	0.5351098
JUPITER	2101-05-09 06:50	> 1 mo	0.6799413	0.2648685	2.1341814

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
1.58659593	302.88699205	0.24067857	MINIMUM
358.62429169	117.18402800	2.23446473	SADDLE
179.55622049	118.75207028	3.87508017	SADDLE
179.91057709	298.92841933	5.87194063	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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