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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.705

Aphelion (Q)

1.319

Eccentricity (e)

0.303

Inclination (i)

0.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

372.0

Earth MOID

0.00076

U parameter

2.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-05-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18702

27977737

Maximum Brightness

26.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.8

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-10

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

1.012279

1-sigma variation

2.400E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.303397

1-sigma variation

0.000004

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.9101

1-sigma variation

1.267E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

268.4550

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

254.2410

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

276.65970

1-sigma variation

0.00007

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.705157

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.319401

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.014992

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.135610

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000761

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

372.0048

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

2.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.76201E-14	9.74836E-13	2.74214E-12	2.87816E-11	3.37863E-11	-1.52669E-11
e	9.74836E-13	1.65112E-11	4.64923E-11	4.80231E-10	5.78821E-10	-2.56576E-10
i	2.74214E-12	4.64923E-11	1.60462E-10	-2.14786E-10	3.18568E-9	-7.05527E-10
Ω	2.87816E-11	4.80231E-10	-2.14786E-10	1.04345E-7	-7.23695E-8	-9.38473E-9
ω	3.37863E-11	5.78821E-10	3.18568E-9	-7.23695E-8	1.08421E-7	-7.23702E-9
M	-1.52669E-11	-2.56576E-10	-7.05527E-10	-9.38473E-9	-7.23702E-9	4.31778E-9

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

[-]

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

25.845

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

18 - 40*

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

355

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

323

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.479102

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-10.318213

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-10-30.273602

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

56 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023VC7 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	1963-11-16 16:34	11.1	0.1404287	0.1396816	0.0002490
EARTH	1964-11-20 08:57	20.0	0.0299048	0.0286850	0.0004074
EARTH	1965-11-23 03:22	< 1 min	0.0701205	0.0688676	0.0004177
EARTH	1966-11-09 09:28	165.1	0.1658003	0.1648703	0.0003100
EARTH	1975-06-30 15:01	2.5	0.1536158	0.1536060	0.0000033
EARTH	1976-06-20 19:45	< 1 min	0.0586092	0.0584616	0.0000492
EARTH	1977-06-23 17:35	3.8	0.0338117	0.0335436	0.0000894
EARTH	1978-06-28 03:35	4.5	0.1376341	0.1373434	0.0000969
EARTH	2021-11-14 17:57	< 1 min	0.1830368	0.1830229	0.0000046
EARTH	2022-11-19 10:52	< 1 min	0.0765879	0.0765813	0.0000022
EARTH	2023-11-23 07:46	< 1 min	0.0272598	0.0272582	0.0000005
EARTH	2024-11-17 11:51	< 1 min	0.1393427	0.1393345	0.0000027
EARTH	2032-05-21 11:34	4.1	0.1870196	0.1870162	0.0000011
EARTH	2032-07-07 05:34	1.5	0.1784716	0.1784675	0.0000014
EARTH	2033-06-20 16:36	< 1 min	0.0739618	0.0739487	0.0000044
EARTH	2034-06-23 21:52	1.0	0.0345038	0.0344852	0.0000062
EARTH	2035-06-29 01:00	< 1 min	0.1539879	0.1539708	0.0000057
VENUS	2048-07-06 13:22	1.2	0.0448219	0.0448182	0.0000012
EARTH	2073-11-16 08:20	< 1 min	0.1553079	0.1552502	0.0000192
EARTH	2074-11-21 13:45	< 1 min	0.0331200	0.0330637	0.0000188
EARTH	2075-11-24 15:46	< 1 min	0.0791368	0.0791012	0.0000119
EARTH	2076-11-04 12:29	1.9	0.1836384	0.1836294	0.0000030
EARTH	2076-12-28 11:55	2.8	0.1913960	0.1913855	0.0000035
EARTH	2084-06-21 16:22	5.1	0.1125439	0.1123793	0.0000549
EARTH	2085-06-22 22:03	2.3	0.0042739	0.0041107	0.0000547
VENUS	2087-05-20 16:03	439.6	0.0499029	0.0493646	0.0002490
EARTH	2109-11-24 02:32	1163.3	0.0711117	0.0119082	0.0199203
EARTH	2110-11-26 16:38	> 1 d	0.1282501	0.0728342	0.0184812
EARTH	2115-07-03 15:10	> 1 d	0.1663460	0.1338045	0.0108472
EARTH	2116-06-24 23:14	759.6	0.0321844	0.0025299	0.0110317

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
90.68603226	168.60872568	0.00064016	MINIMUM
274.63355790	317.92942540	0.00765976	MINIMUM
3.76643872	64.44026007	0.28737780	SADDLE
182.02803897	242.59495593	0.31217012	SADDLE
3.79328066	244.45990716	1.71260187	SADDLE
181.95846961	62.53424398	2.31134188	MAXIMUM

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