Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-03-29 00:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.599

Aphelion (Q)

2.105

Eccentricity (e)

0.557

Inclination (i)

11.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

574.0

Earth MOID

0.00055

U parameter

6.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-11-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0064

957343

Maximum Brightness

18.3

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

11 - 24*

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

1.351699

1-sigma variation

0.000060

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.557139

1-sigma variation

0.000028

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.8501

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

46.0154

1-sigma variation

7.468E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

95.9192

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

307.38832

1-sigma variation

0.01961

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.598614

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.104783

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.001632

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.127491

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000551

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

574.0086

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.58245E-9	1.65453E-9	3.73119E-8	4.45807E-10	-1.60420E-8	-1.17343E-6
e	1.65453E-9	7.64548E-10	1.72498E-8	2.05748E-10	-7.34747E-9	-5.41937E-7
i	3.73119E-8	1.72498E-8	3.89611E-7	4.63130E-9	-1.64488E-7	-1.22214E-5
Ω	4.45807E-10	2.05748E-10	4.63130E-9	5.57675E-11	-2.01766E-9	-1.46026E-7
ω	-1.60420E-8	-7.34747E-9	-1.64488E-7	-2.01766E-9	8.08472E-8	5.25513E-6
M	-1.17343E-6	-5.41937E-7	-1.22214E-5	-1.46026E-7	5.25513E-6	3.84359E-4

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

26.964

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

11 - 24*

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

509

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.814489

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-06.40242

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-08.660703

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

90 (4)

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 2023VD3 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	1952-05-26 09:39	> 1 mo	0.1756343	0.0423371	1.9643924
EARTH	1960-05-18 21:08	> 1 mo	0.0474709	0.0393242	0.7879054
EARTH	1964-11-17 12:40	> 1 mo	0.1644045	0.0086124	1.0021019
EARTH	1968-05-13 17:21	> 1 mo	0.0742764	0.0406867	0.4929993
VENUS	1969-11-20 04:47	> 1 mo	0.0320938	0.0311089	0.1081836
EARTH	1972-11-11 12:42	> 1 w	0.0695672	0.0038069	0.3040564
EARTH	1976-05-07 06:03	> 1 w	0.1564171	0.0496469	0.1454324
EARTH	1980-11-07 00:24	> 1 d	0.0175989	0.0026036	0.0559788
VENUS	2004-12-14 21:17	856.8	0.0298575	0.0298495	0.0001728
EARTH	2011-05-26 13:58	356.8	0.1561378	0.1416241	0.0048607
EARTH	2019-05-15 02:43	179.2	0.0717628	0.0670145	0.0016158
EARTH	2023-11-08 17:42	< 1 s	0.0032800	0.0032795	0.0000002
EARTH	2034-11-09 00:55	326.9	0.0063994	0.0000236	0.0045214
EARTH	2049-05-19 01:11	> 1 w	0.0463924	0.0462129	0.0331963
EARTH	2053-11-01 23:48	> 1 mo	0.1351370	0.0006726	0.6793442
EARTH	2068-05-09 15:11	> 1 mo	0.1443222	0.0520069	1.2229694
EARTH	2083-11-17 02:25	> 1 mo	0.1437849	0.0021447	1.4421045
EARTH	2098-05-27 22:35	> 1 mo	0.1682424	0.0511170	0.8569184
EARTH	2102-11-11 17:14	> 1 mo	0.0331800	0.0025073	0.6785399
EARTH	2117-05-29 19:27	> 1 mo	0.1893555	0.0529664	2.1151201
EARTH	2121-11-14 21:14	> 1 mo	0.0954185	0.0020586	3.0968548

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
298.73046340	304.89943939	0.00017638	MINIMUM
61.73604811	135.63984829	0.04741855	MINIMUM
0.53447002	40.16603379	0.41861056	SADDLE
180.09001178	220.56185382	1.13262790	SADDLE
1.33582065	221.63975982	1.60338911	SADDLE
180.57948694	40.82216113	3.07726876	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2023VD3

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE/σ	IP	Exp. energy	PS
2034-11-08.715	64274.715	-1.419	0.68 ± 0.000	1.06E2	2.58E-3	5.48E-4	-2.62
2038-11-08.701	65735.701	-1.471	1.14 ± 0.000	1.70E6	1.80E-7	3.83E-8	-6.92
2039-11-08.949	66100.949	-1.262	1.10 ± 0.000	2.79E5	9.53E-7	2.03E-7	-6.22
2098-11-08.489	87650.489	-1.452	0.21 ± 0.000	1.79E7	1.81E-8	3.84E-9	-8.63


Based on 90 optical observations (of which 4 are rejected as outliers) from 2023/11/06.402 to 2023/11/08.661.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.18 and 1.18 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20250305 085009.208 UTC.

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