Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.599

Aphelion (Q)

2.105

Eccentricity (e)

0.557

Inclination (i)

11.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

574.1

Earth MOID

0.00056

U parameter

6.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-11-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00659

985663

Maximum Brightness

18.4

mag

Risk

Object is in risk 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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.351796

1-sigma variation

0.000057

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.557151

1-sigma variation

0.000026

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.8497

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

46.0143

1-sigma variation

8.043E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

95.9196

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

72.81275

1-sigma variation

0.02663

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.598642

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.104949

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.001671

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.129078

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000563

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

574.0702

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.26070E-9	1.50259E-9	3.36561E-8	4.58532E-10	-1.51197E-8	-1.52067E-6
e	1.50259E-9	6.92547E-10	1.55140E-8	2.11260E-10	-6.94939E-9	-7.00753E-7
i	3.36561E-8	1.55140E-8	3.47716E-7	4.72785E-9	-1.55379E-7	-1.56959E-5
Ω	4.58532E-10	2.11260E-10	4.72785E-9	6.46844E-11	-2.13220E-9	-2.13843E-7
ω	-1.51197E-8	-6.94939E-9	-1.55379E-7	-2.13220E-9	7.27613E-8	7.05145E-6
M	-1.52067E-6	-7.00753E-7	-1.56959E-5	-2.13843E-7	7.05145E-6	7.09185E-4

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

27.012

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

694

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.803022

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-04.47349

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-08.660703

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

94 (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	1960-05-21 23:05	> 1 mo	0.0927963	0.0400788	0.9723111
EARTH	1968-05-15 02:34	> 1 w	0.0568272	0.0403867	0.2987228
VENUS	1969-11-21 10:16	> 1 w	0.0324027	0.0311042	0.0934534
EARTH	1972-11-12 03:29	> 1 w	0.0805894	0.0041099	0.2167906
EARTH	1976-05-07 17:35	> 1 w	0.1512820	0.0493462	0.0977994
EARTH	1980-11-06 21:34	> 1 d	0.0199445	0.0026145	0.0535335
VENUS	2004-12-14 20:41	817.9	0.0298523	0.0298502	0.0000738
EARTH	2011-05-26 13:43	340.1	0.1559345	0.1421010	0.0046319
EARTH	2019-05-15 02:35	170.8	0.0718304	0.0672975	0.0015408
EARTH	2023-11-08 17:42	< 1 s	0.0032800	0.0032795	0.0000002
EARTH	2034-11-09 01:09	311.7	0.0065887	0.0000233	0.0043101
EARTH	2049-05-18 04:24	> 1 w	0.0475644	0.0462316	0.0802918
EARTH	2053-10-31 15:36	> 1 w	0.1628512	0.0014154	0.5963965
EARTH	2068-05-04 10:26	> 1 mo	0.1957460	0.0606372	1.0986051
EARTH	2083-11-13 06:37	> 1 mo	0.0787312	0.0010333	1.5325681
EARTH	2098-05-25 17:39	> 1 mo	0.1280087	0.0499193	0.9362315
EARTH	2102-11-09 23:45	> 1 mo	0.0029599	0.0026602	0.3722322
EARTH	2113-11-13 10:20	> 1 mo	0.0691965	0.0025968	167.4977536
EARTH	2124-11-19 21:11	> 1 mo	0.1781864	0.0031936	212.4639188

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
298.65567843	304.40080251	0.00055141	MINIMUM
61.73116187	135.29185634	0.04741530	MINIMUM
0.47339641	39.72321030	0.41955456	SADDLE
180.06975613	220.15906067	1.13275788	SADDLE
1.25940397	221.17173853	1.60303283	SADDLE
180.55773832	40.41908659	3.07801677	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	IP	Impact energy	PS
2034-11-08.715	64274.715	-1.532	0.68 ± 0.000	1.01E2	2.35E-3	1.99E-1	-2.67
2038-11-08.703	65735.703	-1.586	0.64 ± 0.004	1.71E6	1.48E-7	1.99E-1	-7.01
2039-11-08.950	66100.950	-1.367	0.93 ± 0.000	2.70E5	8.51E-7	2.00E-1	-6.28


Based on 94 optical observations (of which 4 are rejected as outliers) from 2023/11/04.473 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= 5.0, Date of computation=20250805 130500.123 UTC.

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