Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.827

Aphelion (Q)

2.937

Eccentricity (e)

0.560

Inclination (i)

1.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

943.0

Earth MOID

0.00313

U parameter

8.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-03-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02799

4187894

Maximum Brightness

21.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

28 - 60*

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.882020

1-sigma variation

0.005271

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.560394

1-sigma variation

0.001399

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.9772

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

222.4826

1-sigma variation

0.0061

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

248.0022

1-sigma variation

0.0126

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

341.11435

1-sigma variation

1.42842

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.827348

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.936692

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.630108

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.073259

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003134

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

943.0499

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.77877E-5	7.37659E-6	1.20439E-5	-3.21811E-5	6.61431E-5	-7.52979E-3
e	7.37659E-6	1.95821E-6	3.19727E-6	-8.54297E-6	1.75603E-5	-1.99888E-3
i	1.20439E-5	3.19727E-6	5.22204E-6	-1.39478E-5	2.86928E-5	-3.26360E-3
Ω	-3.21811E-5	-8.54297E-6	-1.39478E-5	3.72854E-5	-7.66452E-5	8.72030E-3
ω	6.61431E-5	1.75603E-5	2.86928E-5	-7.66452E-5	1.58055E-4	-1.79233E-2
M	-7.52979E-3	-1.99888E-3	-3.26360E-3	8.72030E-3	-1.79233E-2	2.04039E0

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

24.859

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

28 - 60*

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

876

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.570423

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-07.246662

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-16.833743

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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 2023VE4 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	1956-11-04 11:20	> 1 w	0.1277602	0.0021707	0.1559457
MARS	1959-11-04 12:48	> 1 d	0.0132364	0.0123502	0.0208194
EARTH	1974-12-12 05:51	> 1 mo	0.1207134	0.0012485	0.1522669
EARTH	1993-02-19 11:38	> 1 mo	0.0963336	0.0140674	0.4146262
MARS	2005-09-12 03:46	> 1 w	0.0471612	0.0397346	0.2120085
EARTH	2011-03-19 13:36	> 1 w	0.1296915	0.0138130	0.3788752
EARTH	2023-11-20 17:43	< 1 min	0.0339901	0.0337450	0.0000817
EARTH	2042-03-05 17:11	> 1 mo	0.0279943	0.0136952	0.3977599
EARTH	2054-11-02 07:50	> 1 mo	0.1825566	0.0015266	0.8189215
16 Psyche	2069-07-12 00:52	> 1 mo	0.0059103	0.0015911	0.6049467
EARTH	2072-11-21 06:35	> 1 mo	0.0380958	0.0038552	1.8540668
EARTH	2091-02-24 08:28	> 1 mo	0.0848264	0.0131511	5.6463609
MARS	2095-12-24 22:49	> 1 mo	0.0440853	0.0376806	3.6958836
EARTH	2103-11-10 04:34	> 1 mo	0.0916885	0.0039282	10.9980339
EARTH	2121-12-30 23:31	> 1 mo	0.1485227	0.0088150	1.8521551

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
327.84916475	312.90160356	0.00317028	MINIMUM
32.64699101	66.03952517	0.01375389	MINIMUM
0.34409126	9.61577573	0.15695086	SADDLE
0.30314212	189.53352662	1.84534702	SADDLE
180.08627586	189.26548527	1.91925532	SADDLE
180.07680517	9.25856211	3.92067465	MAXIMUM

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