Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.663

Aphelion (Q)

1.416

Eccentricity (e)

0.362

Inclination (i)

28.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

387.1

Earth MOID

0.10665

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2040-11-19

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19706

29479927

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.6

mag

Diameter

50 - 110*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-08

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

1.039502

1-sigma variation

0.000182

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.361815

1-sigma variation

0.000135

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

28.5443

1-sigma variation

0.0184

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

53.3834

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

123.4087

1-sigma variation

0.0132

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

237.56241

1-sigma variation

0.14593

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.663394

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.415610

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.139124

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.258961

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.106649

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

387.1121

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.32455E-8	2.46740E-8	3.34900E-6	-2.89619E-7	-2.40174E-6	-2.66072E-5
e	2.46740E-8	1.83169E-8	2.48616E-6	-2.15020E-7	-1.78211E-6	-1.97472E-5
i	3.34900E-6	2.48616E-6	3.37497E-4	-2.91921E-5	-2.41861E-4	-2.68030E-3
Ω	-2.89619E-7	-2.15020E-7	-2.91921E-5	2.52541E-6	2.09127E-5	2.31792E-4
ω	-2.40174E-6	-1.78211E-6	-2.41861E-4	2.09127E-5	1.73557E-4	1.92217E-3
M	-2.66072E-5	-1.97472E-5	-2.68030E-3	2.31792E-4	1.92217E-3	2.12944E-2

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

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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

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

23.639

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

655

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.413136

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-08.338107

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-12-03.187188

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2023VE5 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	1952-11-22 07:46	378.6	0.1435364	0.1111498	0.0161415
VENUS	1963-10-15 22:13	340.6	0.0400051	0.0256895	0.0050740
EARTH	1970-11-22 10:10	261.0	0.1719524	0.1458110	0.0092560
EARTH	1987-11-21 16:32	1075.5	0.1541613	0.1080896	0.0270774
EARTH	2005-11-22 20:45	252.6	0.1066797	0.1066519	0.0005034
EARTH	2023-11-23 06:20	< 1 min	0.1484641	0.1482176	0.0000821
VENUS	2032-09-05 21:34	1063.1	0.0435075	0.0161354	0.0151115
EARTH	2040-11-19 20:59	565.9	0.1970611	0.1548500	0.0150619
EARTH	2058-11-21 04:24	477.8	0.1702340	0.1340787	0.0134478
EARTH	2076-11-20 23:38	2.5	0.1621613	0.1590334	0.0010487
EARTH	2094-11-21 23:41	439.4	0.1470159	0.1211404	0.0103133
VENUS	2097-04-14 04:27	1378.3	0.0295314	0.0163187	0.0182815
EARTH	2112-11-23 19:29	9.5	0.1095690	0.1084879	0.0003733

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
265.53758662	318.85450171	0.10671380	MINIMUM
52.42143130	143.57163118	0.23143813	MINIMUM
341.68059078	47.86066830	0.50554112	SADDLE
157.44871251	241.97999886	0.67055495	SADDLE
354.47131760	248.03097484	1.63125064	SADDLE
189.35624645	85.37609267	2.36793709	MAXIMUM

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