Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-07-30 14:25 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.541

Aphelion (Q)

1.110

Eccentricity (e)

0.344

Inclination (i)

5.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

274.1

Earth MOID

0.02154

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02166

3239899

Maximum Brightness

20.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-06

Observatory

University of Arizona 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

0.825719

1-sigma variation

0.000095

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.344261

1-sigma variation

0.000351

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.5831

1-sigma variation

0.0087

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

216.3290

1-sigma variation

0.0054

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

333.9707

1-sigma variation

0.0037

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

44.63509

1-sigma variation

0.24435

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.541456

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.109982

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.450234

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.060017

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.021545

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

274.0607

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.98419E-9	-3.30785E-8	-7.77753E-7	-4.34591E-7	-2.58375E-8	-2.31553E-5
e	-3.30785E-8	1.22898E-7	2.96106E-6	1.69327E-6	-2.87297E-8	8.54356E-5
i	-7.77753E-7	2.96106E-6	7.60789E-5	4.60255E-5	-8.80752E-6	2.02041E-3
Ω	-4.34591E-7	1.69327E-6	4.60255E-5	2.91081E-5	-9.34907E-6	1.13525E-3
ω	-2.58375E-8	-2.87297E-8	-8.80752E-6	-9.34907E-6	1.40593E-5	4.63835E-5
M	-2.31553E-5	8.54356E-5	2.02041E-3	1.13525E-3	4.63835E-5	5.97086E-2

Date of computation: 2026-07-30 14:25 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

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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

26.305

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

15 - 30*

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

1083

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.877613

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-06.470278

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-08.112774

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

19 (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

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Close Approaches for 2023VF3 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	1950-11-07 05:07	> 1 d	0.0469034	0.0219856	0.0113152
EARTH	1953-10-31 23:43	> 1 d	0.0738979	0.0460315	0.0098706
EARTH	1956-10-22 23:44	> 1 d	0.0979031	0.0787977	0.0066259
EARTH	1959-10-14 03:00	> 1 d	0.1134306	0.1036395	0.0034507
EARTH	1962-10-03 16:02	> 1 d	0.1204080	0.1184576	0.0008343
EARTH	1965-09-23 08:25	> 1 d	0.1185263	0.1158672	0.0011126
EARTH	1968-09-12 19:19	> 1 d	0.1091408	0.1032095	0.0023531
EARTH	1971-09-04 17:17	> 1 d	0.0957731	0.0912856	0.0021518
EARTH	1974-08-29 22:31	862.6	0.0882033	0.0880374	0.0001729
EARTH	1977-08-27 09:57	256.5	0.0989906	0.0903097	0.0037281
EARTH	1980-08-26 21:28	62.8	0.1314673	0.1136483	0.0063570
EARTH	1983-08-28 16:02	224.4	0.1807693	0.1584299	0.0076092
EARTH	2014-11-12 01:41	199.7	0.1389068	0.1177762	0.0070646
EARTH	2017-11-12 17:14	31.6	0.0806813	0.0654257	0.0051419
EARTH	2020-11-12 02:31	99.9	0.0378910	0.0310992	0.0024127
EARTH	2023-11-12 00:03	< 1 min	0.0227595	0.0226757	0.0000279
EARTH	2026-11-11 08:56	235.6	0.0216574	0.0216298	0.0000602
EARTH	2029-11-11 02:23	811.7	0.0216591	0.0216363	0.0000228
EARTH	2032-11-11 05:02	> 1 d	0.0226823	0.0216492	0.0088970
EARTH	2035-11-12 17:12	> 1 d	0.0346832	0.0219210	0.0648850
EARTH	2038-11-12 21:44	213.8	0.0719836	0.0228857	0.1180579
EARTH	2041-11-12 02:23	> 1 d	0.1243140	0.0239466	0.1533031
EARTH	2044-11-10 09:28	> 1 d	0.1835648	0.0246802	0.1794518
EARTH	2079-08-30 04:08	> 1 d	0.1764624	0.0849701	0.1672146
EARTH	2082-08-29 01:42	> 1 d	0.1366444	0.0842873	0.1153582
EARTH	2085-08-28 15:50	478.6	0.1067823	0.0836428	0.0600854
EARTH	2088-08-29 01:16	> 1 d	0.0880525	0.0830671	0.0152731
EARTH	2091-08-31 11:47	367.5	0.0815036	0.0771068	0.0018343
EARTH	2094-09-03 01:27	> 1 d	0.0843753	0.0827218	0.0060535
EARTH	2097-09-06 22:16	> 1 w	0.0919733	0.0844817	0.0242374
EARTH	2100-09-12 11:18	> 1 w	0.1003500	0.0882948	0.0387573
EARTH	2103-09-18 14:51	> 1 mo	0.1075821	0.0949000	0.0428721
EARTH	2106-09-24 17:01	> 1 mo	0.1133613	0.1054990	0.0326686
EARTH	2109-10-01 06:36	> 1 mo	0.1164663	0.1157821	0.0086223
EARTH	2112-10-07 20:41	> 1 mo	0.1156396	0.1097594	0.0294551
EARTH	2115-10-14 22:23	> 1 mo	0.1110495	0.0862292	0.0744006
EARTH	2118-10-20 00:35	> 1 mo	0.1042338	0.0652649	0.1182926
EARTH	2121-10-24 17:09	> 1 mo	0.0951866	0.0493965	0.1601479
EARTH	2124-10-29 08:01	> 1 mo	0.0835107	0.0380408	0.1926465

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
232.85541068	304.90665231	0.02154480	MINIMUM
133.66781898	233.49337727	0.08591993	MINIMUM
176.57331732	264.47342209	0.11827710	SADDLE
3.73137196	89.56208294	0.45880973	SADDLE
4.48813966	270.64151732	1.54173490	SADDLE
182.60208282	88.67473426	2.10879679	MAXIMUM

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