Asteroids

2023VG5 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.501

Aphelion (Q)

3.655

Eccentricity (e)

0.759

Inclination (i)

4.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1094.2

Earth MOID

0.01042

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0157

2348091

Maximum Brightness

19.3

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

20 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-08

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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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

2.078158

1-sigma variation

0.007825

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.758949

1-sigma variation

0.001116

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.0070

1-sigma variation

0.0058

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

62.3396

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

89.5176

1-sigma variation

0.0031

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

226.80121

1-sigma variation

1.26827

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.500942

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.655375

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.111258

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.127889

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.010422

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1094.2497

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.12314E-5	8.73103E-6	4.57311E-5	1.16932E-6	2.39495E-5	-9.92431E-3
e	8.73103E-6	1.24497E-6	6.52082E-6	1.66817E-7	3.41497E-6	-1.41512E-3
i	4.57311E-5	6.52082E-6	3.41571E-5	8.62389E-7	1.78934E-5	-7.41204E-3
Ω	1.16932E-6	1.66817E-7	8.62389E-7	7.07626E-8	4.30495E-7	-1.89522E-4
ω	2.39495E-5	3.41497E-6	1.78934E-5	4.30495E-7	9.38917E-6	-3.88171E-3
M	-9.92431E-3	-1.41512E-3	-7.41204E-3	-1.89522E-4	-3.88171E-3	1.60852E0

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

[-]

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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.668

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

20 - 40*

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

672

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.516834

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-08.424984

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-15.848279

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

34 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023VG5 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	1952-11-18 15:41	> 1 mo	0.1375577	0.0208235	0.8784661
EARTH	1991-06-09 16:54	> 1 d	0.0949125	0.0120770	0.1409146
EARTH	1994-05-27 22:29	> 1 w	0.1346583	0.0126313	0.2213187
EARTH	2020-11-21 16:40	> 1 d	0.1179896	0.0127643	0.1051954
EARTH	2023-11-17 06:09	< 1 min	0.0146988	0.0146282	0.0000235
VENUS	2024-01-27 18:11	81.8	0.0436533	0.0389907	0.0015567
EARTH	2026-11-15 18:31	> 1 d	0.0156960	0.0104274	0.0801125
EARTH	2029-11-12 05:08	> 1 w	0.0792233	0.0104510	0.1497059
EARTH	2032-11-07 13:50	> 1 w	0.1664356	0.0110858	0.1687571
MARS	2054-03-01 13:13	> 1 d	0.0338633	0.0198508	0.0977872
EARTH	2080-11-08 03:33	> 1 d	0.1926391	0.0078584	0.0854496
EARTH	2083-11-10 18:33	> 1 d	0.1605579	0.0070788	0.0904663
EARTH	2086-11-13 02:31	> 1 d	0.1075359	0.0065904	0.0918793
EARTH	2089-11-14 23:44	> 1 d	0.0681063	0.0061605	0.0847366
EARTH	2092-11-15 11:15	> 1 d	0.0489478	0.0063055	0.0595655
EARTH	2095-11-15 19:20	846.0	0.0609959	0.0313784	0.0099276
EARTH	2098-11-15 12:07	> 1 d	0.0609870	0.0058974	0.0432175
EARTH	2101-11-15 06:32	> 1 d	0.0828395	0.0058522	0.0841624
EARTH	2104-11-12 17:19	> 1 d	0.1225977	0.0063184	0.1101188
EARTH	2107-11-10 10:47	> 1 d	0.1866569	0.0065354	0.1266995

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.73211382	312.17083624	0.01039430	MINIMUM
47.50570333	148.95970917	0.01161394	MINIMUM
1.22862137	51.49121777	0.49077571	SADDLE
1.26319499	231.55376618	1.51066968	SADDLE
180.17009012	229.87619904	2.64837353	SADDLE
180.16606983	49.87055880	4.64284620	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2023VG5

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2091-11-21.415	85106.415	-3.701	0.000	1.05 ± 0.005	8.87E4	3.72E-9	1.77E0	-8.54	0


Based on 34 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2023/11/08.425 to 2023/11/15.848.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.12 and 1.12 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20250805 130500.123 UTC.

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