Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.010

Aphelion (Q)

1.235

Eccentricity (e)

0.100

Inclination (i)

9.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

434.2

Earth MOID

0.02214

U parameter

6.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-11-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11941

17862996

Maximum Brightness

24.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

13 - 29*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-10

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

1.122192

1-sigma variation

0.000077

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.100150

1-sigma variation

0.000052

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.2963

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

51.9376

1-sigma variation

8.807E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

11.2196

1-sigma variation

0.0050

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

241.75742

1-sigma variation

0.05770

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.009805

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.234579

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.022154

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.220005

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022141

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

434.2091

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.89021E-9	4.02046E-9	3.15105E-7	-3.53660E-10	-3.83883E-7	-4.42793E-6
e	4.02046E-9	2.74431E-9	2.15070E-7	-2.39911E-10	-2.61858E-7	-3.02249E-6
i	3.15105E-7	2.15070E-7	1.68591E-5	-1.91327E-8	-2.05536E-5	-2.36864E-4
Ω	-3.53660E-10	-2.39911E-10	-1.91327E-8	7.75655E-11	2.63102E-8	2.63188E-7
ω	-3.83883E-7	-2.61858E-7	-2.05536E-5	2.63102E-8	2.54012E-5	2.88271E-4
M	-4.42793E-6	-3.02249E-6	-2.36864E-4	2.63188E-7	2.88271E-4	3.32892E-3

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

[-]

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

26.574

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

13 - 29*

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

0.606601

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-10.310616

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-18.811413

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

54 (1)

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023VL6 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	1959-11-13 14:18	1290.6	0.0417558	0.0209397	0.0156347
EARTH	1972-11-19 17:46	1179.4	0.1188029	0.0368968	0.0277909
EARTH	1991-11-08 12:47	416.0	0.1382961	0.1142928	0.0080070
EARTH	2004-11-15 21:06	777.5	0.0379657	0.0212428	0.0097778
EARTH	2023-11-15 09:37	< 1 min	0.0224493	0.0224189	0.0000101
EARTH	2042-11-20 06:32	514.1	0.1194068	0.0844352	0.0116916
EARTH	2067-11-13 12:02	338.1	0.0391507	0.0285289	0.0038770
EARTH	2086-11-07 15:12	869.9	0.1454323	0.0894589	0.0186921
EARTH	2099-11-20 19:12	891.8	0.1334079	0.0638299	0.0233226
EARTH	2118-11-17 06:15	376.0	0.0397728	0.0270291	0.0047682

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
350.07545042	310.64454360	0.02211850	MINIMUM
221.38160339	178.23439057	0.23338498	SADDLE
354.10365618	135.00369130	2.02169930	SADDLE
174.11506360	314.99099782	2.22224410	MAXIMUM

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