Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-02-19 13:28 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.981

Aphelion (Q)

1.441

Eccentricity (e)

0.190

Inclination (i)

1.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

486.8

Earth MOID

0.01245

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-11-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0206

3081330

Maximum Brightness

21.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.6

mag

Diameter

8 - 18*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-11

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.211134

1-sigma variation

0.000311

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.189856

1-sigma variation

0.000207

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.3239

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

45.1537

1-sigma variation

0.0069

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

49.4405

1-sigma variation

0.0096

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

7.74634

1-sigma variation

0.13838

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.981192

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.441075

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.048513

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.322844

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012453

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

486.8402

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.69206E-8	6.43768E-8	5.06369E-7	2.14203E-6	-2.98930E-6	-4.30793E-5
e	6.43768E-8	4.27626E-8	3.36312E-7	1.42274E-6	-1.98450E-6	-2.86148E-5
i	5.06369E-7	3.36312E-7	2.64607E-6	1.11924E-5	-1.56326E-5	-2.25063E-4
Ω	2.14203E-6	1.42274E-6	1.11924E-5	4.73454E-5	-6.60939E-5	-9.52077E-4
ω	-2.98930E-6	-1.98450E-6	-1.56326E-5	-6.60939E-5	9.27265E-5	1.32838E-3
M	-4.30793E-5	-2.86148E-5	-2.25063E-4	-9.52077E-4	1.32838E-3	1.91480E-2

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 13:28 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

27.584

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

8 - 18*

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

535

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.472961

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-10.78682

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-20.93425

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (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 2023VM7 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	1950-01-23 00:30	> 1 d	0.0511628	0.0403420	0.0057609
MARS	1960-04-23 22:47	> 1 w	0.0412550	0.0077941	0.1546305
MARS	1969-08-25 14:35	> 1 mo	0.0149260	0.0060271	0.0988929
MARS	1978-12-07 10:38	> 1 mo	0.0099577	0.0052195	0.0909739
EARTH	1980-11-04 18:05	> 1 w	0.1980021	0.0016114	0.2010772
EARTH	1984-12-04 17:30	> 1 d	0.0114794	0.0113161	0.0009995
MARS	1988-06-01 00:45	> 1 d	0.0170873	0.0144767	0.0008837
EARTH	1989-01-22 08:48	> 1 d	0.0392810	0.0333368	0.0021261
MARS	1997-10-10 21:13	> 1 d	0.0214444	0.0113143	0.0034308
MARS	2007-02-11 14:36	> 1 w	0.0119959	0.0061140	0.0164972
EARTH	2023-12-01 09:09	< 1 min	0.0164248	0.0163716	0.0000177
EARTH	2027-11-29 02:47	> 1 d	0.0205974	0.0114777	0.0064831
EARTH	2061-01-23 17:34	> 1 mo	0.0317196	0.0206852	0.1380354
EARTH	2064-12-01 19:35	> 1 mo	0.0168865	0.0134368	0.0714689
MARS	2074-12-23 15:00	> 1 mo	0.0162851	0.0131933	0.2438988
MARS	2088-03-11 06:49	> 1 mo	0.0377482	0.0149395	2.2623610
EARTH	2089-12-02 17:17	> 1 mo	0.0150426	0.0121480	1.9143339
EARTH	2102-10-09 09:31	> 1 mo	0.1953020	0.0331725	32.5020820
EARTH	2103-02-13 15:26	> 1 mo	0.1138504	0.0204519	47.8266979
MARS	2104-12-19 05:57	> 1 mo	0.0453796	0.0131414	25.1682070
EARTH	2119-11-25 03:24	> 1 mo	0.0444436	0.0118328	5.9798355

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
344.58120504	334.49452245	0.01283499	MINIMUM
179.71678721	172.38217240	0.42505236	SADDLE
359.31442287	172.01659121	1.99766620	SADDLE
179.50164924	352.20565775	2.42375987	MAXIMUM

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