Asteroids

2023VN9 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.863

Aphelion (Q)

5.598

Eccentricity (e)

0.733

Inclination (i)

9.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

2120.8

Earth MOID

0.01400

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2097-10-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1485

22215044

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.3

mag

Diameter

150 - 300*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-13

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

3.230447

1-sigma variation

0.002285

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.732775

1-sigma variation

0.000191

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.4750

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

281.8003

1-sigma variation

0.0067

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

55.3924

1-sigma variation

0.0076

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

134.71966

1-sigma variation

0.14340

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.863257

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

5.597638

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.037938

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.579440

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013999

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

2120.7645

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.21995E-6	4.35445E-7	5.47173E-6	-1.52896E-5	1.71522E-5	-3.27632E-4
e	4.35445E-7	3.63270E-8	4.56277E-7	-1.27461E-6	1.42936E-6	-2.73308E-5
i	5.47173E-6	4.56277E-7	5.74921E-6	-1.60941E-5	1.80883E-5	-3.43435E-4
Ω	-1.52896E-5	-1.27461E-6	-1.60941E-5	4.51217E-5	-5.07842E-5	9.59656E-4
ω	1.71522E-5	1.42936E-6	1.80883E-5	-5.07842E-5	5.72740E-5	-1.07657E-3
M	-3.27632E-4	-2.73308E-5	-3.43435E-4	9.59656E-4	-1.07657E-3	2.05639E-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

[-]

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

21.274

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

150 - 300*

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

658

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.434285

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-13.191468

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-12-08.266917

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

59 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2023VN9 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	1975-08-23 15:25	> 1 mo	0.1175773	0.0148642	0.0973635
EARTH	2023-10-24 03:55	< 1 min	0.1690508	0.1689318	0.0000397
EARTH	2097-10-25 16:10	> 1 w	0.1484984	0.1474993	0.0163413
EARTH	2120-10-14 17:19	> 1 w	0.1600043	0.1485675	0.0467626

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
338.95011049	184.36822703	0.01511715	MINIMUM
19.50364362	283.32947000	0.16088314	MINIMUM
3.45435236	244.43868728	0.19627801	SADDLE
359.55631205	54.35598925	1.85030560	SADDLE
180.02182638	54.48348592	4.61950756	SADDLE
179.76852736	234.38106545	6.60032875	MAXIMUM

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