Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.913

Aphelion (Q)

1.117

Eccentricity (e)

0.101

Inclination (i)

1.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

373.6

Earth MOID

0.00877

U parameter

6.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-08-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10343

15472755

Maximum Brightness

23.7

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

2023-11-09

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.015244

1-sigma variation

0.000038

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.100694

1-sigma variation

0.000082

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.2994

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

36.9466

1-sigma variation

0.0145

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

109.0425

1-sigma variation

0.0142

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

75.84169

1-sigma variation

0.02046

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.913015

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.117473

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.046299

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.033712

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008767

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

373.6406

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.42857E-9	3.08400E-9	6.09840E-8	5.48220E-7	-5.34371E-7	-7.73180E-7
e	3.08400E-9	6.66961E-9	1.31730E-7	1.18402E-6	-1.15130E-6	-1.67046E-6
i	6.09840E-8	1.31730E-7	2.60393E-6	2.34071E-5	-2.27973E-5	-3.30149E-5
Ω	5.48220E-7	1.18402E-6	2.34071E-5	2.10414E-4	-2.04974E-4	-2.96770E-4
ω	-5.34371E-7	-1.15130E-6	-2.27973E-5	-2.04974E-4	2.00343E-4	2.88959E-4
M	-7.73180E-7	-1.67046E-6	-3.30149E-5	-2.96770E-4	2.88959E-4	4.18613E-4

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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

27.578

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

533

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.499746

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-09.376483

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-23.521528

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2023VR5 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	1970-12-24 06:02	> 1 mo	0.0480768	0.0036463	0.0762055
EARTH	1971-08-02 01:12	> 1 mo	0.1202146	0.0834252	0.0122660
EARTH	1972-05-12 18:43	> 1 w	0.0669121	0.0022332	0.1551409
EARTH	1993-11-30 14:03	755.9	0.0212513	0.0148780	0.0024407
EARTH	1994-09-05 20:29	> 1 d	0.1161269	0.1138057	0.0007757
EARTH	1995-04-15 04:04	> 1 w	0.0494155	0.0363160	0.0044495
EARTH	1996-05-22 05:29	305.1	0.1544007	0.1340924	0.0067703
EARTH	2023-11-28 21:19	< 1 min	0.0136193	0.0135821	0.0000124
EARTH	2024-09-27 09:38	394.7	0.0954159	0.0948873	0.0001762
EARTH	2025-02-17 04:09	579.7	0.0776052	0.0774057	0.0000665
EARTH	2025-08-03 10:07	721.6	0.1034290	0.1032686	0.0000535
EARTH	2026-05-16 22:36	114.4	0.0190319	0.0175967	0.0004833
EARTH	2027-05-24 02:07	22.3	0.0824367	0.0821765	0.0000867
EARTH	2028-05-28 20:11	36.5	0.1929864	0.1917943	0.0003974
EARTH	2076-11-16 11:42	1002.1	0.1235495	0.0606299	0.0210301
EARTH	2077-11-21 09:57	997.1	0.0171770	0.0089498	0.0163889
EARTH	2078-11-21 12:20	719.8	0.0252204	0.0089010	0.0333808
EARTH	2079-10-06 19:11	> 1 mo	0.0779767	0.0396182	0.0219699
EARTH	2080-01-16 22:07	> 1 mo	0.0743144	0.0269300	0.0159061
EARTH	2080-09-02 01:55	> 1 mo	0.0981823	0.0849859	0.0073561
EARTH	2081-02-23 08:49	> 1 mo	0.0833920	0.0731629	0.0034956
EARTH	2081-08-02 06:45	> 1 mo	0.0967671	0.0777126	0.0085476
EARTH	2082-04-04 18:21	> 1 mo	0.0661999	0.0205117	0.0311577
EARTH	2082-06-25 00:09	> 1 mo	0.0720974	0.0119303	0.0365638
EARTH	2083-05-17 20:24	> 1 d	0.0140420	0.0090822	0.0447544
EARTH	2084-05-17 17:36	> 1 d	0.0148658	0.0091403	0.0388013
EARTH	2085-05-22 22:40	> 1 d	0.1080399	0.0093079	0.0783878

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
87.19937578	137.40710807	0.00912346	MINIMUM
285.33647336	325.35099336	0.01127814	MINIMUM
6.69839172	51.67887726	0.07774513	SADDLE
185.70810236	230.94698172	0.10833708	SADDLE
8.56621964	233.70316446	1.92366958	SADDLE
186.81028618	51.93930897	2.10517492	MAXIMUM

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