Asteroids

2023VW5 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.501

Aphelion (Q)

1.214

Eccentricity (e)

0.416

Inclination (i)

1.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

290.0

Earth MOID

0.00045

U parameter

5.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-11-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17023

25465408

Maximum Brightness

25.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.857367

1-sigma variation

0.000010

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.416110

1-sigma variation

0.000148

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.5623

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

237.1974

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

313.8197

1-sigma variation

0.0028

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

97.16942

1-sigma variation

0.02990

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.500608

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.214125

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.462566

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.006787

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000446

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

289.9668

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.05673E-11	-1.40283E-9	-7.27065E-9	2.70909E-9	-2.65520E-8	-2.84455E-7
e	-1.40283E-9	2.17622E-8	1.12793E-7	-4.20255E-8	4.11557E-7	4.40988E-6
i	-7.27065E-9	1.12793E-7	5.84789E-7	-2.17945E-7	2.13319E-6	2.28561E-5
Ω	2.70909E-9	-4.20255E-8	-2.17945E-7	8.14202E-8	-7.95038E-7	-8.51609E-6
ω	-2.65520E-8	4.11557E-7	2.13319E-6	-7.95038E-7	7.78702E-6	8.34276E-5
M	-2.84455E-7	4.40988E-6	2.28561E-5	-8.51609E-6	8.34276E-5	8.93867E-4

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

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.53

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

21 - 50*

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

665

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.510574

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-09.377711

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-21.13296

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

114 (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 2023VW5 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	1951-11-01 09:10	467.9	0.1671472	0.1649204	0.0007423
EARTH	1955-11-20 06:26	99.5	0.0605929	0.0500627	0.0035102
EARTH	1958-08-22 01:31	153.3	0.1021806	0.0891505	0.0043692
EARTH	1962-09-03 09:10	1286.7	0.1486616	0.1394018	0.0030907
EARTH	1970-11-19 02:09	348.3	0.0591234	0.0465882	0.0041784
EARTH	1977-08-20 17:37	50.2	0.0362364	0.0320005	0.0015687
EARTH	1985-10-29 22:45	178.9	0.1740538	0.1728627	0.0003970
EARTH	1989-11-20 03:41	40.8	0.0455227	0.0392912	0.0020772
EARTH	1992-08-22 01:05	65.1	0.1141285	0.1089827	0.0017177
EARTH	1996-09-01 12:54	502.7	0.1423453	0.1387277	0.0012067
EARTH	2004-11-17 20:54	214.0	0.0718548	0.0659797	0.0019584
EARTH	2008-11-16 06:54	65.2	0.1873016	0.1825600	0.0015805
EARTH	2011-08-21 05:00	2.9	0.0286999	0.0283463	0.0001316
EARTH	2015-09-17 20:38	124.3	0.1925818	0.1925041	0.0000259
EARTH	2019-10-24 06:12	64.4	0.1917347	0.1912206	0.0001714
EARTH	2023-11-21 02:14	< 1 s	0.0113753	0.0113615	0.0000046
EARTH	2027-11-17 15:47	19.0	0.1702257	0.1690766	0.0003830
EARTH	2030-08-20 22:43	21.1	0.0658780	0.0629718	0.0009738
VENUS	2034-04-22 21:18	72.6	0.0348414	0.0333127	0.0005408
EARTH	2034-08-25 18:58	190.4	0.1056470	0.1026404	0.0010032
VENUS	2043-03-28 02:57	123.5	0.0352152	0.0343170	0.0004471
EARTH	2046-11-15 19:47	326.8	0.1001840	0.0951079	0.0016920
EARTH	2050-11-20 05:27	90.0	0.0749880	0.0666188	0.0027898
EARTH	2053-08-23 01:57	136.2	0.1499058	0.1403727	0.0031817
EARTH	2057-08-20 21:13	116.4	0.0453676	0.0386484	0.0023587
EARTH	2061-09-13 12:43	734.9	0.1842515	0.1810852	0.0010556
VENUS	2064-06-15 15:31	132.5	0.0344814	0.0317520	0.0010327
EARTH	2069-11-11 19:50	257.4	0.1236911	0.1213165	0.0007915
VENUS	2073-05-19 19:11	84.3	0.0345540	0.0345458	0.0000238
EARTH	2073-11-20 04:56	24.3	0.0615920	0.0593893	0.0007343
EARTH	2076-08-22 22:03	49.4	0.1500352	0.1466086	0.0011427
EARTH	2080-08-21 05:54	58.4	0.0567891	0.0540075	0.0009337
EARTH	2084-09-16 06:24	249.1	0.1917649	0.1906547	0.0003701
EARTH	2092-11-15 05:45	4.5	0.1008066	0.1006700	0.0000455
EARTH	2096-11-19 01:48	9.7	0.1038773	0.1029109	0.0003221
EARTH	2099-08-22 09:42	2.2	0.1009312	0.1006798	0.0000838
VENUS	2100-02-19 21:39	24.0	0.0315230	0.0310004	0.0001899
EARTH	2103-08-27 12:44	115.2	0.1058979	0.1045115	0.0004625
EARTH	2111-10-28 20:43	580.3	0.1833545	0.1808538	0.0008337
VENUS	2114-08-10 08:13	159.1	0.0471078	0.0429629	0.0014755
EARTH	2115-11-22 01:32	62.9	0.0247295	0.0183342	0.0021364
EARTH	2119-11-19 10:10	21.6	0.1527652	0.1513435	0.0004739
EARTH	2122-08-22 12:26	56.4	0.0849886	0.0772992	0.0025782

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
248.49520676	316.65657127	0.00043530	MINIMUM
115.52699580	225.35884845	0.02751991	MINIMUM
181.46498713	270.50740558	0.21524403	SADDLE
3.99096566	93.14215306	0.49971522	SADDLE
4.04267922	273.22617589	1.50007259	SADDLE
181.70600621	90.66246552	2.21376916	MAXIMUM

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