Asteroids

2023VW7 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.572

Aphelion (Q)

1.165

Eccentricity (e)

0.341

Inclination (i)

8.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

295.8

Earth MOID

0.01875

U parameter

6.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-10-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19017

28449088

Maximum Brightness

24.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.4

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-11

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

0.868741

1-sigma variation

0.000018

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.341412

1-sigma variation

0.000187

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.8813

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

48.7799

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

138.6854

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

192.02296

1-sigma variation

0.04079

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.572143

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.165339

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.042180

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.398718

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018752

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

295.7563

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.29937E-10	-3.39154E-9	-1.23798E-7	-1.61337E-8	-8.36210E-9	-7.40760E-7
e	-3.39154E-9	3.48895E-8	1.27368E-6	1.65986E-7	8.55314E-8	7.61814E-6
i	-1.23798E-7	1.27368E-6	4.65034E-5	6.06008E-6	3.12161E-6	2.78094E-4
Ω	-1.61337E-8	1.65986E-7	6.06008E-6	7.89762E-7	4.06759E-7	3.62416E-5
ω	-8.36210E-9	8.55314E-8	3.12161E-6	4.06759E-7	2.19472E-7	1.87156E-5
M	-7.40760E-7	7.61814E-6	2.78094E-4	3.62416E-5	1.87156E-5	1.66361E-3

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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

26.381

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

14 - 30*

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

542

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.506954

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-08.613545

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-16.09035

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2023VW7 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	1950-08-14 02:30	22.6	0.1598636	0.1594329	0.0002278
EARTH	1959-11-17 12:52	49.0	0.0229940	0.0209504	0.0007367
EARTH	1963-10-10 03:05	428.4	0.1922985	0.1920460	0.0000852
EARTH	1967-08-15 11:06	49.2	0.1607255	0.1597929	0.0003211
EARTH	1976-11-16 17:04	12.6	0.0259268	0.0253401	0.0001975
EARTH	1980-10-03 13:53	137.3	0.1985492	0.1978222	0.0002425
EARTH	1984-08-13 05:51	16.8	0.1591963	0.1586332	0.0001893
EARTH	1989-11-14 21:56	59.0	0.1785102	0.1735996	0.0016372
EARTH	1993-11-07 13:28	440.3	0.1117042	0.1072019	0.0015040
EARTH	1997-09-13 05:08	750.1	0.1984219	0.1981839	0.0000859
EARTH	2006-11-17 22:20	40.0	0.0586785	0.0490912	0.0032351
EARTH	2010-10-20 02:37	857.9	0.1738967	0.1706004	0.0011034
EARTH	2014-08-21 16:57	268.3	0.1725349	0.1716802	0.0002942
EARTH	2023-11-17 23:18	< 1 min	0.0187596	0.0187236	0.0000120
EARTH	2027-10-11 02:39	364.6	0.1901704	0.1899507	0.0000740
EARTH	2031-08-15 21:26	140.1	0.1591509	0.1577562	0.0005016
EARTH	2040-11-15 17:12	310.8	0.0449703	0.0357039	0.0031976
EARTH	2048-08-13 19:11	81.2	0.1641449	0.1612806	0.0010760
EARTH	2053-11-16 06:51	95.4	0.1362167	0.1283630	0.0026198
EARTH	2057-10-31 07:25	640.2	0.1410061	0.1376662	0.0011168
EARTH	2061-09-04 05:20	566.2	0.1889350	0.1871444	0.0006050
EARTH	2070-11-18 00:09	1.9	0.0236906	0.0230520	0.0002196
EARTH	2074-10-14 22:59	132.3	0.1831030	0.1829254	0.0000593
EARTH	2078-08-19 13:39	40.5	0.1660177	0.1652657	0.0002518
EARTH	2087-11-18 02:12	23.1	0.0200085	0.0200068	0.0000006
EARTH	2091-10-13 21:01	928.7	0.1848983	0.1821836	0.0009101
EARTH	2095-08-19 09:44	616.7	0.1639275	0.1611424	0.0010362
EARTH	2104-11-18 13:59	129.2	0.0251444	0.0203411	0.0047146
EARTH	2108-10-21 10:49	> 1 d	0.1705274	0.1565374	0.0047683
EARTH	2112-09-03 00:55	> 1 d	0.1835061	0.1737582	0.0038202
EARTH	2121-11-17 14:09	630.3	0.1327474	0.0750422	0.0194605
EARTH	2125-11-09 05:58	> 1 d	0.1074210	0.0657016	0.0144971

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
244.58522693	313.99567409	0.01912151	MINIMUM
117.23024136	219.98212256	0.15630440	MINIMUM
170.63297325	260.21136021	0.20139960	SADDLE
0.30766668	84.68179857	0.43288984	SADDLE
3.52986815	269.25994714	1.57063361	SADDLE
183.15283321	88.99164857	2.16146127	MAXIMUM

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