Asteroids

2023VX4 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.006

Aphelion (Q)

1.877

Eccentricity (e)

0.302

Inclination (i)

2.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

632.3

Earth MOID

0.01827

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-10-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12411

18566445

Maximum Brightness

25.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.5

mag

Diameter

9 - 19*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-08

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.441790

1-sigma variation

0.000659

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.302070

1-sigma variation

0.000306

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.0426

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

51.8311

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

7.4180

1-sigma variation

0.0036

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

301.90729

1-sigma variation

0.20495

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.006269

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.877311

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.018851

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.860176

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018274

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

632.3414

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.34179E-7	2.01938E-7	1.19423E-6	1.94871E-7	-2.39923E-6	-1.35049E-4
e	2.01938E-7	9.39220E-8	5.55439E-7	9.06356E-8	-1.11588E-6	-6.28116E-5
i	1.19423E-6	5.55439E-7	3.28481E-6	5.35936E-7	-6.59915E-6	-3.71457E-4
Ω	1.94871E-7	9.06356E-8	5.35936E-7	8.79040E-8	-1.07688E-6	-6.06137E-5
ω	-2.39923E-6	-1.11588E-6	-6.59915E-6	-1.07688E-6	1.32644E-5	7.46261E-4
M	-1.35049E-4	-6.28116E-5	-3.71457E-4	-6.06137E-5	7.46261E-4	4.20060E-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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.465

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

9 - 19*

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

541

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.622542

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-04.324071

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-17.95137

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

30 (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 2023VX4 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	1978-11-03 19:48	> 1 mo	0.0304319	0.0053220	0.0869702
EARTH	1997-12-14 15:15	> 1 w	0.0777426	0.0087926	0.0897074
EARTH	2023-11-17 06:23	< 1 min	0.0180124	0.0179601	0.0000174
MARS	2033-01-11 02:09	517.2	0.0160347	0.0052876	0.0259850
EARTH	2049-10-16 12:43	> 1 d	0.1241090	0.0537395	0.0235415
EARTH	2068-12-11 19:13	> 1 d	0.0594113	0.0068880	0.0259390
EARTH	2094-12-27 21:53	> 1 d	0.1826846	0.0173683	0.0803417
EARTH	2101-10-18 05:04	> 1 w	0.1235591	0.0075810	0.0883910
MARS	2121-06-07 09:11	60.8	0.0051366	0.0049822	0.0045574

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
357.09533048	314.07882291	0.01903855	MINIMUM
178.88331292	136.17493060	0.86537595	SADDLE
357.82611421	135.08073912	2.01806160	SADDLE
178.87092402	316.17469220	2.86454560	MAXIMUM

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