Asteroids

2023XB4 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.871

Aphelion (Q)

2.338

Eccentricity (e)

0.457

Inclination (i)

1.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

742.5

Earth MOID

0.00206

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-01-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11486

17182091

Maximum Brightness

42.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.1

mag

Diameter

6 - 14*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-12-03

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

1.604663

1-sigma variation

0.000235

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.457305

1-sigma variation

0.000091

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.2824

1-sigma variation

3.909E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

261.5359

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

225.7640

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

230.27491

1-sigma variation

0.05000

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.870842

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.338484

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.851407

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.023306

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002057

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

742.4619

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.53362E-8	2.13928E-8	-7.47673E-9	2.53187E-7	-9.76438E-8	-1.17620E-5
e	2.13928E-8	8.27044E-9	-2.89139E-9	9.78871E-8	-3.77468E-8	-4.54718E-6
i	-7.47673E-9	-2.89139E-9	1.52783E-9	-3.70026E-8	1.56452E-8	1.58932E-6
Ω	2.53187E-7	9.78871E-8	-3.70026E-8	1.17371E-6	-4.59925E-7	-5.38170E-5
ω	-9.76438E-8	-3.77468E-8	1.56452E-8	-4.59925E-7	1.86005E-7	2.07547E-5
M	-1.17620E-5	-4.54718E-6	1.58932E-6	-5.38170E-5	2.07547E-5	2.50009E-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

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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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.118

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

6 - 14*

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

517

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.493963

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-12-03.221956

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-12-08.967309

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

61 (3)

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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2023XB4 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	1951-03-25 14:11	> 1 w	0.0366029	0.0146398	0.0705328
EARTH	1953-04-05 19:04	> 1 d	0.1841530	0.0148317	0.0824895
EARTH	2021-11-25 13:12	247.8	0.1469152	0.1384373	0.0028260
EARTH	2023-12-09 06:11	< 1 s	0.0019829	0.0019818	0.0000004
EARTH	2026-01-26 17:29	> 1 d	0.1148552	0.1144266	0.0001433
EARTH	2028-03-18 15:35	1136.8	0.0267481	0.0220086	0.0027728
EARTH	2030-04-05 09:09	916.1	0.1725436	0.1402318	0.0107917
EARTH	2086-12-03 10:07	> 1 w	0.0543377	0.0014391	0.1317067
EARTH	2089-01-02 17:52	> 1 w	0.0910622	0.0080617	0.0417106
EARTH	2091-02-21 04:58	> 1 w	0.0996836	0.0755401	0.0081894
EARTH	2093-03-27 02:05	> 1 d	0.0489251	0.0218108	0.0326777

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
327.79651504	335.22487604	0.00194545	MINIMUM
33.91429491	77.57179965	0.02202995	MINIMUM
1.21467021	26.91515217	0.11417047	SADDLE
180.38017239	205.84060218	1.32371869	SADDLE
1.00309024	206.55946144	1.88606328	SADDLE
180.33940878	25.80995936	3.32267692	MAXIMUM

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