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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.835

Aphelion (Q)

1.987

Eccentricity (e)

0.408

Inclination (i)

4.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

612.3

Earth MOID

0.03907

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-04-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15959

23874296

Maximum Brightness

27.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.1

mag

Diameter

100 - 230*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-01-21

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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

1.411133

1-sigma variation

6.188E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.408296

1-sigma variation

5.374E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.2876

1-sigma variation

5.648E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

206.3417

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

31.1738

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

333.82972

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.834973

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.987293

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.133670

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.811388

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.039065

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

612.2803

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.82859E-17	-6.39045E-17	3.80320E-15	-1.05684E-13	8.48052E-14	-8.43059E-15
e	-6.39045E-17	2.88757E-15	3.85303E-14	-1.56072E-12	1.89018E-12	8.52129E-14
i	3.80320E-15	3.85303E-14	3.19025E-11	-5.21079E-10	5.16192E-10	6.92168E-12
Ω	-1.05684E-13	-1.56072E-12	-5.21079E-10	1.48106E-8	-1.41766E-8	-6.43226E-10
ω	8.48052E-14	1.89018E-12	5.16192E-10	-1.41766E-8	1.37074E-8	5.63516E-10
M	-8.43059E-15	8.52129E-14	6.92168E-12	-6.43226E-10	5.63516E-10	7.51968E-11

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

[-]

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

22.065

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

100 - 230*

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

3693

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

593

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.495788

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2014-02-02.341204

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-03-14.810744

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

101 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024BD7 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	1962-03-04 09:39	< 1 min	0.1623971	0.1623892	0.0000026
EARTH	1967-03-17 19:04	< 1 min	0.0414540	0.0414528	0.0000004
EARTH	1972-04-22 01:49	< 1 min	0.1534418	0.1534402	0.0000005
EARTH	1977-06-01 11:42	< 1 min	0.1792734	0.1792730	0.0000001
EARTH	1982-07-16 02:01	< 1 min	0.1079651	0.1079633	0.0000006
EARTH	1987-08-04 00:20	< 1 min	0.1147502	0.1147480	0.0000007
EARTH	2019-03-06 05:39	< 1 min	0.1439169	0.1439163	0.0000002
EARTH	2024-03-19 06:12	< 1 min	0.0481808	0.0481805	0.0000001
EARTH	2029-04-26 11:49	< 1 min	0.1595898	0.1595896	0.0000001
EARTH	2034-06-06 22:07	< 1 min	0.1760487	0.1760482	0.0000001
EARTH	2039-07-22 08:22	< 1 min	0.0895574	0.0895564	0.0000003
EARTH	2044-08-06 14:38	< 1 min	0.1508453	0.1508429	0.0000008
EARTH	2071-03-03 16:56	< 1 min	0.1927011	0.1926961	0.0000017
EARTH	2076-03-18 09:42	< 1 min	0.0418659	0.0418639	0.0000007
EARTH	2081-05-01 04:12	1.7	0.1653934	0.1653905	0.0000009
EARTH	2086-06-18 16:43	2.3	0.1646246	0.1646202	0.0000015
EARTH	2091-07-30 20:05	< 1 min	0.0779687	0.0779643	0.0000015
EARTH	2118-03-08 09:17	1.1	0.1347431	0.1347031	0.0000133
EARTH	2123-03-31 13:27	3.6	0.0909928	0.0909647	0.0000094

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
317.44615114	72.43540797	0.03889014	MINIMUM
46.53746680	202.77518075	0.07507384	MINIMUM
3.62345916	140.05163338	0.18115583	SADDLE
181.03400067	316.18977805	1.00081278	SADDLE
1.85641784	317.30723848	1.82266919	SADDLE
180.63190913	135.93865525	2.99860944	MAXIMUM

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