Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.019

Aphelion (Q)

2.337

Eccentricity (e)

0.393

Inclination (i)

2.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

794.2

Earth MOID

0.03320

U parameter

8.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2061-01-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14573

21800883

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.9

mag

Diameter

11 - 25*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-01-30

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.678329

1-sigma variation

0.003917

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.392671

1-sigma variation

0.001357

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.8332

1-sigma variation

0.0080

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

130.4828

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

11.7322

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

294.23488

1-sigma variation

1.03309

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.019298

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.337359

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.039719

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.290086

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.033202

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

794.1710

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.53412E-5	5.31663E-6	3.13969E-5	9.21896E-7	2.65498E-5	-4.04637E-3
e	5.31663E-6	1.84253E-6	1.08809E-5	3.19492E-7	9.20142E-6	-1.40231E-3
i	3.13969E-5	1.08809E-5	6.42575E-5	1.88704E-6	5.43249E-5	-8.28119E-3
Ω	9.21896E-7	3.19492E-7	1.88704E-6	5.62775E-8	1.59484E-6	-2.43158E-4
ω	2.65498E-5	9.20142E-6	5.43249E-5	1.59484E-6	4.66378E-5	-7.00300E-3
M	-4.04637E-3	-1.40231E-3	-8.28119E-3	-2.43158E-4	-7.00300E-3	1.06726E0

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

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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

[-]

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

26.878

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

11 - 25*

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

590

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.531894

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-01-30.28353

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-02-05.91738

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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 2024BT3 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	1963-02-22 16:49	> 1 w	0.0460207	0.0052047	0.0248854
EARTH	1987-01-13 08:43	> 1 mo	0.1416771	0.0006657	0.5825834
EARTH	2024-02-06 13:11	< 1 min	0.0361651	0.0358168	0.0001161
EARTH	2061-01-13 10:57	> 1 mo	0.1457299	0.0011663	0.6681062
EARTH	2074-03-07 08:19	> 1 mo	0.0827584	0.0135645	0.3845752
EARTH	2111-03-13 20:41	> 1 mo	0.1102393	0.0191442	1.3129717

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
359.45033005	38.56344084	0.03365816	MINIMUM
180.67000179	220.66588249	1.32501928	SADDLE
1.48163495	221.58381265	2.03173827	SADDLE
180.58216562	40.60112732	3.32472148	MAXIMUM

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