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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.874

Aphelion (Q)

1.655

Eccentricity (e)

0.309

Inclination (i)

14.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

519.3

Earth MOID

0.00230

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2051-02-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05701

8528284

Maximum Brightness

23.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

11 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-02-10

Observatory

ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland

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

1.264363

1-sigma variation

0.000596

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.308639

1-sigma variation

0.000388

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.9715

1-sigma variation

0.0140

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

319.7764

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

120.1780

1-sigma variation

0.0086

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

123.93079

1-sigma variation

0.35396

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.874131

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.654595

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.339654

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003121

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002303

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

519.2854

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.54772E-7	2.30998E-7	8.31207E-6	2.14523E-7	5.08221E-6	-2.10828E-4
e	2.30998E-7	1.50413E-7	5.41439E-6	1.39146E-7	3.30685E-6	-1.37273E-4
i	8.31207E-6	5.41439E-6	1.96549E-4	4.55841E-6	1.17855E-4	-4.93856E-3
Ω	2.14523E-7	1.39146E-7	4.55841E-6	2.54291E-7	3.37755E-6	-1.27743E-4
ω	5.08221E-6	3.30685E-6	1.17855E-4	3.37755E-6	7.38209E-5	-3.02092E-3
M	-2.10828E-4	-1.37273E-4	-4.93856E-3	-1.27743E-4	-3.02092E-3	1.25288E-1

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

26.822

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 - 26*

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

591

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.640173

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-02-10.970062

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-02-12.17744

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2024CO2 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	1960-09-19 19:02	> 1 mo	0.1972476	0.1802797	1.2389660
EARTH	1970-09-19 18:46	> 1 mo	0.1946219	0.1818130	0.4343276
EARTH	1981-01-12 00:09	> 1 mo	0.1829479	0.0661681	0.4380319
EARTH	1991-02-04 20:26	> 1 mo	0.0465892	0.0016244	2.2155035
EARTH	2001-02-09 01:33	> 1 w	0.0123512	0.0030882	0.0946506
EARTH	2013-09-21 13:13	1229.3	0.1877942	0.1840934	0.0083702
EARTH	2024-02-08 18:50	< 1 min	0.0038036	0.0037915	0.0000040
EARTH	2051-02-12 18:15	> 1 w	0.0570081	0.0008475	0.1113430
EARTH	2061-01-12 21:16	> 1 d	0.1820747	0.1338136	0.0164711
EARTH	2070-09-21 02:13	1030.7	0.1849264	0.1838329	0.0153585
EARTH	2088-02-09 21:25	> 1 w	0.0097609	0.0016463	0.3465895
EARTH	2098-02-20 01:03	> 1 mo	0.1788455	0.0086637	14.1127858

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
45.06301193	36.60614587	0.00248401	MINIMUM
295.70883754	256.03373384	0.18237735	MINIMUM
341.53050890	313.43132311	0.24674111	SADDLE
173.03091887	153.05677581	0.69794962	SADDLE
356.28588658	153.77429977	1.87806697	SADDLE
181.13001304	339.10726444	2.62580394	MAXIMUM

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