Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.989

Aphelion (Q)

2.573

Eccentricity (e)

0.445

Inclination (i)

3.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

868.1

Earth MOID

0.00050

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-04-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03917

5860397

Maximum Brightness

24.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.9

mag

Diameter

4 - 10*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-03-12

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

1.780949

1-sigma variation

0.000361

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.444729

1-sigma variation

0.000113

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.9900

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

355.9762

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

192.4461

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

167.74207

1-sigma variation

0.05089

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.988909

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.572989

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.521335

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000925

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000501

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

868.1117

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.30186E-7	4.08401E-8	1.86938E-7	3.81060E-8	5.86096E-8	-1.83601E-5
e	4.08401E-8	1.28118E-8	5.86439E-8	1.19538E-8	1.83894E-8	-5.75967E-6
i	1.86938E-7	5.86439E-8	2.68542E-7	5.46274E-8	8.46177E-8	-2.63640E-5
Ω	3.81060E-8	1.19538E-8	5.46274E-8	1.12430E-8	1.67457E-8	-5.37398E-6
ω	5.86096E-8	1.83894E-8	8.46177E-8	1.67457E-8	3.08309E-8	-8.26707E-6
M	-1.83601E-5	-5.75967E-6	-2.63640E-5	-5.37398E-6	-8.26707E-6	2.58932E-3

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 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

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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

28.896

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

4 - 10*

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

547

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.695522

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-03-12.26195

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-03-15.10672

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (5)

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 2024EK3 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	1961-04-04 10:42	> 1 w	0.0165509	0.0108183	0.0057399
EARTH	1978-02-20 13:06	> 1 d	0.1149075	0.0815783	0.0111298
EARTH	2007-05-02 12:19	> 1 d	0.0714497	0.0289441	0.0243221
EARTH	2024-03-15 03:13	< 1 s	0.0041620	0.0041593	0.0000009
EARTH	2043-04-24 20:11	> 1 w	0.0391743	0.0263960	0.0175050
EARTH	2074-04-13 17:36	> 1 w	0.0247153	0.0202114	0.0102418
EARTH	2117-05-06 11:55	> 1 w	0.0821384	0.0313130	0.1200249

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
352.56777766	73.32682988	0.00050054	MINIMUM
180.77479328	267.01387328	1.57228265	SADDLE
1.94435841	268.35672224	1.98949190	SADDLE
180.71084886	86.97363562	3.57180765	MAXIMUM

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