Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.847

Aphelion (Q)

1.940

Eccentricity (e)

0.392

Inclination (i)

1.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

600.9

Earth MOID

0.00426

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-08-14

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01695

2536064

Maximum Brightness

20.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-03-30

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

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

1.393623

1-sigma variation

0.000320

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.391882

1-sigma variation

0.000174

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.2866

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

182.9588

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

73.9984

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

329.04677

1-sigma variation

0.11028

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.847488

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.939758

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.066368

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.319668

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004264

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

600.9194

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.02097E-7	5.55160E-8	1.72539E-7	1.66467E-7	-1.11709E-7	-3.52381E-5
e	5.55160E-8	3.01927E-8	9.37338E-8	8.99189E-8	-5.87928E-8	-1.91613E-5
i	1.72539E-7	9.37338E-8	2.94069E-7	2.98053E-7	-2.26221E-7	-5.95451E-5
Ω	1.66467E-7	8.99189E-8	2.98053E-7	3.85165E-7	-4.41243E-7	-5.74167E-5
ω	-1.11709E-7	-5.87928E-8	-2.26221E-7	-4.41243E-7	8.55856E-7	3.84306E-5
M	-3.52381E-5	-1.91613E-5	-5.95451E-5	-5.74167E-5	3.84306E-5	1.21622E-2

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

25.736

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

19 - 40*

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

560

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.44371

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-03-30.266753

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-02.003729

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

45 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2024FR3 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	1951-06-26 16:26	> 1 mo	0.1570681	0.0219911	0.1932146
EARTH	1956-05-31 20:28	> 1 mo	0.1647114	0.0401569	0.0720282
EARTH	1961-05-03 17:21	> 1 mo	0.1300652	0.0029067	0.3092362
EARTH	1966-04-10 09:03	> 1 mo	0.0522783	0.0036415	0.3523935
EARTH	1971-04-02 07:23	> 1 d	0.0183115	0.0039753	0.0716340
EARTH	2004-08-18 16:06	> 1 d	0.0591060	0.0157378	0.0294032
EARTH	2009-07-30 11:34	> 1 d	0.0905204	0.0258006	0.0224610
EARTH	2014-06-17 13:44	> 1 w	0.1649814	0.1582944	0.0022322
EARTH	2019-05-05 23:28	> 1 d	0.1329857	0.1168187	0.0053892
EARTH	2024-04-02 23:16	< 1 s	0.0088632	0.0088528	0.0000035
EARTH	2042-08-14 15:44	> 1 d	0.0169525	0.0147665	0.0173688
EARTH	2047-05-06 22:00	> 1 mo	0.1357053	0.0050838	0.0946747
EARTH	2065-08-16 02:27	> 1 mo	0.0164571	0.0146961	0.2824514
EARTH	2070-05-27 19:20	> 1 mo	0.1629949	0.0112385	0.5981510
EARTH	2075-03-26 16:29	> 1 mo	0.1255880	0.0049353	6.0355194
EARTH	2093-07-26 15:36	> 1 mo	0.1080814	0.0130861	10.3164526
EARTH	2098-04-20 04:20	> 1 mo	0.0923282	0.0044261	11.9436649
EARTH	2116-08-28 16:51	> 1 mo	0.1714806	0.0136878	3.6047685
EARTH	2121-07-07 23:18	> 1 w	0.1484188	0.1482542	0.0005463

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
316.05441176	90.96262018	0.00435376	MINIMUM
45.81059680	220.48461093	0.01483241	MINIMUM
1.17025644	156.01376055	0.16837095	SADDLE
180.48561381	335.21906357	0.95524103	SADDLE
1.05386538	335.84818577	1.83263354	SADDLE
180.47589074	155.21863732	2.95452634	MAXIMUM

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