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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.928

Aphelion (Q)

3.480

Eccentricity (e)

0.579

Inclination (i)

1.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1195.2

Earth MOID

0.01831

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-07-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19667

29421210

Maximum Brightness

24.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.1

mag

Diameter

26 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-03-17

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

2.204061

1-sigma variation

0.005161

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.578931

1-sigma variation

0.001032

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.5996

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

343.8180

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

258.4132

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

168.33149

1-sigma variation

0.58856

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.928061

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.480061

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.649841

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.319891

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018310

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1195.1817

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.66367E-5	5.32478E-6	1.30946E-5	3.33888E-5	-9.02518E-6	-3.03760E-3
e	5.32478E-6	1.06444E-6	2.61767E-6	6.67454E-6	-1.80415E-6	-6.07228E-4
i	1.30946E-5	2.61767E-6	6.43748E-6	1.64162E-5	-4.43927E-6	-1.49329E-3
Ω	3.33888E-5	6.67454E-6	1.64162E-5	4.18972E-5	-1.13605E-5	-3.80759E-3
ω	-9.02518E-6	-1.80415E-6	-4.43927E-6	-1.13605E-5	3.11184E-6	1.02921E-3
M	-3.03760E-3	-6.07228E-4	-1.49329E-3	-3.80759E-3	1.02921E-3	3.46402E-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

[-]

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

25.071

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

26 - 60*

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

528

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.32173

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-03-17.470931

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-11.08056

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (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:*

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Close Approaches for 2024FT2 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
MARS	1965-01-03 01:06	> 1 w	0.0374480	0.0304154	0.1510360
EARTH	1978-07-23 23:53	> 1 mo	0.1855305	0.0253265	0.5078916
EARTH	2001-06-06 23:38	> 1 mo	0.0884641	0.0288863	0.1292085
EARTH	2024-04-10 14:08	< 1 min	0.0301551	0.0300189	0.0000454
EARTH	2037-07-25 17:55	> 1 w	0.1966686	0.0232105	0.2812864
EARTH	2060-04-10 03:59	> 1 mo	0.0336203	0.0188166	0.4919927
MARS	2066-07-27 17:22	> 1 w	0.0401846	0.0363509	0.0587516
EARTH	2073-07-04 11:48	> 1 mo	0.0281633	0.0227362	0.5087919
EARTH	2086-07-19 13:07	> 1 mo	0.1156228	0.0223036	4.8682357

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
339.96367803	101.28291850	0.01830967	MINIMUM
21.64711263	180.66261416	0.02492345	MINIMUM
1.03154301	141.35428391	0.08936003	SADDLE
0.88673332	321.08608358	1.91439639	SADDLE
180.24360581	320.28929137	2.49330601	SADDLE
180.24206530	140.29280242	4.49233473	MAXIMUM

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