Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.912

Aphelion (Q)

3.355

Eccentricity (e)

0.572

Inclination (i)

5.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1138.3

Earth MOID

0.02210

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2052-06-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13514

20216442

Maximum Brightness

27.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-03-30

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, 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

2.133593

1-sigma variation

0.003041

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.572331

1-sigma variation

0.000648

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.6183

1-sigma variation

0.0051

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

9.4309

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

235.1124

1-sigma variation

0.0038

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

175.78414

1-sigma variation

0.37392

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.912472

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.354715

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.131554

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.080960

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022098

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1138.3241

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.24574E-6	1.97081E-6	1.54509E-5	-3.69264E-6	1.16587E-5	-1.13696E-3
e	1.97081E-6	4.20095E-7	3.29349E-6	-7.87118E-7	2.48517E-6	-2.42353E-4
i	1.54509E-5	3.29349E-6	2.58220E-5	-6.17089E-6	1.94843E-5	-1.90002E-3
Ω	-3.69264E-6	-7.87118E-7	-6.17089E-6	1.47497E-6	-4.65664E-6	4.54088E-4
ω	1.16587E-5	2.48517E-6	1.94843E-5	-4.65664E-6	1.47048E-5	-1.43369E-3
M	-1.13696E-3	-2.42353E-4	-1.90002E-3	4.54088E-4	-1.43369E-3	1.39813E-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

25.473

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

21 - 50*

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

524

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.686931

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-03-30.332678

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-11.181475

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (1)

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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2024FX3 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	1968-06-23 08:20	> 1 mo	0.1168035	0.1063310	0.2060804
EARTH	1996-04-15 21:16	> 1 mo	0.0456318	0.0153491	0.2793307
EARTH	2024-04-12 21:22	< 1 min	0.0244275	0.0243559	0.0000239
EARTH	2052-06-08 15:54	> 1 mo	0.1351386	0.1273549	0.0345610
EARTH	2080-07-04 08:48	> 1 mo	0.1037768	0.0961009	0.1606150
EARTH	2105-04-08 02:31	> 1 mo	0.0559444	0.0257787	0.7924706

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
336.93598054	98.57441242	0.02210670	MINIMUM
23.99110997	186.81341278	0.09842274	MINIMUM
4.20245186	149.72311328	0.13025523	SADDLE
1.05033158	323.59294393	1.89683654	SADDLE
180.39271205	322.55080016	2.37230119	SADDLE
180.16057230	142.43446083	4.36509042	MAXIMUM

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