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Last update: 2025-07-15 00:51 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.893

Aphelion (Q)

3.964

Eccentricity (e)

0.632

Inclination (i)

1.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

1382.4

Earth MOID

0.02233

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-04-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03892

5822930

Maximum Brightness

20.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

28 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-04-11

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

2.428561

1-sigma variation

0.003025

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.632316

1-sigma variation

0.000485

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.9151

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

86.7473

1-sigma variation

0.0119

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

174.8847

1-sigma variation

0.0098

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

88.53766

1-sigma variation

0.16415

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.892943

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.964179

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.954363

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.121432

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022333

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1382.3626

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.15192E-6	1.46782E-6	2.83143E-6	3.59676E-5	-2.95605E-5	-4.96576E-4
e	1.46782E-6	2.35414E-7	4.54114E-7	5.76868E-6	-4.74108E-6	-7.96427E-5
i	2.83143E-6	4.54114E-7	8.76168E-7	1.11146E-5	-9.13283E-6	-1.53631E-4
Ω	3.59676E-5	5.76868E-6	1.11146E-5	1.42381E-4	-1.17159E-4	-1.95158E-3
ω	-2.95605E-5	-4.74108E-6	-9.13283E-6	-1.17159E-4	9.64265E-5	1.60394E-3
M	-4.96576E-4	-7.96427E-5	-1.53631E-4	-1.95158E-3	1.60394E-3	2.69438E-2

Date of computation: 2025-07-15 00:51 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

24.889

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

28 - 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

448

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.481544

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-04-09.314696

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-26.307743

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

44 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024GS4 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	1990-04-26 20:39	> 1 mo	0.0263764	0.0256940	0.0596548
EARTH	2005-08-17 06:44	> 1 w	0.1876713	0.0244200	0.2088970
EARTH	2024-04-28 07:05	< 1 min	0.0270276	0.0269732	0.0000181
EARTH	2043-04-28 07:42	> 1 w	0.0389239	0.0239431	0.1486414
EARTH	2066-04-27 14:50	> 1 w	0.0671140	0.0224462	0.1639966
EARTH	2085-04-26 03:39	> 1 w	0.0363558	0.0241974	0.0694900
EARTH	2100-06-24 19:29	> 1 mo	0.1246279	0.0881075	0.0155085
EARTH	2115-08-09 22:15	> 1 w	0.0528791	0.0235782	0.2311583

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
22.88031938	206.38198496	0.02200608	MINIMUM
337.93213784	114.21910640	0.02569479	MINIMUM
0.40765846	160.26146180	0.12347920	SADDLE
0.43947106	340.34170035	1.87584519	SADDLE
180.09937418	339.90801316	2.97896770	SADDLE
180.10655352	159.91409331	4.97825586	MAXIMUM

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