Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.795

Aphelion (Q)

1.193

Eccentricity (e)

0.200

Inclination (i)

20.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

362.1

Earth MOID

0.00247

U parameter

0.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-05-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06939

10380530

Maximum Brightness

20.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.8

mag

Diameter

50 - 100*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-05-05

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.994159

1-sigma variation

2.523E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.199862

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

19.9803

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

223.4671

1-sigma variation

3.103E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

253.7886

1-sigma variation

2.367E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

123.03762

1-sigma variation

0.00005

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.795465

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.192853

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.002826

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.087886

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002470

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

362.0615

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.36771E-18	7.52247E-16	7.95570E-14	6.45374E-15	-2.41156E-14	-6.81548E-14
e	7.52247E-16	4.73604E-13	4.56918E-11	1.16446E-12	-1.60577E-11	-3.56504E-11
i	7.95570E-14	4.56918E-11	4.91854E-9	1.35223E-10	-1.61624E-9	-3.35756E-9
Ω	6.45374E-15	1.16446E-12	1.35223E-10	9.63112E-12	-4.14427E-11	-9.58430E-11
ω	-2.41156E-14	-1.60577E-11	-1.61624E-9	-4.14427E-11	5.60080E-10	1.18668E-9
M	-6.81548E-14	-3.56504E-11	-3.35756E-9	-9.58430E-11	1.18668E-9	2.73727E-9

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

23.829

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

50 - 100*

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

371

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

316

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.606687

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-05-05.219026

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-05-11.554705

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

160 (3)

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 2024JM2 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2021-05-10 04:35	< 1 s	0.1868370	0.1868366	0.0000001
EARTH	2022-05-08 06:00	< 1 s	0.1276997	0.1276994	0.0000001
EARTH	2023-05-06 12:55	< 1 s	0.0705956	0.0705954	0.0000001
EARTH	2024-05-04 03:22	< 1 s	0.0177423	0.0177422	0.0000000
EARTH	2025-05-03 08:55	< 1 s	0.0194037	0.0194034	0.0000001
EARTH	2026-05-02 11:56	< 1 s	0.0693896	0.0693892	0.0000001
EARTH	2027-05-02 01:49	< 1 s	0.1222008	0.1222005	0.0000001
EARTH	2028-05-01 09:03	< 1 min	0.1763033	0.1763030	0.0000001
EARTH	2034-11-14 07:53	< 1 min	0.1615367	0.1615301	0.0000022
EARTH	2035-11-08 19:11	< 1 min	0.1187700	0.1187640	0.0000020
EARTH	2036-11-03 01:04	< 1 min	0.0876598	0.0876558	0.0000013
EARTH	2037-10-29 18:59	< 1 min	0.0819679	0.0819677	0.0000001
EARTH	2038-10-25 18:58	< 1 min	0.1072501	0.1072463	0.0000013
EARTH	2039-10-21 22:46	< 1 min	0.1506228	0.1506170	0.0000019
EARTH	2123-05-11 22:27	< 1 min	0.1876654	0.1876496	0.0000053
EARTH	2124-05-09 00:27	< 1 min	0.1299732	0.1299577	0.0000052
EARTH	2125-05-07 07:40	< 1 min	0.0739939	0.0739791	0.0000049
EARTH	2126-05-05 22:09	< 1 min	0.0221651	0.0221518	0.0000044

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
94.63998664	121.27328463	0.00084057	MINIMUM
291.21553704	297.45151800	0.07825135	MINIMUM
12.12242948	30.15477684	0.35966384	SADDLE
193.79843129	207.47035123	0.41651064	SADDLE
5.66219246	201.92676551	1.78728517	SADDLE
175.78203775	11.65677492	2.14764914	MAXIMUM

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