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Last update: 2025-10-25 16:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.006

Aphelion (Q)

3.768

Eccentricity (e)

0.579

Inclination (i)

7.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1346.9

Earth MOID

0.00136

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2061-08-14

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17526

26217971

Maximum Brightness

19.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.5

mag

Diameter

210 - 500*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-07-27

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

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

2.386867

1-sigma variation

1.309E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.578572

1-sigma variation

3.738E-9

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.6296

1-sigma variation

1.423E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

172.2342

1-sigma variation

1.849E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

185.5470

1-sigma variation

3.500E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

114.08216

1-sigma variation

1.188E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.005893

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.767840

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.748844

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001381

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001365

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1346.9165

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.71448E-16	4.25006E-17	-2.50913E-15	1.20621E-14	-9.65031E-15	-1.29249E-14
e	4.25006E-17	1.39761E-17	-3.34898E-16	1.77681E-15	1.97416E-15	-3.89401E-15
i	-2.50913E-15	-3.34898E-16	2.02495E-12	-6.95524E-13	5.64381E-13	2.11713E-13
Ω	1.20621E-14	1.77681E-15	-6.95524E-13	3.41864E-12	-3.18381E-12	-9.30034E-13
ω	-9.65031E-15	1.97416E-15	5.64381E-13	-3.18381E-12	1.22514E-11	-1.26143E-12
M	-1.29249E-14	-3.89401E-15	2.11713E-13	-9.30034E-13	-1.26143E-12	1.41021E-12

Date of computation: 2025-10-25 16:00 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

20.464

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

210 - 500*

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

4253

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

306

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.455065

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2013-05-07.303997

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-12-28.372712

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

912 (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

2024-09-15

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2024-09-18

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

4 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

4 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

8 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024ON 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	1951-08-13 04:17	< 1 min	0.1617148	0.1617104	0.0000015
EARTH	2024-09-17 10:17	< 1 s	0.0066849	0.0066849	0.0000000
EARTH	2061-08-14 17:52	< 1 min	0.1752563	0.1752516	0.0000016
EARTH	2109-08-26 01:09	< 1 min	0.0918291	0.0918274	0.0000006

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
357.17464378	251.94848311	0.00136488	MINIMUM
358.71350678	74.90460351	2.00229995	SADDLE
179.69237958	76.01309364	2.77135682	SADDLE
179.61379984	255.97074694	4.77262163	MAXIMUM

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