Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.183

Aphelion (Q)

1.481

Eccentricity (e)

0.112

Inclination (i)

25.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

561.7

Earth MOID

0.17484

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-08-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17451

26106110

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

2024-08-03

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.332274

1-sigma variation

0.012272

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.111933

1-sigma variation

0.005706

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

25.4872

1-sigma variation

0.4455

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

310.9171

1-sigma variation

0.0248

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

18.6478

1-sigma variation

0.7536

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

160.22237

1-sigma variation

1.63750

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.183148

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.481399

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.175190

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.486087

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.174836

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

561.6796

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.50600E-4	7.00167E-5	5.46739E-3	-3.04845E-4	-9.23099E-3	-2.00904E-2
e	7.00167E-5	3.25533E-5	2.54181E-3	-1.41724E-4	-4.29004E-3	-9.34165E-3
i	5.46739E-3	2.54181E-3	1.98494E-1	-1.10674E-2	-3.35231E-1	-7.29279E-1
Ω	-3.04845E-4	-1.41724E-4	-1.10674E-2	6.17082E-4	1.86909E-2	4.06628E-2
ω	-9.23099E-3	-4.29004E-3	-3.35231E-1	1.86909E-2	5.67981E-1	1.22975E0
M	-2.00904E-2	-9.34165E-3	-7.29279E-1	4.06628E-2	1.22975E0	2.68142E0

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

23.797

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

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

399

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.50498

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-08-03.401575

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-08-06.262193

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

14 (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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2024PZ 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	2004-08-02 22:27	> 1 w	0.1936549	0.1769381	0.6623491
EARTH	2024-08-03 17:53	7.9	0.1776139	0.1682019	0.0031373
EARTH	2044-08-04 09:10	> 1 w	0.1745086	0.1743286	0.0629515
EARTH	2064-08-04 23:36	> 1 mo	0.1798554	0.1749989	0.7940942
EARTH	2084-08-05 11:58	> 1 mo	0.1923096	0.1764832	2.2135576

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
344.45489400	210.23649924	0.17483617	MINIMUM
150.42207535	21.30790187	0.48248191	MINIMUM
78.78115762	314.46693229	0.57868728	SADDLE
241.55195364	101.09409047	0.64353612	SADDLE
15.68645772	62.82183098	2.16322049	SADDLE
170.28376797	217.29661697	2.49047965	MAXIMUM

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