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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.040

Aphelion (Q)

3.200

Eccentricity (e)

0.509

Inclination (i)

9.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1127.5

Earth MOID

0.05855

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2061-12-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16827

25172528

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.5

mag

Diameter

30 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-10-07

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

2.120033

1-sigma variation

0.000337

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.509280

1-sigma variation

0.000075

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.4443

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

222.5442

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

196.3774

1-sigma variation

4.887E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

116.58736

1-sigma variation

0.02776

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.040343

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.199723

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.061043

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.063100

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.058549

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1127.4891

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.13822E-7	2.52958E-8	3.40447E-7	-5.72169E-8	-1.28156E-8	-9.36508E-6
e	2.52958E-8	5.62177E-9	7.56611E-8	-1.27155E-8	-2.84696E-9	-2.08131E-6
i	3.40447E-7	7.56611E-8	1.01837E-6	-1.71223E-7	-3.82646E-8	-2.80115E-5
Ω	-5.72169E-8	-1.27155E-8	-1.71223E-7	2.90755E-8	6.35254E-9	4.70767E-6
ω	-1.28156E-8	-2.84696E-9	-3.82646E-8	6.35254E-9	2.38814E-9	1.05421E-6
M	-9.36508E-6	-2.08131E-6	-2.80115E-5	4.70767E-6	1.05421E-6	7.70546E-4

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

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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

[-]

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

24.464

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

30 - 80*

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

305

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.594971

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-10-07.287153

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-11-20.2252

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

49 (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 2024TY6 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	1953-12-07 18:08	995.4	0.1799617	0.1613833	0.0062034
EARTH	1987-10-30 18:22	> 1 d	0.0937708	0.0365963	0.0426402
EARTH	2024-11-13 10:37	< 1 min	0.0610081	0.0609850	0.0000077
EARTH	2061-12-08 13:21	> 1 d	0.1682680	0.0408176	0.0463251
EARTH	2095-10-28 17:37	> 1 d	0.1268289	0.0355446	0.0496563

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
354.05606263	306.90596586	0.05837865	MINIMUM
359.26371893	135.83209333	2.05129653	SADDLE
179.98444333	136.26007367	2.18958308	SADDLE
179.50110209	315.99145586	4.18706264	MAXIMUM

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