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2024UD26 help

Last update: 2025-05-03 12:45 UTC

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Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.942

Aphelion (Q)

4.293

Eccentricity (e)

0.640

Inclination (i)

3.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1547.0

Earth MOID

0.00571

U parameter

4.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2105-02-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0549

8212702

Maximum Brightness

24.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.6

mag

Diameter

200 - 400*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-10-28

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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Proper elements

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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

2.617736

1-sigma variation

0.000035

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.640065

1-sigma variation

0.000005

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.9860

1-sigma variation

1.696E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

341.0674

1-sigma variation

3.313E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

156.9626

1-sigma variation

3.108E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

19.79143

1-sigma variation

0.00040

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.942214

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.293258

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.750037

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.018738

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005708

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1546.9890

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.20029E-9	1.69088E-10	5.84341E-10	9.54000E-10	-8.61858E-10	-1.37211E-8
e	1.69088E-10	2.38200E-11	8.23169E-11	1.34409E-10	-1.21427E-10	-1.93292E-9
i	5.84341E-10	8.23169E-11	2.87557E-10	4.58664E-10	-4.14010E-10	-6.67997E-9
Ω	9.54000E-10	1.34409E-10	4.58664E-10	1.09771E-9	-1.02206E-9	-1.09050E-8
ω	-8.61858E-10	-1.21427E-10	-4.14010E-10	-1.02206E-9	9.65712E-10	9.84970E-9
M	-1.37211E-8	-1.93292E-9	-6.67997E-9	-1.09050E-8	9.84970E-9	1.56852E-7

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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

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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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

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

20.646

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

200 - 400*

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

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Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

186

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.579094

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-10-28.280873

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-05-02.465943

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

207 (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

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

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Close Approaches for 2024UD26 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	1966-02-06 14:12	> 1 d	0.0568287	0.0555706	0.0005019
EARTH	2025-02-16 10:03	< 1 s	0.0429167	0.0429158	0.0000003
EARTH	2105-02-05 10:59	867.2	0.0548985	0.0544022	0.0001741

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
13.90149319	64.11410042	0.00570766	MINIMUM
348.58837137	11.56358535	0.03845817	MINIMUM
359.02042779	33.19435489	0.04878992	SADDLE
0.68768395	216.68473469	1.95521831	SADDLE
180.13488244	216.01254644	3.28037783	SADDLE
180.16427813	36.02294839	5.27979405	MAXIMUM

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