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Last update: 2025-05-15 00:03 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.934

Aphelion (Q)

2.771

Eccentricity (e)

0.496

Inclination (i)

2.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

920.8

Earth MOID

0.01447

U parameter

4.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-01-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05023

7514078

Maximum Brightness

25.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

110 - 240*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-10-25

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

1.852250

1-sigma variation

0.000027

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.496005

1-sigma variation

0.000008

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.7990

1-sigma variation

3.228E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

131.6512

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

344.2595

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

49.11735

1-sigma variation

0.00107

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.933525

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.770976

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.040515

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.659177

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.014474

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

920.7632

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.51652E-10	2.11962E-10	8.56799E-10	3.51673E-9	2.06433E-10	-2.92646E-8
e	2.11962E-10	5.97791E-11	2.41569E-10	9.91088E-10	5.99838E-11	-8.25267E-9
i	8.56799E-10	2.41569E-10	1.04225E-9	1.98388E-9	2.32335E-9	-3.33804E-8
Ω	3.51673E-9	9.91088E-10	1.98388E-9	1.62152E-7	-1.45782E-7	-1.36384E-7
ω	2.06433E-10	5.99838E-11	2.32335E-9	-1.45782E-7	1.49022E-7	-8.92023E-9
M	-2.92646E-8	-8.25267E-9	-3.33804E-8	-1.36384E-7	-8.92023E-9	1.13949E-6

Date of computation: 2025-05-15 00:03 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

22.003

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

110 - 240*

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

183

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.513214

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-10-25.502534

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-04-26.333883

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

49 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2024UT6 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	1966-12-08 14:57	> 1 d	0.0531110	0.0386151	0.0068885
EARTH	1972-01-11 11:26	1199.3	0.0532666	0.0527317	0.0001870
EARTH	1977-02-20 21:58	> 1 d	0.0230176	0.0143407	0.0044872
MARS	1994-06-18 21:12	256.5	0.0488401	0.0460931	0.0012855
EARTH	2024-11-26 00:48	< 1 min	0.1672058	0.1671999	0.0000020
EARTH	2030-01-09 01:00	328.3	0.0502285	0.0500018	0.0000768
EARTH	2035-03-05 16:03	153.3	0.1117308	0.1082183	0.0011713
7 Iris	2053-09-05 08:56	27.3	0.0151032	0.0130073	0.0007151
EARTH	2077-11-25 20:02	202.2	0.1824547	0.1761103	0.0021168
EARTH	2083-01-10 13:57	921.7	0.0508499	0.0502744	0.0002008
EARTH	2088-03-07 11:49	135.9	0.1314381	0.1280212	0.0011393

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
19.21577514	45.50125311	0.01447396	MINIMUM
342.36791327	344.05062828	0.03500569	MINIMUM
359.02318438	11.80912018	0.05222528	SADDLE
180.10768550	193.83644024	1.75528285	SADDLE
0.40401428	194.13845950	1.94930578	SADDLE
180.15545021	13.86171308	3.75501838	MAXIMUM

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