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2024WC15 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.947

Aphelion (Q)

2.893

Eccentricity (e)

0.507

Inclination (i)

7.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

971.7

Earth MOID

0.03580

U parameter

4.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2033-04-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09365

14009458

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.9

mag

Diameter

170 - 400*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-11-29

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

1.919892

1-sigma variation

0.000016

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.506997

1-sigma variation

0.000004

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.4800

1-sigma variation

3.879E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

338.6992

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

186.8444

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

15.97113

1-sigma variation

0.00022

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.946513

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.893270

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.863533

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.041996

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.035798

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

971.6582

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.67709E-10	6.94065E-11	6.19558E-10	-2.15728E-9	8.82236E-10	-3.52939E-9
e	6.94065E-11	1.79988E-11	1.60701E-10	-5.59441E-10	2.30015E-10	-9.15427E-10
i	6.19558E-10	1.60701E-10	1.50432E-9	-5.42681E-9	2.66384E-9	-8.31726E-9
Ω	-2.15728E-9	-5.59441E-10	-5.42681E-9	2.62445E-8	-1.80432E-8	3.02059E-8
ω	8.82236E-10	2.30015E-10	2.66384E-9	-1.80432E-8	1.71201E-8	-1.42203E-8
M	-3.52939E-9	-9.15427E-10	-8.31726E-9	3.02059E-8	-1.42203E-8	4.71639E-8

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

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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

20.939

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

170 - 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

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

131

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.61149

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-11-29.396164

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-04-09.155958

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

83 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024WC15 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	2025-04-24 17:17	< 1 min	0.1800236	0.1800188	0.0000016
EARTH	2033-04-09 11:13	141.0	0.0936474	0.0926896	0.0003222
EARTH	2041-04-04 13:04	333.2	0.0813852	0.0798361	0.0005301
EARTH	2049-04-02 02:39	587.9	0.0766999	0.0746425	0.0007245
EARTH	2057-04-04 12:08	873.6	0.0810402	0.0775518	0.0012594
EARTH	2065-04-19 12:20	741.9	0.1397125	0.1288701	0.0037073

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
349.91683050	45.17475344	0.03579817	MINIMUM
180.60236599	243.88209533	1.88632548	SADDLE
1.66615555	245.23302310	1.95339573	SADDLE
180.43411404	63.78221163	3.88576376	MAXIMUM

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