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Last update: 2025-01-30 23:50 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.852

Aphelion (Q)

4.180

Eccentricity (e)

0.662

Inclination (i)

3.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1457.5

Earth MOID

0.00283

U parameter

5.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-12-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05434

8129864

Maximum Brightness

22.6

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.9

mag

Diameter

40 - 100*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-12-27

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

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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

2.515803

1-sigma variation

0.000146

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.661539

1-sigma variation

0.000021

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.4081

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

271.3656

1-sigma variation

1.081E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

134.3614

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

40.40416

1-sigma variation

0.00356

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.851501

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.180105

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.613286

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.016139

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002828

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1457.5161

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.12058E-8	3.02968E-9	1.13392E-8	-1.29310E-9	-1.31516E-8	-5.19053E-7
e	3.02968E-9	4.32852E-10	1.62004E-9	-1.84753E-10	-1.87901E-9	-7.41574E-8
i	1.13392E-8	1.62004E-9	6.06498E-9	-6.85727E-10	-7.03780E-9	-2.77550E-7
Ω	-1.29310E-9	-1.84753E-10	-6.85727E-10	1.16791E-10	7.75541E-10	3.16483E-8
ω	-1.31516E-8	-1.87901E-9	-7.03780E-9	7.75541E-10	8.19301E-9	3.21910E-7
M	-5.19053E-7	-7.41574E-8	-2.77550E-7	3.16483E-8	3.21910E-7	1.27048E-5

Date of computation: 2025-01-30 11:58 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

23.863

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

40 - 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

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.47506

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-12-25.304941

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-01-30.161385

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

289 (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

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024YR4 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	1952-09-02 13:46	873.4	0.0398092	0.0359844	0.0033355
EARTH	1956-08-31 07:18	> 1 d	0.0602920	0.0362865	0.0120168
EARTH	1960-09-10 00:07	> 1 d	0.0650962	0.0405668	0.0140204
EARTH	1964-08-30 22:39	> 1 d	0.0608666	0.0404911	0.0171084
EARTH	1968-08-21 13:38	> 1 d	0.1908251	0.1228087	0.0229736
EARTH	1972-08-24 20:02	> 1 d	0.1535406	0.0904199	0.0218119
EARTH	2012-08-29 04:33	541.2	0.1928283	0.1751076	0.0059381
EARTH	2016-09-08 19:37	538.4	0.0748633	0.0678154	0.0025815
EARTH	2020-10-27 00:10	862.8	0.1393631	0.1384386	0.0003099
EARTH	2024-12-25 04:45	< 1 s	0.0055399	0.0055395	0.0000002
EARTH	2028-12-17 08:44	484.5	0.0543448	0.0490237	0.0017742
EARTH	2032-12-22 04:51	509.9	0.0029670	0.0000102	0.0026761
EARTH	2087-12-16 19:19	> 1 mo	0.0390155	0.0093748	7.4935240
EARTH	2091-12-18 11:58	> 1 mo	0.0797170	0.0116814	4.3816271
EARTH	2095-12-21 09:37	> 1 mo	0.1022045	0.0096261	15.0101743
EARTH	2099-12-24 11:11	> 1 mo	0.1397409	0.0082424	21.2625315

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
22.95696787	352.06464747	0.00282819	MINIMUM
335.25746516	252.53400506	0.05921777	MINIMUM
358.10732495	300.29443284	0.14548240	SADDLE
358.87216973	121.98809638	1.85978620	SADDLE
179.74964768	123.24409056	3.17243942	SADDLE
179.81182719	303.27558250	5.17026793	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2024YR4

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE/σ	IP	Exp. energy	PS	TS
2032-12-22.585	63588.585	0.416	0.32 ± 0.000	7.33E1	1.27E-2	1.12E-1	-0.52	3
2039-12-23.353	66145.353	0.209	1.04 ± 0.000	6.41E5	1.13E-6	1.00E-5	-4.84	0
2047-12-22.044	69066.044	0.016	1.29 ± 0.000	4.49E5	2.24E-6	1.93E-5	-4.74	0
2047-12-22.049	69066.049	-0.150	0.93 ± 0.000	2.71E6	3.79E-7	3.26E-6	-5.51	0


Based on 289 optical observations (of which 15 are rejected as outliers) from 2024/12/25.305 to 2025/01/30.161.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.31 and 1.31 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20250130 135755.649 UTC.

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