Asteroids

433953 1997XR2 help

Last update: 2026-06-04 23:11 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.860

Aphelion (Q)

1.293

Eccentricity (e)

0.201

Inclination (i)

7.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

408.0

Earth MOID

0.00025

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-11-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13021

19479808

Maximum Brightness

18.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.9

mag

Diameter

200

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1997-12-04

Observatory

Lincoln Laboratory ETS, New Mexico

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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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.076484

1-sigma variation

7.919E-10

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.200908

1-sigma variation

2.154E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.1906

1-sigma variation

1.968E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

250.6141

1-sigma variation

5.973E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

84.5116

1-sigma variation

6.217E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

261.27642

1-sigma variation

2.462E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.860210

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.292759

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000490

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.067150

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000255

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

407.9529

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.27096E-19	-1.62078E-17	1.46143E-16	2.00229E-15	-1.65517E-15	-1.28694E-15
e	-1.62078E-17	4.63989E-16	-3.30006E-15	-4.26055E-14	2.80071E-14	2.67492E-14
i	1.46143E-16	-3.30006E-15	3.87376E-12	-6.87584E-12	5.52371E-12	3.71025E-13
Ω	2.00229E-15	-4.26055E-14	-6.87584E-12	3.56725E-11	-3.44403E-11	-7.83393E-12
ω	-1.65517E-15	2.80071E-14	5.52371E-12	-3.44403E-11	3.86485E-11	4.80023E-12
M	-1.28694E-15	2.67492E-14	3.71025E-13	-7.83393E-12	4.80023E-12	6.06259E-12

Date of computation: 2026-06-04 23:11 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

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

20.925

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[3]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.11

Unit

Source

[4]

Diameter

Value

200

Unit

Source

[4]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Radar R

Unit

Source

[5]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Michaël Marsset et al 2022 AJ 163 165
[2]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[3]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[4]	EARN	1.) Nugent, C.R. et al. (2016) Astron. J. 152_63 (12pp) (NEOWISE Reactivation Mission Year Two: Asteroid Diameters and Albedos) (207 NEOs)
[5]	EARN	1.) href="http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/index.html">JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

10332

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

108

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.682421

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1997-12-04.23858

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-19.160215

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

586 (5)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2016-11-16

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2016-12-06

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

6 (2)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

8 (2)

Unit

Source

[1]

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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
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

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Close Approaches for 433953 1997XR2 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1959-11-21 17:22	< 1 min	0.1254214	0.1254201	0.0000004
EARTH	1968-06-14 20:03	< 1 min	0.1053829	0.1053816	0.0000004
EARTH	1978-11-19 02:06	< 1 s	0.0470579	0.0470573	0.0000002
EARTH	1987-07-13 19:19	< 1 min	0.1547305	0.1547301	0.0000001
EARTH	1996-05-22 18:45	< 1 s	0.1760412	0.1760408	0.0000001
EARTH	1997-11-19 09:19	< 1 s	0.0361820	0.0361819	0.0000000
EARTH	2006-07-14 01:21	< 1 min	0.1556645	0.1556643	0.0000001
EARTH	2015-05-22 17:00	< 1 s	0.1939073	0.1939070	0.0000001
EARTH	2016-11-18 15:04	< 1 s	0.0475601	0.0475601	0.0000000
EARTH	2025-06-14 23:02	< 1 min	0.1065408	0.1065406	0.0000001
EARTH	2035-11-22 22:31	< 1 min	0.1302145	0.1302141	0.0000001
EARTH	2044-06-02 18:23	< 1 s	0.0267513	0.0267511	0.0000001
EARTH	2054-11-18 00:27	< 1 s	0.0668752	0.0668742	0.0000003
EARTH	2063-07-24 07:55	< 1 min	0.1685874	0.1685865	0.0000003
EARTH	2072-05-26 04:25	< 1 min	0.0982016	0.0981989	0.0000009
EARTH	2073-11-21 16:57	< 1 min	0.0803424	0.0803403	0.0000007
EARTH	2082-09-13 06:10	< 1 min	0.1840076	0.1840076	0.0000000
EARTH	2091-06-06 01:07	< 1 min	0.0541636	0.0541616	0.0000007
EARTH	2100-05-24 01:21	< 1 min	0.1667568	0.1667554	0.0000005
EARTH	2101-11-20 14:39	< 1 min	0.0392358	0.0392351	0.0000002
EARTH	2110-10-17 04:18	< 1 min	0.1561935	0.1561919	0.0000005
EARTH	2110-11-29 12:44	< 1 min	0.1536266	0.1536246	0.0000007
EARTH	2119-08-05 03:40	< 1 min	0.1785378	0.1785371	0.0000002

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
286.84826075	145.60396772	0.00025478	MINIMUM
70.78940484	313.62044369	0.03337949	MINIMUM
358.98189350	230.28549516	0.19018859	SADDLE
178.97628605	49.27346347	0.33459134	SADDLE
356.44707375	47.09504171	1.84577914	SADDLE
177.02070833	227.66723769	2.29935045	MAXIMUM

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