Asteroids

467460 2006JF42 help

Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.281

Aphelion (Q)

1.062

Eccentricity (e)

0.582

Inclination (i)

5.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

201.0

Earth MOID

0.00368

U parameter

0.8

A₂

32.6

10^-15au/days²

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-06-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06384

9549753

Maximum Brightness

16.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.1

mag

Diameter

400 - 900*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2006-05-11

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.671534

1-sigma variation

3.909E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.581894

1-sigma variation

3.377E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.9361

1-sigma variation

1.109E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

40.8254

1-sigma variation

1.945E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

17.8079

1-sigma variation

2.183E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

304.26607

1-sigma variation

0.00003

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.280772

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.062296

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.706285

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.013417

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003676

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

201.0020

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₂

Value

32.55878

1-sigma variation

4.63059

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₂
a	1.52772E-17	-2.37729E-17	1.22725E-15	4.92728E-15	-5.17226E-15	-6.66322E-14	1.74824E-8
e	-2.37729E-17	1.14058E-15	-1.52026E-13	-1.47513E-13	3.36605E-13	-5.07517E-13	-4.75833E-10
i	1.22725E-15	-1.52026E-13	1.23055E-10	1.92063E-10	-2.10399E-10	6.53098E-11	-2.39981E-6
Ω	4.92728E-15	-1.47513E-13	1.92063E-10	3.78273E-10	-4.08511E-10	8.53228E-11	-5.34131E-7
ω	-5.17226E-15	3.36605E-13	-2.10399E-10	-4.08511E-10	4.76760E-10	-2.03826E-10	5.40674E-6
M	-6.66322E-14	-5.07517E-13	6.53098E-11	8.53228E-11	-2.03826E-10	6.69507E-10	-9.21485E-5
A₂	1.74824E-8	-4.75833E-10	-2.39981E-6	-5.34131E-7	5.40674E-6	-9.21485E-5	2.14423E1

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

19.127

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

400 - 900*

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

6903

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

199

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.581357

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2006-05-11.22148

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-04-04.40694

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

366 (4)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-05-04

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2022-05-15

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

6 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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

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Close Approaches for 467460 2006JF42 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	1950-06-06 15:59	< 1 min	0.1339940	0.1339358	0.0000194
EARTH	1951-04-30 00:18	< 1 min	0.0833777	0.0833071	0.0000235
MERCURY	1951-09-07 06:14	14.9	0.0251957	0.0251092	0.0000288
VENUS	1955-02-07 09:13	< 1 min	0.0406426	0.0405168	0.0000419
MERCURY	1955-07-09 17:02	5.8	0.0226817	0.0225165	0.0000551
EARTH	1956-05-22 08:13	5.8	0.0602760	0.0602753	0.0000003
EARTH	1961-06-05 23:18	< 1 min	0.1708458	0.1707912	0.0000182
EARTH	1962-04-30 09:53	< 1 min	0.0455445	0.0454966	0.0000160
EARTH	1967-05-27 21:16	< 1 min	0.0581296	0.0581289	0.0000002
MERCURY	1969-04-22 06:54	1.6	0.0050198	0.0049914	0.0000095
VENUS	1970-06-27 06:13	< 1 min	0.0316764	0.0316538	0.0000075
EARTH	1972-06-05 09:08	< 1 min	0.1927631	0.1927486	0.0000048
MERCURY	1973-02-18 13:30	4.0	0.0332009	0.0332000	0.0000003
EARTH	1973-04-30 22:24	< 1 min	0.0277156	0.0277030	0.0000042
MERCURY	1976-12-22 12:35	1.5	0.0283960	0.0283903	0.0000019
EARTH	1978-05-28 03:28	< 1 min	0.0581561	0.0581559	0.0000001
MERCURY	1980-10-26 06:49	< 1 min	0.0160637	0.0160606	0.0000010
VENUS	1980-12-10 05:00	< 1 min	0.0106828	0.0106795	0.0000011
EARTH	1983-06-06 02:49	< 1 min	0.1920593	0.1920568	0.0000008
EARTH	1984-04-30 19:05	< 1 min	0.0264683	0.0264663	0.0000007
EARTH	1989-05-29 19:58	< 1 min	0.0562294	0.0562293	0.0000001
EARTH	1995-05-02 06:05	< 1 min	0.0148818	0.0148802	0.0000005
EARTH	2000-05-27 06:34	< 1 min	0.0589431	0.0589430	0.0000001
EARTH	2005-06-06 16:29	< 1 s	0.1545446	0.1545441	0.0000002
EARTH	2006-04-30 02:20	< 1 s	0.0709249	0.0709246	0.0000001
EARTH	2011-05-18 06:04	< 1 min	0.0594772	0.0594771	0.0000000
EARTH	2016-06-06 10:50	< 1 s	0.0919761	0.0919757	0.0000001
EARTH	2017-04-30 07:31	< 1 s	0.1452627	0.1452624	0.0000001
EARTH	2022-05-09 00:12	< 1 s	0.0381735	0.0381734	0.0000000
VENUS	2022-10-10 08:19	< 1 s	0.0399723	0.0399720	0.0000001
EARTH	2027-06-05 11:50	< 1 s	0.0638362	0.0638358	0.0000001
EARTH	2028-05-01 05:08	< 1 s	0.1938820	0.1938812	0.0000003
EARTH	2033-05-05 20:43	< 1 min	0.0229903	0.0229893	0.0000003
EARTH	2038-06-05 01:07	< 1 min	0.0623470	0.0623463	0.0000002
EARTH	2039-05-01 23:44	< 1 min	0.1932387	0.1932368	0.0000006
MERCURY	2040-11-03 09:05	< 1 min	0.0115301	0.0115260	0.0000014
EARTH	2044-05-07 06:25	< 1 min	0.0320765	0.0320760	0.0000002
MERCURY	2044-09-04 23:34	< 1 min	0.0272060	0.0272053	0.0000002
MERCURY	2048-07-02 09:07	< 1 min	0.0241093	0.0241085	0.0000002
VENUS	2048-08-13 09:18	< 1 s	0.0400054	0.0400045	0.0000003
EARTH	2049-06-05 17:49	< 1 min	0.0700885	0.0700880	0.0000001
EARTH	2050-05-01 06:48	< 1 s	0.1738938	0.1738927	0.0000004
MERCURY	2052-05-04 11:51	< 1 min	0.0213511	0.0213485	0.0000009
EARTH	2055-05-11 02:39	< 1 min	0.0443373	0.0443365	0.0000003
EARTH	2060-06-06 10:30	< 1 min	0.0896400	0.0896387	0.0000004
EARTH	2061-04-30 09:21	< 1 s	0.1367233	0.1367214	0.0000006
MERCURY	2066-02-12 04:50	< 1 min	0.0247703	0.0247690	0.0000004
EARTH	2066-05-17 11:20	< 1 min	0.0583221	0.0583219	0.0000001
MERCURY	2069-12-06 19:40	< 1 min	0.0174717	0.0174712	0.0000002
EARTH	2071-06-07 13:33	< 1 s	0.1316339	0.1316334	0.0000002
EARTH	2072-04-29 18:57	< 1 s	0.0845113	0.0845106	0.0000002
VENUS	2074-06-14 14:31	< 1 min	0.0137592	0.0137573	0.0000006
EARTH	2077-05-25 19:45	< 1 min	0.0595472	0.0595471	0.0000000
MERCURY	2079-11-10 20:58	< 1 min	0.0182573	0.0182556	0.0000006
EARTH	2083-05-03 01:21	< 1 min	0.0091264	0.0091253	0.0000004
MERCURY	2083-09-03 20:33	< 1 min	0.0306250	0.0306241	0.0000003
MERCURY	2087-07-07 10:36	< 1 min	0.0163161	0.0163154	0.0000002
EARTH	2088-05-31 04:21	< 1 min	0.0555980	0.0555978	0.0000001
VENUS	2089-11-01 00:34	< 1 min	0.0296274	0.0296252	0.0000007
MERCURY	2091-05-13 02:00	< 1 min	0.0103816	0.0103809	0.0000002
VENUS	2091-11-04 16:51	< 1 min	0.0494989	0.0494974	0.0000005
EARTH	2093-06-06 06:20	< 1 min	0.1981026	0.1980991	0.0000011
EARTH	2094-05-01 17:26	< 1 min	0.0262835	0.0262802	0.0000011
MERCURY	2095-03-20 05:31	< 1 min	0.0120275	0.0120234	0.0000014
MERCURY	2099-01-26 19:18	< 1 min	0.0109938	0.0109901	0.0000012
EARTH	2099-05-26 11:59	< 1 min	0.0608150	0.0608144	0.0000002
VENUS	2100-04-18 07:30	< 1 min	0.0442927	0.0442830	0.0000032
VENUS	2102-04-22 06:07	< 1 min	0.0447832	0.0447822	0.0000003
MERCURY	2102-12-08 07:44	1.6	0.0230226	0.0230119	0.0000036
EARTH	2104-06-08 07:19	< 1 min	0.1320128	0.1320034	0.0000032
EARTH	2105-05-01 04:35	< 1 s	0.0952816	0.0952706	0.0000037
MERCURY	2106-10-21 03:09	3.2	0.0323066	0.0323042	0.0000008
EARTH	2110-05-15 12:26	< 1 min	0.0542203	0.0542164	0.0000013
MERCURY	2110-09-02 22:49	3.6	0.0278257	0.0278128	0.0000043
MERCURY	2114-07-16 10:48	1.6	0.0063030	0.0062784	0.0000082
EARTH	2115-06-07 18:54	< 1 min	0.0691326	0.0691270	0.0000019
EARTH	2116-05-02 08:10	< 1 min	0.1832735	0.1832647	0.0000029
MERCURY	2118-05-25 05:14	< 1 min	0.0094199	0.0094186	0.0000004
EARTH	2121-05-06 05:51	< 1 min	0.0177374	0.0177319	0.0000018
MERCURY	2122-04-02 11:25	< 1 min	0.0204323	0.0204049	0.0000092

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
149.17483188	119.44254550	0.00321494	MINIMUM
204.05670288	148.28343375	0.05531227	MINIMUM
184.94672536	138.25006271	0.06135150	SADDLE
356.86970887	312.67505752	0.70782709	SADDLE
356.66875049	132.35306402	1.29201607	SADDLE
179.02855010	315.20043021	2.05025549	MAXIMUM

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