Asteroids

2010SC17 help

Last update: 2025-06-12 08:28 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.769

Aphelion (Q)

3.978

Eccentricity (e)

0.676

Inclination (i)

5.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1335.6

Earth MOID

0.03069

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-10-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15485

23165471

Maximum Brightness

21.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.9

mag

Diameter

70 - 160*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2010-09-16

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

2.373526

1-sigma variation

0.004215

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.675923

1-sigma variation

0.000417

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.5455

1-sigma variation

0.0341

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

7.2235

1-sigma variation

0.1067

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

83.0751

1-sigma variation

0.0970

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

337.76909

1-sigma variation

2.72346

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.769205

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.977846

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.190814

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.405281

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030693

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1335.6397

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.77667E-5	1.75659E-6	-1.43766E-4	-4.49950E-4	4.08982E-4	-1.14796E-2
e	1.75659E-6	1.73678E-7	-1.42139E-5	-4.44870E-5	4.04380E-5	-1.13498E-3
i	-1.43766E-4	-1.42139E-5	1.16335E-3	3.64090E-3	-3.30932E-3	9.28911E-2
Ω	-4.49950E-4	-4.44870E-5	3.64090E-3	1.13952E-2	-1.03579E-2	2.90724E-1
ω	4.08982E-4	4.04380E-5	-3.30932E-3	-1.03579E-2	9.41557E-3	-2.64254E-1
M	-1.14796E-2	-1.13498E-3	9.28911E-2	2.90724E-1	-2.64254E-1	7.41724E0

Date of computation: 2025-06-12 08:28 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

[-]

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

22.877

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

70 - 160*

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

5380

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.707655

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2010-09-16.49248

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2010-10-08.17765

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

32 (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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2010SC17 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	1959-10-05 17:56	> 1 w	0.1423854	0.0109504	0.4274449
EARTH	2000-02-02 08:35	> 1 w	0.1764614	0.0473543	0.0796082
EARTH	2010-10-31 21:30	1.2	0.1262067	0.1259193	0.0000958
EARTH	2021-10-17 03:33	> 1 w	0.0392079	0.0310023	0.0694936
EARTH	2032-10-06 20:46	> 1 w	0.1548516	0.0285033	0.2965360
EARTH	2062-01-27 06:03	> 1 mo	0.1855855	0.0354650	0.2419965
EARTH	2083-11-09 09:45	> 1 w	0.1605553	0.0279494	0.0808493

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
328.77916424	284.02724444	0.03069297	MINIMUM
30.94966549	51.83804321	0.05229242	MINIMUM
0.04964349	348.38837104	0.23048546	SADDLE
359.75552553	167.73820144	1.78312273	SADDLE
179.96997058	167.96958800	2.96819674	SADDLE
179.93321606	347.95486904	4.95819525	MAXIMUM

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