Asteroids

2012HN40

Last update: 2021-04-13 11:02 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.887

Aphelion (Q)

4.522

Eccentricity (e)

0.672

Inclination (i)

14.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1624.3

days

Earth MOID

0.07255

Next Earth close approach

Date

2070-05-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13859

20732438

Maximum Brightness

118.5

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Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.4

Diameter

290*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2012-04-21

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

External links

Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion
Aphelion
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

59200.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.70427

1-sigma variation

8.352E-5

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.672094

1-sigma variation

8.084E-6

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.389

1-sigma variation

8.068E-5

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

60.594

1-sigma variation

8.047E-4

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

246.666

1-sigma variation

7.364E-4

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

318.459

1-sigma variation

0.03088

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.8867

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

4.5218

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.03256

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.15744

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.07255

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1624.33

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.97596E-9	6.75167E-10	6.29377E-9	-6.71936E-8	6.13954E-8	-2.57893E-6
e	6.75167E-10	6.53590E-11	6.10116E-10	-6.50373E-9	5.94593E-9	-2.49602E-7
i	6.29377E-9	6.10116E-10	6.50890E-9	-6.09477E-8	5.63031E-8	-2.32687E-6
Ω	-6.71936E-8	-6.50373E-9	-6.09477E-8	6.47554E-7	-5.91925E-7	2.48407E-5
ω	6.13954E-8	5.94593E-9	5.63031E-8	-5.91925E-7	5.42335E-7	-2.26975E-5
M	-2.57893E-6	-2.49602E-7	-2.32687E-6	2.48407E-5	-2.26975E-5	9.53398E-4

Date of computation: 2020-10-20 18:14 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)

Taxononomy

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

20.41

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

290*

Unit

Source

[3]

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

[-]

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	NEODyS	NEO Dynamic Site: https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys2
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

**Estimated value

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

150

Unit

days

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

3128

Unit

days

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

RMS of Residuals
First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.626669

Unit

arcseconds

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2012-04-21.52731

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2012-09-19.42583

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

111 (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

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for OrbFit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	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 2012HN40 from 1950 to 2150

Body	Date	MJD	Nominal distance (au)	Min possible distance (au)	Stretching (au)	Width (au)	Close approach probability
EARTH	1972-06-03.08833	41471.1	0.0690871	0.0498682	1.070E-2	2.805E-7	1.00E0
EARTH	2012-06-15.87307	56093.9	0.1182201	0.1182148	1.818E-6	1.189E-7	1.00E0
EARTH	2070-05-30.02225	77261.0	0.1385878	0.0942240	2.131E-2	1.775E-7	1.00E0

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