Asteroids

2012KP24

Last update: 2023-06-03 23:50 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.945

Aphelion (Q)

2.051

Eccentricity (e)

0.369

Inclination (i)

18.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

669.9

Earth MOID

0.00010

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-06-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17229

25774731

Maximum Brightness

126

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.4

mag

Diameter

18*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

0.04167

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2012-05-23

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.498263

1-sigma variation

0.000167

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.369233

1-sigma variation

0.000086

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

18.4673

1-sigma variation

0.0034

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

67.4395

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

221.5070

1-sigma variation

0.0038

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

290.28460

1-sigma variation

0.35262

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.945055

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

2.051470

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.801392

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000126

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000104

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

669.8543

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.78774E-8	1.42944E-8	5.67533E-7	-1.26896E-8	6.37072E-7	-5.88758E-5
e	1.42944E-8	7.33027E-9	2.91082E-7	-6.50315E-9	3.26964E-7	-3.01892E-5
i	5.67533E-7	2.91082E-7	1.15621E-5	-2.57959E-7	1.30014E-5	-1.19861E-3
Ω	-1.26896E-8	-6.50315E-9	-2.57959E-7	5.79980E-9	-2.88464E-7	2.67993E-5
ω	6.37072E-7	3.26964E-7	1.30014E-5	-2.88464E-7	1.46870E-5	-1.34552E-3
M	-5.88758E-5	-3.01892E-5	-1.19861E-3	2.67993E-5	-1.34552E-3	1.24343E-1

Date of computation: 2023-05-08 23:50 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

0.04167

Unit

Source

[2]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Amplitude

Value

0.86

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

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

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.445

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

[4]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

18*

Unit

Source

[5]

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]	EARN	1.) Polishook, D. et al. (2012) Icarus 221, 1187-1189. (SPECTRAL AND SPIN MEASUREMENT OF TWO SMALL AND FAST-ROTATING NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS) (2012KP24,2012KT42)
[2]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D. et al. (2012) MPB 39, 238-239. (LIGHTCURVE FOR NEA 2012 KP24) 2.) Polishook, D. et al. (2012) Icarus 221, 1187-1189. (SPECTRAL AND SPIN MEASUREMENT OF TWO SMALL AND FAST-ROTATING NEAR-EARTH ASTEROIDS) (2012KP24,2012KT42)
[3]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[4]	NEODyS	NEO Dynamic Site: https://newton.spacedys.com/neodys2
[5]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

4024

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

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

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.388163

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2012-05-23.33535

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2012-05-28.43334

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

139 (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

[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

Computation parameters

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Close approaches for 2012KP24 from 1950 to 2123

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1952-05-21 04:59	> 1 d	0.1077750	0.0065296	0.0416360
EARTH	1999-06-07 21:25	> 1 d	0.1088511	0.0632334	0.0152653
EARTH	2012-05-28 15:20	< 1 s	0.0003829	0.0003827	0.0000001
EARTH	2023-05-31 19:22	> 1 d	0.0276905	0.0004179	0.0112269
EARTH	2034-06-17 23:21	> 1 d	0.1722934	0.0755482	0.0338374
EARTH	2080-05-21 00:22	> 1 w	0.1024015	0.0050423	0.1819033
EARTH	2091-06-01 20:12	> 1 w	0.0383807	0.0002807	0.1163492

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2012KP24

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE/σ	IP	Exp. energy	PS	TS
2032-05-28.587	63380.587	-2.772	0.000	0.97 ± 0.001	7.14E4	3.07E-7	7.53E-8	-6.48	0


Based on 139 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2012/05/23.335 to 2012/05/28.433.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.33 and 1.33 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20220716 104952.131 UTC.

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