Asteroids

2012UX68

Last update: 2022-05-24 13:10 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.782

Aphelion (Q)

1.394

Eccentricity (e)

0.281

Inclination (i)

4.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

414.6

Earth MOID

0.00578

U parameter

0.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-12-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14543

21755278

Maximum Brightness

124.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.2

mag

Diameter

50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2012-10-20

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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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

59800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.088147

1-sigma variation

1.222E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.281316

1-sigma variation

5.879E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.0458

1-sigma variation

6.766E-6

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

50.1885

1-sigma variation

1.634E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

93.0555

1-sigma variation

1.796E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

133.53980

1-sigma variation

3.322E-6

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.782034

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

1.394261

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.028619

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.022318

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005777

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

414.6007

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.49415E-16	1.79217E-16	8.41149E-15	-1.44279E-13	1.42322E-13	-3.25024E-14
e	1.79217E-16	3.45601E-15	-4.76731E-14	-2.55822E-14	-3.24287E-13	-8.88460E-14
i	8.41149E-15	-4.76731E-14	4.57759E-11	2.31389E-11	-1.87716E-11	1.58392E-12
Ω	-1.44279E-13	-2.55822E-14	2.31389E-11	2.66972E-10	-2.74633E-10	1.92649E-11
ω	1.42322E-13	-3.24287E-13	-1.87716E-11	-2.74633E-10	3.22492E-10	-1.64185E-11
M	-3.25024E-14	-8.88460E-14	1.58392E-12	1.92649E-11	-1.64185E-11	1.10384E-11

Date of computation: 2022-05-21 11:58 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

24.185

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

50*

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

[-]

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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

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

3499

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

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

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.591712

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2012-10-20.419414

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-05-20.58534

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

60 (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

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Close approaches for 2012UX68 from 1950 to 2122

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1954-12-28 05:21	11.0	0.1634184	0.1633956	0.0000079
EARTH	1962-11-12 07:30	3.1	0.1412636	0.1411280	0.0000470
EARTH	1964-05-11 03:30	6.6	0.0640791	0.0639403	0.0000481
EARTH	1979-11-19 21:55	< 1 min	0.0097434	0.0097415	0.0000007
EARTH	1981-05-21 08:12	< 1 min	0.1024260	0.1024242	0.0000006
EARTH	1987-11-12 13:33	< 1 min	0.1426177	0.1426159	0.0000006
EARTH	1989-05-12 18:28	< 1 min	0.0415091	0.0415058	0.0000012
EARTH	1997-03-13 00:24	< 1 min	0.1990210	0.1990204	0.0000002
EARTH	2012-11-21 20:51	< 1 min	0.0497165	0.0497163	0.0000001
EARTH	2014-05-23 15:05	< 1 min	0.1448060	0.1448053	0.0000003
EARTH	2020-11-13 17:51	< 1 s	0.1002462	0.1002456	0.0000002
EARTH	2022-05-15 18:21	< 1 s	0.0062899	0.0062899	0.0000000
EARTH	2037-12-16 23:27	1.2	0.1454250	0.1454232	0.0000013
EARTH	2045-11-12 13:55	< 1 min	0.1153415	0.1153376	0.0000030
EARTH	2047-05-13 06:29	< 1 min	0.0432527	0.0432497	0.0000028
EARTH	2062-11-22 23:06	< 1 min	0.0678861	0.0678804	0.0000058
EARTH	2064-05-22 18:01	< 1 min	0.1353626	0.1353562	0.0000058
EARTH	2070-11-09 01:17	< 1 min	0.1938332	0.1938285	0.0000046
EARTH	2072-05-01 12:30	1.4	0.1133098	0.1133051	0.0000040
EARTH	2087-12-02 09:19	< 1 min	0.1186001	0.1185969	0.0000030
EARTH	2089-05-25 18:31	< 1 min	0.1905580	0.1905550	0.0000035
EARTH	2095-11-11 22:10	< 1 min	0.1380040	0.1379983	0.0000054
EARTH	2097-05-10 21:46	< 1 min	0.0642238	0.0642188	0.0000052
EARTH	2112-11-23 04:49	< 1 min	0.0650276	0.0650264	0.0000021
EARTH	2114-05-24 01:41	< 1 min	0.1311651	0.1311626	0.0000026
EARTH	2122-04-18 06:46	2.6	0.1442643	0.1442609	0.0000030

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