Asteroids

2018DT1 help

Last update: 2024-04-20 09:05 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.603

Aphelion (Q)

2.119

Eccentricity (e)

0.557

Inclination (i)

30.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

580.3

Earth MOID

0.05878

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2045-02-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09559

14300165

Maximum Brightness

17.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

170 - 400*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2018-02-24

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

Orbit Visualiser

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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

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.361480

1-sigma variation

0.000154

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.556752

1-sigma variation

0.000060

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

30.5169

1-sigma variation

0.0040

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

342.9910

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

76.0679

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

339.30935

1-sigma variation

0.24433

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.603474

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.119486

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.179253

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.093677

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.058776

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

580.2502

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.36461E-8	9.21511E-9	6.18761E-7	8.98599E-8	3.32229E-7	-3.75707E-5
e	9.21511E-9	3.59281E-9	2.41336E-7	3.50619E-8	1.29211E-7	-1.46416E-5
i	6.18761E-7	2.41336E-7	1.62262E-5	2.35884E-6	8.65741E-6	-9.83127E-4
Ω	8.98599E-8	3.50619E-8	2.35884E-6	3.43179E-7	1.25464E-6	-1.42775E-4
ω	3.32229E-7	1.29211E-7	8.65741E-6	1.25464E-6	4.71218E-6	-5.27873E-4
M	-3.75707E-5	-1.46416E-5	-9.83127E-4	-1.42775E-4	-5.27873E-4	5.96950E-2

Date of computation: 2024-02-21 14:29 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

21.001

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

170 - 400*

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 ODIM	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

2206

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.525607

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2018-02-24.51571

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2018-04-06.0245

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

74 (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 2018DT1 from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1956-03-02 21:20	> 1 d	0.1225075	0.0610007	0.0294766
EARTH	1960-08-30 15:34	> 1 d	0.1473247	0.1373107	0.0124710
EARTH	1983-03-05 15:36	> 1 d	0.1661812	0.0862514	0.0287290
EARTH	1987-09-03 22:02	> 1 d	0.1716488	0.1411318	0.0162553
EARTH	1991-02-22 00:49	872.4	0.1960520	0.1240022	0.0247445
EARTH	2018-02-23 06:46	< 1 min	0.1439857	0.1439359	0.0000166
EARTH	2045-02-24 17:42	1259.1	0.0955907	0.0573733	0.0213660
EARTH	2049-08-19 15:15	> 1 d	0.1776730	0.1393657	0.0191524
EARTH	2072-02-26 14:31	> 1 d	0.0718649	0.0562632	0.0291441
EARTH	2076-08-20 21:39	> 1 d	0.1618560	0.1356920	0.0297401
EARTH	2099-02-25 23:04	> 1 d	0.0794960	0.0551688	0.0634814
EARTH	2103-08-21 10:39	> 1 d	0.1730413	0.1357821	0.0570988

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