Asteroids

2018DT1

Last update: 2022-08-07 23:50 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.604

Aphelion (Q)

2.120

Eccentricity (e)

0.557

Inclination (i)

30.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

580.4

Earth MOID

0.05974

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2045-02-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09562

14304520

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.1

mag

Diameter

220*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2018-02-24

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

59800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.361661

1-sigma variation

0.000156

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.556650

1-sigma variation

0.000061

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

30.5175

1-sigma variation

0.0040

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

343.0026

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

76.0459

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

327.10407

1-sigma variation

0.18115

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.603692

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

2.119631

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.179434

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.095249

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.059743

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

580.3662

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.42156E-8	9.42316E-9	6.20009E-7	9.67202E-8	3.26847E-7	-2.81901E-5
e	9.42316E-9	3.66850E-9	2.41468E-7	3.76801E-8	1.26926E-7	-1.09698E-5
i	6.20009E-7	2.41468E-7	1.59093E-5	2.48383E-6	8.33230E-6	-7.21765E-4
Ω	9.67202E-8	3.76801E-8	2.48383E-6	3.88010E-7	1.29757E-6	-1.12594E-4
ω	3.26847E-7	1.26926E-7	8.33230E-6	1.29757E-6	4.45591E-6	-3.80496E-4
M	-2.81901E-5	-1.09698E-5	-7.21765E-4	-1.12594E-4	-3.80496E-4	3.28169E-2

Date of computation: 2022-08-02 08:47 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

21.055

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

220*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1585

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

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

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.525615

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

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]

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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 2122

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 21:23	> 1 d	0.1225477	0.0619899	0.0294790
EARTH	1960-08-30 15:39	> 1 d	0.1473416	0.1359472	0.0124789
EARTH	1983-03-05 15:39	> 1 d	0.1662204	0.0605304	0.0287290
EARTH	1987-09-03 22:06	> 1 d	0.1716709	0.1354746	0.0162585
EARTH	1991-02-22 00:51	872.5	0.1960183	0.0965505	0.0247439
EARTH	2018-02-23 06:47	< 1 min	0.1439857	0.1439360	0.0000166
EARTH	2045-02-24 17:42	1259.0	0.0956198	0.0577882	0.0213701
EARTH	2049-08-19 15:13	> 1 d	0.1776992	0.1335761	0.0191558
EARTH	2072-02-26 14:29	> 1 d	0.0719046	0.0563834	0.0291703
EARTH	2076-08-20 21:34	> 1 d	0.1618966	0.1331497	0.0297486
EARTH	2099-02-25 22:59	> 1 d	0.0795824	0.0553954	0.0634849
EARTH	2103-08-21 10:30	> 1 d	0.1731190	0.1321310	0.0570527

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