Asteroids

2018VL8 help

Last update: 2024-04-23 09:54 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.885

Aphelion (Q)

4.158

Eccentricity (e)

0.649

Inclination (i)

24.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1462.6

Earth MOID

0.00416

U parameter

0.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07237

10826916

Maximum Brightness

20.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.7

mag

Diameter

80 - 170*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2018-11-10

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

Orbit Visualiser

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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

2.521631

1-sigma variation

5.478E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.648959

1-sigma variation

1.650E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

24.5993

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

237.0778

1-sigma variation

9.818E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

221.5492

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

114.55085

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.885195

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.158067

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.826752

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.005004

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004159

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1462.5839

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.00057E-15	-7.58185E-15	-2.97084E-12	4.17577E-13	-4.22454E-12	3.99638E-13
e	-7.58185E-15	2.72313E-14	6.71610E-12	-8.60119E-13	1.41950E-11	-1.50216E-12
i	-2.97084E-12	6.71610E-12	3.18972E-9	-4.90566E-10	3.88316E-9	-3.41475E-10
Ω	4.17577E-13	-8.60119E-13	-4.90566E-10	9.63861E-11	-5.28874E-10	3.75714E-11
ω	-4.22454E-12	1.41950E-11	3.88316E-9	-5.28874E-10	7.51520E-9	-7.75415E-10
M	3.99638E-13	-1.50216E-12	-3.41475E-10	3.75714E-11	-7.75415E-10	8.66685E-11

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

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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

22.738

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

80 - 170*

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

1471

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

520

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.485809

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2018-11-10.20912

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-20.7075

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

107 (1)

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

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Close approaches for 2018VL8 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	1951-11-16 19:02	< 1 min	0.0560673	0.0560628	0.0000015
EARTH	2018-11-27 19:59	< 1 min	0.1031295	0.1031275	0.0000007
EARTH	2022-11-22 16:22	< 1 s	0.0416110	0.0416105	0.0000002
EARTH	2026-11-25 05:05	< 1 min	0.0723735	0.0723715	0.0000006
EARTH	2030-11-27 10:26	< 1 min	0.0968157	0.0968120	0.0000012
EARTH	2034-12-06 12:34	< 1 min	0.1848967	0.1848925	0.0000014

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