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Last update: 2024-04-25 01:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.906

Aphelion (Q)

1.165

Eccentricity (e)

0.125

Inclination (i)

11.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

384.9

Earth MOID

0.02230

U parameter

6.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-03-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1891

28288860

Maximum Brightness

24.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2020-01-24

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

1.035456

1-sigma variation

0.000032

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.125200

1-sigma variation

0.000054

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.3630

1-sigma variation

0.0045

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

149.9942

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

106.4991

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

231.22130

1-sigma variation

0.05554

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.905817

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.165096

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.068672

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.026644

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022295

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

384.8540

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.03049E-9	1.74671E-9	1.43809E-7	-4.17766E-9	-2.09342E-7	-1.78291E-6
e	1.74671E-9	2.96105E-9	2.43781E-7	-7.07931E-9	-3.54774E-7	-3.02209E-6
i	1.43809E-7	2.43781E-7	2.00712E-5	-5.83068E-7	-2.92078E-5	-2.48815E-4
Ω	-4.17766E-9	-7.07931E-9	-5.83068E-7	1.70769E-8	8.48316E-7	7.22859E-6
ω	-2.09342E-7	-3.54774E-7	-2.92078E-5	8.48316E-7	4.25492E-5	3.62184E-4
M	-1.78291E-6	-3.02209E-6	-2.48815E-4	7.22859E-6	3.62184E-4	3.08473E-3

Date of computation: 2024-04-23 10:08 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

25.224

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

24 - 50*

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

1517

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.623044

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2020-01-24.49586

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-02-29.24772

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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 2020BC16 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	1962-02-18 07:37	> 1 d	0.1221533	0.1030620	0.0066786
EARTH	1963-08-31 09:10	960.7	0.0542324	0.0306681	0.0087465
EARTH	1981-02-27 20:24	167.3	0.0582109	0.0573977	0.0003750
EARTH	1982-08-22 20:57	255.5	0.0509476	0.0467109	0.0014326
EARTH	2000-02-29 16:05	119.8	0.1974229	0.1834877	0.0046648
EARTH	2001-02-15 06:13	1318.9	0.1365067	0.1250064	0.0039234
EARTH	2002-09-01 09:34	521.8	0.0722507	0.0565217	0.0053434
EARTH	2020-02-27 15:34	< 1 min	0.0630233	0.0629513	0.0000240
EARTH	2021-08-24 01:33	34.5	0.0381607	0.0375247	0.0002129
EARTH	2039-03-01 08:34	94.5	0.1890993	0.1734351	0.0052498
EARTH	2040-02-14 11:56	> 1 d	0.1427039	0.1301509	0.0042923
EARTH	2041-09-01 08:48	501.9	0.0768902	0.0609451	0.0053987
EARTH	2059-02-28 01:54	56.2	0.0579970	0.0571604	0.0003041
EARTH	2060-08-21 16:32	292.2	0.0550609	0.0499967	0.0017089
EARTH	2079-02-17 17:37	> 1 d	0.1259802	0.1096542	0.0056691
EARTH	2080-08-30 11:17	760.1	0.0548010	0.0354669	0.0069387
EARTH	2098-02-25 19:51	1017.1	0.0723536	0.0603187	0.0052604
EARTH	2099-08-26 04:21	1327.2	0.0255811	0.0225811	0.0048077
EARTH	2117-03-02 12:05	216.4	0.0958268	0.0575926	0.0826464
EARTH	2118-08-02 23:59	> 1 w	0.1516766	0.0685412	0.0890693
EARTH	2119-09-08 17:00	> 1 d	0.1732345	0.0307206	0.1010093

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