Asteroids

2021GB1

Last update: 2021-04-13 13:23 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.614

Aphelion (Q)

3.654

Eccentricity (e)

0.712

Inclination (i)

6.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

1138.6

days

Earth MOID

0.0533

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-10-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18417

27551147

Maximum Brightness

22.8

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Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.4

Diameter

70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-04-02

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

External links

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

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

59400.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.13

1-sigma variation

0.0215985

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.712108697426839

1-sigma variation

0.00355922

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.23

1-sigma variation

4.264E-2

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

159.84

1-sigma variation

0.059328

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

123.87

1-sigma variation

0.044302

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

11.9

1-sigma variation

0.148326

Unit

Perihelion

Value

6.144E-1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

3.65

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

7.525E-1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-2.564E-1

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

5.330E-2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1138.63

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.66496E-4	7.68739E-5	9.20949E-4	1.28081E-3	-9.56681E-4	-3.20363E-3
e	7.68739E-5	1.26681E-5	1.51765E-4	2.11073E-4	-1.57654E-4	-5.27927E-4
i	9.20949E-4	1.51765E-4	1.81833E-3	2.52937E-3	-1.88901E-3	-6.32458E-3
Ω	1.28081E-3	2.11073E-4	2.52937E-3	3.51981E-3	-2.62808E-3	-8.79596E-3
ω	-9.56681E-4	-1.57654E-4	-1.88901E-3	-2.62808E-3	1.96267E-3	6.56997E-3
M	-3.20363E-3	-5.27927E-4	-6.32458E-3	-8.79596E-3	6.56997E-3	2.20007E-2

Date of computation: 2021-04-09 13:47 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)

Taxononomy

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

23.4

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

70*

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

[-]

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

**Estimated value

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

days

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

days

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

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

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.462936

Unit

arcseconds

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2021-04-02.288764

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-04-09.191481

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (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]

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 2021GB1 from 1950 to 2150

Body	Date	MJD	Nominal distance (au)	Min possible distance (au)	Stretching (au)	Width (au)	Close approach probability
EARTH	1971-04-22.18731	41063.2	0.1986554	0.0626323	2.570E0	1.874E-6	2.47E-2
EARTH	1996-04-16.85929	50189.9	0.1476259	0.0648038	2.213E0	2.079E-6	2.85E-2
EARTH	2021-04-12.03255	59316.0	0.1041855	0.1025968	5.255E-4	1.849E-7	1.00E0
EARTH	2027-10-11.80110	61689.8	0.1841680	0.0543601	5.927E-1	3.565E-6	1.08E-1
EARTH	2046-04-22.48869	68457.5	0.1906727	0.0717587	1.785E0	2.838E-6	3.50E-2
MARS	2093-01-18.74932	85530.7	0.0250500	0.0233162	8.567E-1	1.869E-6	1.72E-2
EARTH	2099-09-15.61360	87961.6	0.1966693	0.0610944	1.008E0	6.297E-6	6.18E-2
EARTH	2118-04-05.36955	94737.4	0.1239670	0.0791626	7.460E-1	3.537E-6	8.22E-2
EARTH	2124-10-06.75846	97113.8	0.0871189	0.0641859	6.549E-1	4.882E-6	9.63E-2
EARTH	2143-04-09.20883	103872.2	0.0838467	0.0819829	3.927E-1	4.115E-6	1.55E-1
EARTH	2149-10-13.48230	106251.5	0.1876660	0.0685998	3.763E-1	5.090E-6	1.65E-1

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