Asteroids

2021GB3

Last update: 2023-03-30 21:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.953

Aphelion (Q)

2.233

Eccentricity (e)

0.402

Inclination (i)

7.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

734.7

Earth MOID

0.01694

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2023-04-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04734

7082364

Maximum Brightness

124.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.2

mag

Diameter

13*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-04-04

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

60000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.593455

1-sigma variation

0.002148

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.401670

1-sigma variation

0.000853

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.4871

1-sigma variation

0.0119

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

197.9784

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

43.2889

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

319.60553

1-sigma variation

0.64022

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.953412

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

2.233498

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.033021

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.889169

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.016940

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

734.6968

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.61513E-6	1.83279E-6	2.54852E-5	2.49835E-6	1.61815E-6	-1.37537E-3
e	1.83279E-6	7.27854E-7	1.01209E-5	9.92176E-7	6.43690E-7	-5.46198E-4
i	2.54852E-5	1.01209E-5	1.40734E-4	1.37963E-5	8.94773E-6	-7.59496E-3
Ω	2.49835E-6	9.92176E-7	1.37963E-5	1.35258E-6	8.80912E-7	-7.44545E-4
ω	1.61815E-6	6.43690E-7	8.94773E-6	8.80912E-7	1.01749E-6	-4.82385E-4
M	-1.37537E-3	-5.46198E-4	-7.59496E-3	-7.44545E-4	-4.82385E-4	4.09880E-1

Date of computation: 2022-11-23 04:56 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

27.169

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

13*

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

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

720

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

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

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.567981

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2021-04-04.313447

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-04-09.494217

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

30 (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 2021GB3 from 1950 to 2123

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2019-04-01 23:49	> 1 d	0.1274999	0.0521630	0.0252084
EARTH	2021-04-11 18:01	< 1 min	0.0250717	0.0249377	0.0000447
EARTH	2023-04-23 03:13	> 1 d	0.0473427	0.0125004	0.0194803
EARTH	2025-05-17 18:10	> 1 w	0.1047380	0.0580518	0.0189061
EARTH	2027-06-17 12:44	> 1 w	0.1261818	0.1243750	0.0064108
EARTH	2029-07-08 19:06	> 1 w	0.1436605	0.1312658	0.0290501

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