Asteroids

2021GE3

Last update: 2021-04-13 11:02 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.691

Aphelion (Q)

2.596

Eccentricity (e)

0.58

Inclination (i)

34.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

769.5

days

Earth MOID

0.04379

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-10-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19735

29523070

Maximum Brightness

21.4

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Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.7

Diameter

100*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-04-05

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

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

1.64

1-sigma variation

0.00188999

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.57982111422681

1-sigma variation

4.83441E-4

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

34.44

1-sigma variation

2.224E-2

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

20.39

1-sigma variation

4.399E-4

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

92.53

1-sigma variation

0.024898

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

65.91

1-sigma variation

0.124787

Unit

Perihelion

Value

6.905E-1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

2.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.212E-1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

6.161E-2

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

4.379E-2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

769.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.57205E-6	9.13696E-7	4.20421E-5	-8.31374E-7	4.70561E-5	-2.35847E-4
e	9.13696E-7	2.33715E-7	1.07540E-5	-2.12656E-7	1.20364E-5	-6.03273E-5
i	4.20421E-5	1.07540E-5	4.94831E-4	-9.78539E-6	5.53841E-4	-2.77586E-3
Ω	-8.31374E-7	-2.12656E-7	-9.78539E-6	1.93528E-7	-1.09524E-5	5.48920E-5
ω	4.70561E-5	1.20364E-5	5.53841E-4	-1.09524E-5	6.19910E-4	-3.10690E-3
M	-2.35847E-4	-6.03273E-5	-2.77586E-3	5.48920E-5	-3.10690E-3	1.55719E-2

Date of computation: 2021-04-11 13:01 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

22.71

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

100*

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

0.741376

Unit

arcseconds

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2021-04-05.443253

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-04-10.913914

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

128 (2)

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 2021GE3 from 1950 to 2150

Body	Date	MJD	Nominal distance (au)	Min possible distance (au)	Stretching (au)	Width (au)	Close approach probability
EARTH	1962-04-10.09317	37764.1	0.0651996	0.0464230	7.719E-1	6.434E-8	8.40E-2
EARTH	1981-03-31.45479	44694.5	0.1915608	0.0461874	5.295E-1	1.355E-7	1.23E-1
EARTH	1997-10-18.70718	50739.7	0.0826453	0.0826333	2.372E-1	2.064E-6	2.56E-1
EARTH	2021-04-07.79265	59311.8	0.0439033	0.0439033	2.980E-5	1.541E-8	1.00E0
EARTH	2037-10-24.80139	65355.8	0.1973495	0.0846173	1.786E-1	2.346E-6	3.42E-1
EARTH	2056-10-16.36484	72287.4	0.1017429	0.0858321	3.375E-1	2.002E-6	1.79E-1
EARTH	2061-04-15.59459	73929.6	0.1878532	0.0426084	3.739E-1	1.191E-7	1.75E-1
EARTH	2080-04-05.19375	80859.2	0.0677557	0.0414572	5.354E-1	6.106E-8	1.22E-1
EARTH	2096-10-21.19556	86902.2	0.1186601	0.0876835	5.471E-1	2.200E-6	1.10E-1
EARTH	2120-04-10.22873	95473.2	0.0603969	0.0403782	4.832E-1	9.475E-8	1.35E-1
EARTH	2139-04-01.80625	102403.8	0.1803373	0.0393061	2.826E-1	6.903E-8	2.33E-1

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