Asteroids

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Last update: 2024-04-18 01:04 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.843

Aphelion (Q)

3.131

Eccentricity (e)

0.576

Inclination (i)

5.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1022.9

Earth MOID

0.01764

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-04-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1076

16097165

Maximum Brightness

24.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

28 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-04-03

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)
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

1.986785

1-sigma variation

0.003175

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.575890

1-sigma variation

0.000760

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.6742

1-sigma variation

0.0064

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

9.2017

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

246.1297

1-sigma variation

0.0050

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

8.13879

1-sigma variation

0.88269

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.842616

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.130953

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.730983

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.078398

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017639

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1022.8799

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.00822E-5	2.41435E-6	2.03323E-5	-7.23333E-6	1.59916E-5	-2.80277E-3
e	2.41435E-6	5.78156E-7	4.86893E-6	-1.73214E-6	3.82956E-6	-6.71169E-4
i	2.03323E-5	4.86893E-6	4.10068E-5	-1.45867E-5	3.22570E-5	-5.65222E-3
Ω	-7.23333E-6	-1.73214E-6	-1.45867E-5	5.19024E-6	-1.14749E-5	2.01080E-3
ω	1.59916E-5	3.82956E-6	3.22570E-5	-1.14749E-5	2.54047E-5	-4.44554E-3
M	-2.80277E-3	-6.71169E-4	-5.65222E-3	2.01080E-3	-4.44554E-3	7.79146E-1

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

[-]

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

24.854

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

28 - 60*

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

1105

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.447701

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-03-20.30949

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-04-09.179375

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]

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 2021GZ 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	1951-07-27 19:33	> 1 mo	0.1116594	0.0868693	0.5673905
EARTH	1965-06-25 09:40	> 1 mo	0.1853921	0.1212776	0.1909610
EARTH	1979-05-31 14:12	> 1 mo	0.1843389	0.1140629	0.0949318
EARTH	1993-05-23 20:41	> 1 mo	0.1781663	0.0618108	0.1031640
EARTH	2007-05-04 23:05	> 1 mo	0.1425916	0.0046259	0.1329177
EARTH	2021-04-12 00:24	< 1 min	0.0331227	0.0330053	0.0000391
MARS	2024-06-01 04:07	> 1 d	0.0491391	0.0074187	0.0364791
EARTH	2035-04-26 01:24	> 1 mo	0.1076029	0.0114643	0.1530338
EARTH	2049-06-12 19:57	> 1 mo	0.1921730	0.1868219	0.0099547
EARTH	2063-07-01 16:51	> 1 mo	0.1778870	0.0968081	0.1176932
EARTH	2077-07-19 22:39	> 1 mo	0.1381044	0.0800181	0.1921029
EARTH	2091-08-12 12:59	> 1 w	0.0967275	0.0794112	0.1284925

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