Asteroids

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Last update: 2024-04-25 23:56 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.901

Aphelion (Q)

1.589

Eccentricity (e)

0.276

Inclination (i)

25.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

507.4

Earth MOID

0.01282

U parameter

8.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2046-06-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01405

2101424

Maximum Brightness

19.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.3

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-06-19

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

1.244994

1-sigma variation

0.002106

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.276376

1-sigma variation

0.001258

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

25.7066

1-sigma variation

0.0683

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

260.6990

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

302.4565

1-sigma variation

0.1102

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

39.97479

1-sigma variation

2.01561

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.900908

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.589081

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.014082

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.366327

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012822

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

507.3989

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.43390E-6	2.64975E-6	1.43767E-4	2.17502E-6	2.32117E-4	-4.24423E-3
e	2.64975E-6	1.58358E-6	8.59181E-5	1.29643E-6	1.38702E-4	-2.53640E-3
i	1.43767E-4	8.59181E-5	4.66161E-3	7.04554E-5	7.52594E-3	-1.37617E-1
Ω	2.17502E-6	1.29643E-6	7.04554E-5	1.25416E-6	1.14608E-4	-2.08237E-3
ω	2.32117E-4	1.38702E-4	7.52594E-3	1.14608E-4	1.21546E-2	-2.22190E-1
M	-4.24423E-3	-2.53640E-3	-1.37617E-1	-2.08237E-3	-2.22190E-1	4.06268E0

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

24.275

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

40 - 80*

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

1040

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.648275

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-06-16.40517

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-06-21.256231

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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 2021MW 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	1964-06-10 04:35	> 1 w	0.0339023	0.0127982	0.4127199
EARTH	1989-06-18 16:02	> 1 w	0.1150957	0.0168967	0.4553325
EARTH	1996-06-01 14:49	> 1 w	0.1698895	0.0270939	0.3759473
EARTH	2021-06-12 02:55	< 1 min	0.0133504	0.0132338	0.0000388
EARTH	2046-06-13 00:28	> 1 w	0.0140471	0.0127315	0.1592028
EARTH	2078-06-09 09:18	> 1 mo	0.0588433	0.0144484	9.8072912
EARTH	2103-06-17 16:08	> 1 mo	0.0654511	0.0146565	0.6865413

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