Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-04-09 07:59 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.972

Aphelion (Q)

3.865

Eccentricity (e)

0.598

Inclination (i)

4.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

1373.9

Earth MOID

0.00179

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-11-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06415

9597148

Maximum Brightness

25.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.2

mag

Diameter

4 - 9*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-09-10

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.418672

1-sigma variation

0.001285

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.597971

1-sigma variation

0.000214

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.1520

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

169.3885

1-sigma variation

2.270E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

205.8334

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

343.26119

1-sigma variation

0.27223

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.972376

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.864967

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.370635

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004132

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001787

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1373.9274

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.65051E-6	2.75123E-7	1.30249E-6	2.84470E-8	-7.65226E-7	-3.49742E-4
e	2.75123E-7	4.58603E-8	2.17114E-7	4.74166E-9	-1.27539E-7	-5.82985E-5
i	1.30249E-6	2.17114E-7	1.02812E-6	2.23842E-8	-6.02774E-7	-2.75998E-4
Ω	2.84470E-8	4.74166E-9	2.23842E-8	5.15149E-10	-1.33445E-8	-6.02788E-6
ω	-7.65226E-7	-1.27539E-7	-6.02774E-7	-1.33445E-8	3.67935E-7	1.62149E-4
M	-3.49742E-4	-5.82985E-5	-2.75998E-4	-6.02788E-6	1.62149E-4	7.41102E-2

Date of computation: 2025-04-09 07:59 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

29.158

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

4 - 9*

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 Aegis	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

1389

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.738362

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2021-09-10.281356

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-09-11.95688

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (3)

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

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2021RH6 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1994-09-09 00:37	> 1 w	0.0407893	0.0078542	0.0945610
EARTH	2021-09-11 20:35	< 1 s	0.0040703	0.0040665	0.0000012
EARTH	2036-11-03 22:43	> 1 w	0.0641530	0.0516244	0.0336500
EARTH	2070-09-22 18:31	> 1 mo	0.0137437	0.0121818	0.0542196
EARTH	2089-09-18 00:31	> 1 mo	0.0085023	0.0081766	0.7762213
EARTH	2123-10-17 19:05	> 1 mo	0.0484662	0.0479833	29.5315247

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
347.52103484	249.66096722	0.00172902	MINIMUM
358.73324827	91.77482246	1.97221684	SADDLE
179.71796620	92.90041903	2.86618892	SADDLE
179.63137439	272.85748170	4.86418165	MAXIMUM

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