Asteroids

2021RX5

Last update: 2021-09-17 23:50 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.015

Aphelion (Q)

1.563

Eccentricity (e)

0.213

Inclination (i)

deg

Orbit period (P)

534.4

days

Earth MOID

0.01714

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-08-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17496

26173257

Maximum Brightness

22.8

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Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.8

Diameter

60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2021-09-09

Observatory

MAP, San Pedro de Atacama

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

1.29

1-sigma variation

1.39964E-4

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.212592014686712

1-sigma variation

8.19869E-5

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.95

1-sigma variation

3.605E-3

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

350.22

1-sigma variation

1.072E-4

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

18.61

1-sigma variation

2.508E-3

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

300.67

1-sigma variation

1.159E-2

Unit

Perihelion

Value

1.01

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

1.56

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.739E-2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

5.473E-1

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

1.714E-2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

534.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.95899E-8	1.14752E-8	5.04593E-7	-1.49908E-8	-3.50352E-7	1.62243E-6
e	1.14752E-8	6.72185E-9	2.95572E-7	-8.78054E-9	-2.05201E-7	9.50359E-7
i	5.04593E-7	2.95572E-7	1.29982E-5	-3.86223E-7	-9.02762E-6	4.17925E-5
Ω	-1.49908E-8	-8.78054E-9	-3.86223E-7	1.14912E-8	2.68722E-7	-1.24194E-6
ω	-3.50352E-7	-2.05201E-7	-9.02762E-6	2.68722E-7	6.29213E-6	-2.90329E-5
M	1.62243E-6	9.50359E-7	4.17925E-5	-1.24194E-6	-2.90329E-5	1.34381E-4

Date of computation: 2021-09-17 13:41 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

23.799

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

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

[-]

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

0.559624

Unit

arcseconds

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2021-09-09.12563

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-09-16.20597

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

79 (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

[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 2021RX5 from 1950 to 2150

Body	Date	MJD	Nominal distance (au)	Min possible distance (au)	Stretching (au)	Width (au)	Close approach probability
EARTH	1961-09-14.34695	37556.3	0.0191345	0.0176255	2.476E-3	5.821E-8	1.00E0
EARTH	1980-09-28.43405	44510.4	0.1544167	0.0980636	1.540E-2	5.762E-8	9.94E-1
EARTH	2002-09-05.22601	52522.2	0.1027233	0.0175332	1.868E-2	2.669E-8	1.00E0
EARTH	2021-09-14.25174	59471.3	0.0185633	0.0185475	5.246E-6	4.169E-9	1.00E0
EARTH	2043-08-30.79017	67491.8	0.1749574	0.0922367	2.107E-2	2.020E-8	6.98E-1
EARTH	2062-09-19.24628	74451.2	0.0579552	0.0175985	2.644E-2	5.853E-8	1.00E0
EARTH	2084-09-15.38347	82483.4	0.0265756	0.0177207	4.097E-2	5.414E-8	1.00E0
EARTH	2109-09-07.50202	91605.5	0.0856096	0.0181885	5.985E-2	2.549E-8	8.20E-1
EARTH	2131-09-22.44814	99655.4	0.0766221	0.0181066	3.296E-2	5.835E-8	1.00E0

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