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Last update: 2023-12-08 19:34 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.786

Aphelion (Q)

2.245

Eccentricity (e)

0.481

Inclination (i)

4.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

681.3

Earth MOID

0.01849

U parameter

8.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-06-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07902

11821104

Maximum Brightness

22.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-01-18

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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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

60200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.515262

1-sigma variation

0.003107

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.481377

1-sigma variation

0.001336

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.6218

1-sigma variation

0.0099

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

320.2420

1-sigma variation

0.0048

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

234.2149

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

96.27462

1-sigma variation

0.27801

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.785849

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.244674

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.607115

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.079710

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018489

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

681.2866

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.65276E-6	4.15035E-6	3.08183E-5	1.44850E-5	6.66916E-6	-8.63750E-4
e	4.15035E-6	1.78450E-6	1.32507E-5	6.22879E-6	2.86711E-6	-3.71382E-4
i	3.08183E-5	1.32507E-5	9.84253E-5	4.60221E-5	2.14756E-5	-2.75767E-3
Ω	1.44850E-5	6.22879E-6	4.60221E-5	2.33345E-5	8.72730E-6	-1.29626E-3
ω	6.66916E-6	2.86711E-6	2.14756E-5	8.72730E-6	5.68204E-6	-5.96689E-4
M	-8.63750E-4	-3.71382E-4	-2.75767E-3	-1.29626E-3	-5.96689E-4	7.72903E-2

Date of computation: 2023-12-05 12:52 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

24.899

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

40*

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

319

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.512227

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-01-18.37178

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-01-24.126033

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

33 (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

Computation parameters

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Close approaches for 2023BC from 1950 to 2123

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1952-06-25 16:25	> 1 mo	0.1267023	0.0650088	1.0759689
EARTH	1954-01-30 23:46	> 1 mo	0.0454511	0.0201943	1.2263342
EARTH	1980-06-20 20:14	> 1 w	0.0738110	0.0661816	0.1840502
EARTH	1982-01-25 06:17	> 1 mo	0.0318381	0.0191814	0.4726353
EARTH	1995-03-13 12:17	> 1 mo	0.1974925	0.0884768	0.1770895
EARTH	2008-05-12 00:39	> 1 mo	0.1908645	0.0803677	0.1238704
EARTH	2021-06-23 20:10	> 1 d	0.0930562	0.0653910	0.0261658
EARTH	2023-01-28 07:14	< 1 min	0.0188875	0.0187424	0.0000484
EARTH	2049-06-15 01:29	> 1 mo	0.0790192	0.0649313	0.2803173
EARTH	2051-01-20 12:38	> 1 mo	0.1108290	0.0186120	0.5848172
EARTH	2064-03-03 01:38	> 1 mo	0.1763984	0.0576912	0.3860504
EARTH	2077-05-08 17:11	> 1 mo	0.1985483	0.0872976	0.2839971
EARTH	2090-06-26 00:28	> 1 mo	0.1071451	0.0640582	0.5548808
EARTH	2092-01-31 03:24	> 1 mo	0.0302069	0.0165113	0.5570542
EARTH	2118-07-02 18:26	> 1 mo	0.1905904	0.0624606	2.2343091
EARTH	2120-02-17 17:40	> 1 mo	0.1294443	0.0274635	1.9956849

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