Asteroids

2023BH2 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.851

Aphelion (Q)

1.975

Eccentricity (e)

0.398

Inclination (i)

1.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

613.7

Earth MOID

0.00344

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-09-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17888

26760055

Maximum Brightness

26.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.4

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-01-24

Observatory

ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland

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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

1.413251

1-sigma variation

0.000268

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.397660

1-sigma variation

0.000141

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.4631

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

294.0657

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

129.8333

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

279.56598

1-sigma variation

0.08147

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.851258

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.975244

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.578483

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.034213

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003438

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

613.6596

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.20424E-8	3.78191E-8	1.19269E-7	-6.81500E-8	-1.75717E-7	-2.18674E-5
e	3.78191E-8	1.98536E-8	6.26213E-8	-3.56747E-8	-9.24061E-8	-1.14794E-5
i	1.19269E-7	6.26213E-8	1.98875E-7	-9.90919E-8	-3.06773E-7	-3.62018E-5
Ω	-6.81500E-8	-3.56747E-8	-9.90919E-8	2.02028E-7	8.86029E-9	2.06893E-5
ω	-1.75717E-7	-9.24061E-8	-3.06773E-7	8.86029E-9	6.21396E-7	5.33285E-5
M	-2.18674E-5	-1.14794E-5	-3.62018E-5	2.06893E-5	5.33285E-5	6.63751E-3

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

27.393

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

9 - 20*

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

450

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.663247

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-01-24.294093

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-02-01.20658

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

36 (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 2023BH2 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	1975-10-03 08:13	> 1 w	0.0583835	0.0292975	0.0793190
EARTH	1980-12-25 21:30	> 1 mo	0.1054948	0.0121265	0.1016336
EARTH	1986-02-04 19:29	> 1 w	0.1802086	0.0064626	0.2404730
EARTH	2007-09-21 01:34	> 1 mo	0.0529005	0.0281296	0.3238258
EARTH	2012-11-16 00:28	> 1 mo	0.1358518	0.0932330	0.0218556
EARTH	2018-01-21 17:45	> 1 d	0.0074229	0.0034557	0.0077391
EARTH	2023-01-22 20:53	< 1 min	0.0036425	0.0036387	0.0000013
EARTH	2049-09-11 06:56	> 1 d	0.1788799	0.0377805	0.0488527
EARTH	2054-10-06 21:26	> 1 w	0.0698240	0.0240240	0.0408161
EARTH	2059-12-19 13:30	> 1 w	0.1186548	0.0701367	0.0163448
EARTH	2065-01-31 13:24	> 1 d	0.1058584	0.0237923	0.0274514
EARTH	2091-10-02 06:09	> 1 w	0.0479614	0.0239641	0.0685939
EARTH	2096-12-21 07:58	> 1 w	0.1148995	0.0197580	0.0340953
EARTH	2102-02-04 22:11	> 1 d	0.1501570	0.0063082	0.0559480
EARTH	2123-09-22 03:43	> 1 d	0.0574843	0.0240457	0.0632327

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