Asteroids

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Last update: 2023-12-08 14:56 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.626

Aphelion (Q)

1.118

Eccentricity (e)

0.282

Inclination (i)

7.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

297.6

Earth MOID

0.00693

U parameter

6.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-12-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14213

21261734

Maximum Brightness

25.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.5

mag

Diameter

18*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-03-16

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

Orbit Visualiser

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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

0.872391

1-sigma variation

0.000019

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.281882

1-sigma variation

0.000102

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.8440

1-sigma variation

0.0036

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

359.9447

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

317.2097

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

101.58130

1-sigma variation

0.01894

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.626479

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.118302

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.338181

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.015071

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.006928

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

297.6219

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.72546E-10	-1.96098E-9	-7.00905E-8	-3.91811E-9	1.61544E-8	-3.65507E-7
e	-1.96098E-9	1.03237E-8	3.68985E-7	2.06288E-8	-8.51401E-8	1.92425E-6
i	-7.00905E-8	3.68985E-7	1.31896E-5	7.37202E-7	-3.04155E-6	6.87746E-5
Ω	-3.91811E-9	2.06288E-8	7.37202E-7	4.12399E-8	-1.70296E-7	3.84513E-6
ω	1.61544E-8	-8.51401E-8	-3.04155E-6	-1.70296E-7	7.08177E-7	-1.58710E-5
M	-3.65507E-7	1.92425E-6	6.87746E-5	3.84513E-6	-1.58710E-5	3.58666E-4

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

26.524

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

18*

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

261

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.708421

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-03-16.522101

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-03-22.595957

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (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 2023FA 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	1957-03-11 01:55	> 1 mo	0.1049223	0.0278648	0.3510712
EARTH	1960-12-17 08:46	> 1 d	0.1717145	0.1575685	0.0047290
EARTH	1966-03-24 06:19	> 1 d	0.0362028	0.0070294	0.6444258
EARTH	1969-12-30 11:51	> 1 mo	0.1586762	0.1440365	0.1758281
EARTH	1979-02-20 11:06	> 1 mo	0.1531035	0.0976012	0.0962970
EARTH	1988-03-23 06:20	200.7	0.0070088	0.0069589	0.0006144
EARTH	1991-12-31 04:43	> 1 d	0.1558851	0.1518933	0.0014325
EARTH	2001-03-11 11:34	1056.9	0.1027295	0.0949401	0.0026047
EARTH	2004-12-16 21:01	67.2	0.1474598	0.1442523	0.0011387
EARTH	2010-03-23 04:01	69.2	0.1262943	0.1191595	0.0023788
EARTH	2014-02-02 15:36	702.1	0.1692483	0.1685584	0.0002329
EARTH	2023-03-23 22:58	< 1 s	0.0078595	0.0078502	0.0000031
EARTH	2026-12-20 08:50	145.3	0.1421259	0.1410003	0.0003838
EARTH	2032-03-20 21:27	73.8	0.1927846	0.1871700	0.0018716
EARTH	2036-02-09 01:33	1298.5	0.1659760	0.1646845	0.0004390
EARTH	2045-03-20 04:29	644.4	0.0536294	0.0415363	0.0040557
EARTH	2048-12-16 02:27	41.2	0.1351400	0.1340479	0.0005548
EARTH	2054-03-23 06:16	85.7	0.1203480	0.1120083	0.0027807
EARTH	2058-01-22 11:15	841.3	0.1698812	0.1691677	0.0002437
EARTH	2067-02-28 12:24	402.9	0.1359309	0.1341079	0.0006084
EARTH	2076-03-22 08:35	278.0	0.0244694	0.0146510	0.0034667
EARTH	2079-12-16 11:25	44.8	0.1360307	0.1356246	0.0001354
EARTH	2085-03-23 21:40	50.8	0.0628987	0.0487413	0.0047355
EARTH	2088-12-28 06:55	> 1 d	0.1525410	0.1455646	0.0025784
EARTH	2094-03-21 06:23	363.3	0.1968351	0.1673260	0.0098397
EARTH	2098-02-04 02:41	> 1 d	0.1685137	0.1652592	0.0012367
EARTH	2107-03-01 09:56	> 1 d	0.1361419	0.1176234	0.0063131
EARTH	2116-03-15 18:33	> 1 d	0.0873079	0.0515362	0.0121811
EARTH	2119-12-19 10:55	608.1	0.1729794	0.1464299	0.0106091

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