Asteroids

2023FA

Last update: 2023-03-30 23:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.626

Aphelion (Q)

1.117

Eccentricity (e)

0.281

Inclination (i)

8.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

297.3

Earth MOID

0.00765

U parameter

5.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-12-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14213

21261706

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

17*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-03-16

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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)
Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion
Aphelion
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.871674

1-sigma variation

0.000019

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.281296

1-sigma variation

0.000102

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.9830

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

0.0304

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

317.3897

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

219.20136

1-sigma variation

0.01141

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.626476

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

1.116873

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.339513

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.016388

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007654

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

297.2555

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.50271E-10	-1.90671E-9	-6.60518E-8	-1.85805E-9	2.02561E-8	-2.13539E-7
e	-1.90671E-9	1.03809E-8	3.59607E-7	1.01178E-8	-1.10379E-7	1.16274E-6
i	-6.60518E-8	3.59607E-7	1.24586E-5	3.50363E-7	-3.82237E-6	4.02772E-5
Ω	-1.85805E-9	1.01178E-8	3.50363E-7	9.88538E-9	-1.07771E-7	1.13351E-6
ω	2.02561E-8	-1.10379E-7	-3.82237E-6	-1.07771E-7	1.17959E-6	-1.23722E-5
M	-2.13539E-7	1.16274E-6	4.02772E-5	1.13351E-6	-1.23722E-5	1.30250E-4

Date of computation: 2023-03-23 13:11 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

26.547

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

17*

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

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

RMS of Residuals
First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.708429

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

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]

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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 00:57	> 1 mo	0.1050646	0.0279738	0.3381384
EARTH	1960-12-17 08:50	> 1 d	0.1717114	0.1425778	0.0106712
EARTH	1966-03-24 06:21	> 1 d	0.0364687	0.0070354	0.6440087
EARTH	1969-12-30 13:54	> 1 mo	0.1587486	0.1441035	0.1753494
EARTH	1979-02-20 11:40	> 1 mo	0.1530637	0.0974922	0.0963752
EARTH	1988-03-23 06:20	200.7	0.0070090	0.0069589	0.0006159
EARTH	1991-12-31 04:44	> 1 d	0.1558857	0.1518939	0.0014325
EARTH	2001-03-11 11:34	1056.9	0.1027284	0.0949389	0.0026047
EARTH	2004-12-16 21:01	67.2	0.1474594	0.1442519	0.0011387
EARTH	2010-03-23 04:01	69.2	0.1262953	0.1191605	0.0023788
EARTH	2014-02-02 15:36	702.1	0.1692482	0.1685583	0.0002329
EARTH	2023-03-23 22:58	< 1 s	0.0078595	0.0078502	0.0000031
EARTH	2026-12-20 08:49	145.3	0.1421257	0.1410001	0.0003838
EARTH	2032-03-20 21:27	73.8	0.1927838	0.1871693	0.0018716
EARTH	2036-02-09 01:33	1298.5	0.1659762	0.1646847	0.0004389
EARTH	2045-03-20 04:29	644.4	0.0536311	0.0415381	0.0040557
EARTH	2048-12-16 02:27	41.2	0.1351403	0.1340479	0.0005549
EARTH	2054-03-23 06:16	85.7	0.1203468	0.1120066	0.0027809
EARTH	2058-01-22 11:15	841.4	0.1698810	0.1691675	0.0002437
EARTH	2067-02-28 12:24	402.8	0.1359306	0.1341083	0.0006082
EARTH	2076-03-22 08:35	278.0	0.0244680	0.0146510	0.0034661
EARTH	2079-12-16 11:25	44.8	0.1360307	0.1356247	0.0001353
EARTH	2085-03-23 21:40	50.8	0.0628967	0.0487393	0.0047355
EARTH	2088-12-28 06:53	> 1 d	0.1525398	0.1455637	0.0025783
EARTH	2094-03-21 06:24	363.2	0.1968310	0.1673242	0.0098389
EARTH	2098-02-04 02:39	> 1 d	0.1685142	0.1652606	0.0012364
EARTH	2107-03-01 09:54	> 1 d	0.1361445	0.1176291	0.0063120
EARTH	2116-03-15 18:32	> 1 d	0.0873130	0.0515465	0.0121793
EARTH	2119-12-19 10:55	608.0	0.1729839	0.1464353	0.0106082

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