Asteroids

2023KS2

Last update: 2023-06-03 23:50 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.994

Aphelion (Q)

3.970

Eccentricity (e)

0.600

Inclination (i)

4.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1428.2

Earth MOID

0.00964

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2050-08-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08505

12722735

Maximum Brightness

23.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.1

mag

Diameter

21*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-05-23

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

2.481923

1-sigma variation

0.002201

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.599560

1-sigma variation

0.000358

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.6826

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

71.2384

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

207.0488

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

330.11293

1-sigma variation

0.04020

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.993860

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

3.969985

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.424457

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.022133

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009635

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1428.1728

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.84275E-6	7.88207E-7	4.15140E-6	8.30769E-7	1.89697E-6	8.84621E-5
e	7.88207E-7	1.28289E-7	6.75684E-7	1.35216E-7	3.08756E-7	1.43981E-5
i	4.15140E-6	6.75684E-7	3.55882E-6	7.12071E-7	1.62640E-6	7.58333E-5
Ω	8.30769E-7	1.35216E-7	7.12071E-7	1.42830E-7	3.25012E-7	1.51756E-5
ω	1.89697E-6	3.08756E-7	1.62640E-6	3.25012E-7	7.46099E-7	3.46513E-5
M	8.84621E-5	1.43981E-5	7.58333E-5	1.51756E-5	3.46513E-5	1.61593E-3

Date of computation: 2023-06-02 11:58 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

[-]

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

26.117

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

21*

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

0.620773

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2023-05-13.362274

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-06-02.386934

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

48 (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

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Close approaches for 2023KS2 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	1953-05-19 16:59	> 1 mo	0.0267709	0.0225770	0.2595875
EARTH	1980-05-09 05:20	> 1 mo	0.1959236	0.0158717	0.6368676
EARTH	2023-06-02 10:09	< 1 s	0.0263975	0.0263581	0.0000131
EARTH	2050-08-13 08:48	> 1 w	0.0850462	0.0734478	0.0942508
EARTH	2073-05-22 07:39	> 1 mo	0.0125117	0.0123283	0.0537879
EARTH	2092-06-19 16:30	> 1 mo	0.0874168	0.0475626	6.0594222

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