Asteroids

2023RB4

Last update: 2023-10-02 13:05 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.950

Aphelion (Q)

3.756

Eccentricity (e)

0.596

Inclination (i)

6.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1318.3

Earth MOID

0.02543

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2041-09-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06469

9677017

Maximum Brightness

19.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.1

mag

Diameter

80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-09-09

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

60200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.352979

1-sigma variation

0.035578

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.596092

1-sigma variation

0.006110

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.0226

1-sigma variation

0.0350

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

208.5450

1-sigma variation

0.1039

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

193.2027

1-sigma variation

0.1094

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

349.91246

1-sigma variation

0.25591

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.950387

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

3.755571

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.609290

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.035719

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.025435

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1318.3341

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.26576E-3	2.17361E-4	1.24497E-3	3.69534E-3	-3.88989E-3	9.10446E-3
e	2.17361E-4	3.73262E-5	2.13792E-4	6.34575E-4	-6.67976E-4	1.56346E-3
i	1.24497E-3	2.13792E-4	1.22465E-3	3.63416E-3	-3.82481E-3	8.95481E-3
Ω	3.69534E-3	6.34575E-4	3.63416E-3	1.07903E-2	-1.13609E-2	2.65807E-2
ω	-3.88989E-3	-6.67976E-4	-3.82481E-3	-1.13609E-2	1.19653E-2	-2.79807E-2
M	9.10446E-3	1.56346E-3	8.95481E-3	2.65807E-2	-2.79807E-2	6.54876E-2

Date of computation: 2023-09-16 13:22 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

23.13

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

80*

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

0.505653

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

2023-09-09.444414

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-09-16.40143

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2023RB4 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	1958-12-18 17:58	> 1 mo	0.1692216	0.0749612	6.2083831
EARTH	2023-09-18 09:49	1.4	0.1404480	0.1371179	0.0011101
EARTH	2041-09-25 19:16	> 1 mo	0.0646869	0.0351878	1.8356071
EARTH	2059-09-20 19:43	> 1 mo	0.1222704	0.0361006	1.0567923
EARTH	2120-12-22 21:16	> 1 mo	0.1825374	0.0800508	5.4213236

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