Asteroids

2023VH6 help

Last update: 2023-12-08 19:34 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.959

Aphelion (Q)

2.209

Eccentricity (e)

0.394

Inclination (i)

5.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

728.2

Earth MOID

0.00191

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-11-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12594

18841035

Maximum Brightness

23.6

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

28*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-02

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)
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

1.584032

1-sigma variation

0.000399

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.394354

1-sigma variation

0.000157

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.0822

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

246.1667

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

204.3987

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

312.71679

1-sigma variation

0.01862

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.959363

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.208700

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.073390

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.003087

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001908

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

728.1892

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.59358E-7	6.28237E-8	6.50855E-7	1.93317E-7	-9.25602E-8	7.43198E-6
e	6.28237E-8	2.47670E-8	2.56587E-7	7.62108E-8	-3.64866E-8	2.92991E-6
i	6.50855E-7	2.56587E-7	2.65832E-6	7.89416E-7	-3.77633E-7	3.03538E-5
Ω	1.93317E-7	7.62108E-8	7.89416E-7	2.34822E-7	-1.12956E-7	9.01588E-6
ω	-9.25602E-8	-3.64866E-8	-3.77633E-7	-1.12956E-7	5.63901E-8	-4.31748E-6
M	7.43198E-6	2.92991E-6	3.03538E-5	9.01588E-6	-4.31748E-6	3.46606E-4

Date of computation: 2023-12-05 14:00 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

25.533

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

28*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.406885

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-02.31757

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-25.177468

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

61 (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 2023VH6 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	2018-01-31 10:36	> 1 d	0.1259427	0.0769277	0.0204741
EARTH	2020-01-07 12:11	> 1 d	0.0598528	0.0528619	0.0032227
EARTH	2021-12-02 14:13	> 1 d	0.0130293	0.0040031	0.0031203
EARTH	2023-11-23 11:48	< 1 s	0.0175304	0.0175109	0.0000065
EARTH	2025-11-07 16:24	563.7	0.1259445	0.1121395	0.0046051
EARTH	2111-02-04 23:07	> 1 w	0.1435070	0.0740662	0.1315140
EARTH	2113-01-14 22:49	> 1 mo	0.0676477	0.0588842	0.0514202
EARTH	2114-12-12 09:14	> 1 mo	0.0306514	0.0083523	0.0738633
EARTH	2116-11-22 00:36	> 1 w	0.0287025	0.0015670	0.0421585
EARTH	2118-11-07 04:37	> 1 w	0.1553368	0.0137996	0.1084840

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2023VH6

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE/σ	IP	Exp. energy	PS
2112-11-28.817	92783.817	-1.872	1.02 ± 0.001	1.72E4	1.39E-5	8.31E-6	-5.47
2112-11-28.946	92783.946	-1.142	0.83 ± 0.000	5.77E2	1.35E-3	8.05E-4	-3.48
2112-11-28.965	92783.965	-1.142	1.61 ± 0.000	3.26E3	1.75E-4	1.05E-4	-4.37
2118-11-29.311	94975.311	0.517	1.40 ± 0.000	4.22E3	2.14E-4	1.28E-4	-4.31
2120-11-28.806	95705.806	1.279	1.00 ± 0.000	1.15E3	5.02E-4	3.01E-4	-3.95
2120-11-28.904	95705.904	1.859	0.75 ± 0.000	1.45E3	1.72E-4	1.03E-4	-4.41


Based on 61 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2023/11/02.318 to 2023/11/25.177.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.91 and 1.91 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20231127 125944.508 UTC.

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