Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.886

Aphelion (Q)

2.280

Eccentricity (e)

0.440

Inclination (i)

0.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

727.6

Earth MOID

0.00399

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-10-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06031

9022823

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-10

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.583159

1-sigma variation

0.000768

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.440229

1-sigma variation

0.000302

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.8599

1-sigma variation

0.0109

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

104.5257

1-sigma variation

1.2448

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

249.6472

1-sigma variation

1.2441

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

26.42578

1-sigma variation

0.27737

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.886207

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.280111

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.521034

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.090078

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003989

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

727.5873

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.89536E-7	2.32100E-7	8.36148E-6	-9.55667E-4	9.55100E-4	-2.12970E-4
e	2.32100E-7	9.13906E-8	3.29124E-6	-3.76183E-4	3.75955E-4	-8.38453E-5
i	8.36148E-6	3.29124E-6	1.18634E-4	-1.35583E-2	1.35504E-2	-3.02063E-3
Ω	-9.55667E-4	-3.76183E-4	-1.35583E-2	1.54955E0	-1.54865E0	3.45239E-1
ω	9.55100E-4	3.75955E-4	1.35504E-2	-1.54865E0	1.54775E0	-3.45034E-1
M	-2.12970E-4	-8.38453E-5	-3.02063E-3	3.45239E-1	-3.45034E-1	7.69355E-2

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

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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

26.802

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

12 - 26*

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 Aegis	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

758

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.547271

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-10.336461

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-13.16515

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

34 (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

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2023VK6 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	2019-11-19 04:08	1352.4	0.1455305	0.0986516	0.0156560
EARTH	2021-11-12 23:12	1049.3	0.0672239	0.0416505	0.0086291
EARTH	2023-11-07 11:59	< 1 min	0.0146737	0.0146461	0.0000092
EARTH	2025-11-04 02:29	> 1 d	0.0185964	0.0129746	0.0058103
EARTH	2027-10-26 12:21	> 1 d	0.0603138	0.0213790	0.0136710
EARTH	2029-10-11 04:10	> 1 w	0.0969252	0.0625436	0.0115408
EARTH	2031-09-23 07:16	> 1 w	0.1177535	0.1053405	0.0041588
EARTH	2033-09-05 06:31	> 1 w	0.1182629	0.1040901	0.0047358
EARTH	2035-08-19 11:58	> 1 w	0.0991211	0.0524483	0.0155609
EARTH	2037-08-03 03:48	> 1 w	0.0605074	0.0025238	0.0256335
EARTH	2039-07-25 17:01	> 1 d	0.0203407	0.0036766	0.0240009
EARTH	2041-07-24 01:57	> 1 d	0.0123194	0.0042489	0.0242170
EARTH	2043-08-02 13:25	> 1 w	0.0563237	0.0031383	0.0279784
EARTH	2045-08-18 18:11	> 1 mo	0.0980447	0.0006399	0.0423542
EARTH	2047-09-07 14:25	> 1 mo	0.1174293	0.0728362	0.0149678
EARTH	2049-09-25 23:34	> 1 mo	0.1132233	0.0169471	0.0428796
EARTH	2051-10-15 20:51	> 1 mo	0.0856135	0.0119920	0.1357967
EARTH	2053-10-30 08:08	> 1 mo	0.0358411	0.0121420	0.2034986
EARTH	2055-11-05 22:57	> 1 w	0.0137121	0.0123941	0.0593368
EARTH	2057-11-13 15:56	> 1 mo	0.0908232	0.0123531	0.4789214
EARTH	2059-11-20 20:45	> 1 mo	0.1910061	0.0121226	0.7610837

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
324.25829606	198.48293204	0.00398881	MINIMUM
31.93544668	303.01237586	0.01298081	MINIMUM
357.91224400	250.57550697	0.12066248	SADDLE
179.16778682	71.93263729	1.28479935	SADDLE
357.86590851	70.48845296	1.88143952	SADDLE
179.14925279	251.91667679	3.28599874	MAXIMUM

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