Asteroids

2023VM6 help

Last update: 2023-12-08 18:34 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.565

Aphelion (Q)

4.262

Eccentricity (e)

0.766

Inclination (i)

1.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1369.3

Earth MOID

0.03067

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2038-10-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0306

4577054

Maximum Brightness

15.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.2

mag

Diameter

300*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-09

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)
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

2.413243

1-sigma variation

0.005394

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.766043

1-sigma variation

0.000467

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.8314

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

264.3904

1-sigma variation

0.0255

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

16.2956

1-sigma variation

0.0489

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

359.25350

1-sigma variation

0.00142

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.564594

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.261892

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.441905

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.784775

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030665

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1369.3046

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.90940E-5	2.51984E-6	4.40080E-6	-1.34862E-4	2.62209E-4	-7.67127E-6
e	2.51984E-6	2.18268E-7	3.81123E-7	-1.16786E-5	2.27028E-5	-6.64629E-7
i	4.40080E-6	3.81123E-7	6.72560E-7	-2.08245E-5	4.00935E-5	-1.15998E-6
Ω	-1.34862E-4	-1.16786E-5	-2.08245E-5	6.51636E-4	-1.24232E-3	3.55397E-5
ω	2.62209E-4	2.27028E-5	4.00935E-5	-1.24232E-3	2.39165E-3	-6.90701E-5
M	-7.67127E-6	-6.64629E-7	-1.15998E-6	3.55397E-5	-6.90701E-5	2.02494E-6

Date of computation: 2023-12-07 13:49 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

20.205

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

300*

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

0.539719

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-09.108423

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-12-07.10272

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

37 (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 2023VM6 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	1971-10-11 22:28	> 1 w	0.1156847	0.0319165	0.1959447
EARTH	1975-04-05 05:29	> 1 w	0.1152904	0.0326695	0.2661729
EARTH	1997-10-03 16:16	> 1 mo	0.0618175	0.0315104	0.4961719
EARTH	2001-03-19 15:56	> 1 w	0.1668623	0.0325519	0.4813347
VENUS	2004-12-23 09:40	> 1 w	0.0498915	0.0449783	0.1766790
EARTH	2038-10-08 14:04	> 1 w	0.0305957	0.0291875	0.0961844
EARTH	2042-03-25 03:20	> 1 mo	0.0814052	0.0303452	0.6667003
VENUS	2083-02-12 15:00	> 1 mo	0.0401104	0.0400958	0.0501979
EARTH	2116-10-16 18:51	> 1 mo	0.1247024	0.0263961	26.4448081
EARTH	2120-03-31 01:32	> 1 mo	0.0300261	0.0277232	10.3451163

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