Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.681

Aphelion (Q)

1.544

Eccentricity (e)

0.387

Inclination (i)

12.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

428.6

Earth MOID

0.05227

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-04-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12965

19395799

Maximum Brightness

23.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-12

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

Orbit Visualiser

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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

1.112499

1-sigma variation

0.001030

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.387464

1-sigma variation

0.000980

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.5962

1-sigma variation

0.0354

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

235.9881

1-sigma variation

0.0082

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

67.4814

1-sigma variation

0.0273

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

8.24781

1-sigma variation

0.06777

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.681446

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.543552

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.188969

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.121231

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.052272

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

428.5958

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.06005E-6	1.00564E-6	3.64105E-5	-8.38705E-6	2.69596E-5	-6.97327E-5
e	1.00564E-6	9.59943E-7	3.45028E-5	-7.90986E-6	2.49758E-5	-6.63342E-5
i	3.64105E-5	3.45028E-5	1.25102E-3	-2.88445E-4	9.29953E-4	-2.39396E-3
Ω	-8.38705E-6	-7.90986E-6	-2.88445E-4	6.67555E-5	-2.18049E-4	5.50284E-4
ω	2.69596E-5	2.49758E-5	9.29953E-4	-2.18049E-4	7.46474E-4	-1.75516E-3
M	-6.97327E-5	-6.63342E-5	-2.39396E-3	5.50284E-4	-1.75516E-3	4.59272E-3

Date of computation: 2023-12-05 12:52 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

24.055

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

50*

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

0.328573

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-12.253767

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-13.988761

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

52 (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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Final Date: *

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Close approaches for 2023VM8 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	1954-04-15 00:08	> 1 w	0.1513788	0.1041965	0.3650409
EARTH	1961-05-06 04:05	> 1 mo	0.1695226	0.1147740	0.4038973
EARTH	1962-11-04 19:32	> 1 w	0.0744207	0.0536737	0.3977998
EARTH	1969-11-12 13:37	> 1 w	0.1917986	0.0524484	0.5873010
EARTH	1988-04-23 23:23	> 1 mo	0.1047811	0.1014499	0.1121606
EARTH	1989-11-04 02:30	> 1 w	0.1800250	0.0564610	0.4243342
EARTH	1996-11-07 22:10	> 1 w	0.0815278	0.0531639	0.2793190
EARTH	2015-04-20 16:02	> 1 d	0.1050421	0.1006017	0.0196314
EARTH	2023-11-07 08:37	< 1 min	0.0555297	0.0551134	0.0001388
EARTH	2042-04-17 07:18	> 1 w	0.1296529	0.1013649	0.0888393
EARTH	2049-05-09 03:05	> 1 w	0.1813674	0.1176668	0.1300270
EARTH	2050-11-05 15:37	> 1 d	0.0633011	0.0515568	0.1049242
EARTH	2069-04-12 12:22	> 1 w	0.1919685	0.1040369	0.2392194
EARTH	2076-04-29 06:13	> 1 w	0.1274313	0.1020502	0.1684249
EARTH	2077-11-03 23:12	> 1 d	0.1248253	0.0519042	0.2871492
EARTH	2084-11-10 23:25	> 1 w	0.1414581	0.0500070	0.4384469
EARTH	2103-04-24 07:30	> 1 mo	0.0987512	0.0986049	0.0049647
EARTH	2111-11-09 10:12	> 1 w	0.0615142	0.0501226	0.2969710

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