Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.002

Aphelion (Q)

1.182

Eccentricity (e)

0.082

Inclination (i)

17.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

416.8

Earth MOID

0.02765

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-11-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13504

20201784

Maximum Brightness

23.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.1

mag

Diameter

30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-11-16

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

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

1.091951

1-sigma variation

0.000154

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.082418

1-sigma variation

0.000105

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

17.0241

1-sigma variation

0.0122

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

232.5989

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

217.0790

1-sigma variation

0.0309

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

274.10264

1-sigma variation

0.04489

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.001954

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.181947

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.149348

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.027861

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.027654

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

416.7763

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.37671E-8	1.62208E-8	1.87187E-6	8.36374E-8	-4.71563E-6	6.89692E-6
e	1.62208E-8	1.10773E-8	1.27851E-6	5.70779E-8	-3.20689E-6	4.69758E-6
i	1.87187E-6	1.27851E-6	1.47622E-4	6.58904E-6	-3.69629E-4	5.41726E-4
Ω	8.36374E-8	5.70779E-8	6.58904E-6	2.94503E-7	-1.65970E-5	2.42724E-5
ω	-4.71563E-6	-3.20689E-6	-3.69629E-4	-1.65970E-5	9.55291E-4	-1.38470E-3
M	6.89692E-6	4.69758E-6	5.41726E-4	2.42724E-5	-1.38470E-3	2.01488E-3

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

25.084

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

30*

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

0.502834

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2023-11-16.276401

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-11-20.28032

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (1)

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 2023WC 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	1950-11-18 03:19	157.3	0.1349544	0.1089922	0.0087043
EARTH	1958-11-16 05:26	302.1	0.0339419	0.0278187	0.0059053
EARTH	1966-11-15 02:07	705.7	0.0449026	0.0278147	0.0174545
EARTH	1974-11-12 11:29	773.2	0.1474335	0.0753870	0.0244316
EARTH	1975-05-02 23:59	> 1 d	0.1623525	0.1522906	0.0077296
EARTH	1983-05-11 22:29	> 1 d	0.1485929	0.1473476	0.0027224
EARTH	1991-05-22 09:54	> 1 d	0.1888163	0.1675004	0.0098114
EARTH	2007-11-19 01:26	144.1	0.1916616	0.1431552	0.0162426
EARTH	2015-11-17 09:37	250.4	0.0719749	0.0443777	0.0098031
EARTH	2023-11-15 21:47	< 1 min	0.0307765	0.0307095	0.0000224
EARTH	2031-11-13 04:12	334.0	0.1350406	0.1039240	0.0104433
EARTH	2032-05-01 17:55	1337.2	0.1642476	0.1548936	0.0039350
EARTH	2040-05-11 10:43	> 1 d	0.1482050	0.1468831	0.0023550
EARTH	2048-05-22 23:49	> 1 d	0.1957517	0.1698054	0.0128663
EARTH	2064-11-17 22:34	517.6	0.1567872	0.0441627	0.0396812
EARTH	2072-11-16 00:01	1050.5	0.0387762	0.0283298	0.0261121
EARTH	2080-11-14 15:12	1342.4	0.0501568	0.0284594	0.0353985
EARTH	2088-11-11 19:21	808.1	0.1625993	0.0859113	0.0259173
EARTH	2089-05-04 03:18	> 1 d	0.1546505	0.1494309	0.0060382
EARTH	2097-05-13 15:27	953.5	0.1525197	0.1476818	0.0019159
EARTH	2121-11-19 03:53	650.9	0.1524975	0.0301059	0.0484294

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