Asteroids

2023XJ16 help

Last update: 2025-04-09 08:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.559

Aphelion (Q)

2.555

Eccentricity (e)

0.641

Inclination (i)

27.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

709.7

Earth MOID

0.41853

U parameter

1.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.8

mag

Diameter

290 - 700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2023-12-10

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.557069

1-sigma variation

1.139E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.641055

1-sigma variation

4.353E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

27.2164

1-sigma variation

4.513E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

330.9447

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

16.5131

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

286.84153

1-sigma variation

0.00004

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.558903

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.555235

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.442548

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.391005

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.418534

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

709.6759

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.29639E-14	4.02385E-14	1.23653E-12	2.39047E-13	-5.75064E-12	-3.82968E-12
e	4.02385E-14	1.89465E-13	2.68612E-12	1.36205E-12	-2.50250E-11	-1.43390E-11
i	1.23653E-12	2.68612E-12	2.03699E-9	-1.43455E-9	3.24525E-10	2.29310E-10
Ω	2.39047E-13	1.36205E-12	-1.43455E-9	3.71471E-9	-3.40163E-9	-1.98391E-10
ω	-5.75064E-12	-2.50250E-11	3.24525E-10	-3.40163E-9	6.64565E-9	1.71962E-9
M	-3.82968E-12	-1.43390E-11	2.29310E-10	-1.98391E-10	1.71962E-9	1.53752E-9

Date of computation: 2025-04-09 08:00 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

19.795

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

290 - 700*

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

6160

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

518

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.425369

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2007-03-21.356295

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-01-31.22597

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

53 (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: *

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
329.40385707	184.10272813	0.41821225	MINIMUM
57.53580903	343.46471404	0.42435447	MINIMUM
21.16160260	283.46268021	0.48829803	SADDLE
1.25074355	63.50698109	1.54626137	SADDLE
182.28871460	60.19857348	1.57902189	SADDLE
178.57757133	238.62836468	3.55669962	MAXIMUM

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