Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.056

Aphelion (Q)

2.265

Eccentricity (e)

0.364

Inclination (i)

28.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

781.4

Earth MOID

0.13476

U parameter

0.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2071-07-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1364

20405541

Maximum Brightness

16.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.7

mag

Diameter

300 - 700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-02-07

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.660269

1-sigma variation

2.991E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.364001

1-sigma variation

8.324E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

28.0418

1-sigma variation

1.280E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

119.1564

1-sigma variation

1.743E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

130.3574

1-sigma variation

4.006E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

165.78313

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.055930

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.264608

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.900268

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.149937

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.134761

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

781.3869

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.94452E-16	1.42066E-15	-8.15525E-14	1.26056E-13	-9.71946E-13	3.08005E-13
e	1.42066E-15	6.92940E-15	-2.77902E-13	3.63160E-13	-1.63928E-12	4.81350E-13
i	-8.15525E-14	-2.77902E-13	1.63744E-10	7.63708E-12	7.04552E-11	-1.25811E-11
Ω	1.26056E-13	3.63160E-13	7.63708E-12	3.03752E-10	-4.34450E-10	9.54652E-11
ω	-9.71946E-13	-1.63928E-12	7.04552E-11	-4.34450E-10	1.60480E-9	-5.29341E-10
M	3.08005E-13	4.81350E-13	-1.25811E-11	9.54652E-11	-5.29341E-10	2.22753E-10

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

19.665

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

300 - 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

5028

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

243

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.575117

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2011-01-25.35088

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-10-31.16234

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

63 (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

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024CK4 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	1964-07-19 23:14	< 1 min	0.1955870	0.1955610	0.0000087
EARTH	1979-07-17 01:01	< 1 min	0.1357854	0.1357829	0.0000008
EARTH	1994-07-13 14:23	< 1 min	0.1756272	0.1756172	0.0000033
EARTH	2071-07-17 09:04	< 1 min	0.1364026	0.1363985	0.0000014
EARTH	2086-07-14 00:27	< 1 min	0.1666244	0.1666050	0.0000064

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
30.32501053	187.48873428	0.13488580	MINIMUM
168.78098182	319.29548308	1.40251911	SADDLE
353.74108917	316.77784144	2.00238219	SADDLE
185.93702551	151.18679461	3.23401141	MAXIMUM

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