Asteroids

2024JT8 help

Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.223

Aphelion (Q)

1.818

Eccentricity (e)

0.782

Inclination (i)

47.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

376.5

Earth MOID

0.11325

U parameter

2.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-04-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12864

19243602

Maximum Brightness

17.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.7

mag

Diameter

300 - 700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-05-07

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.020334

1-sigma variation

1.239E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.781543

1-sigma variation

0.000002

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

47.4717

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

34.4912

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

29.3434

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

290.11291

1-sigma variation

0.00083

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.222899

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.817769

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.757593

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.238410

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.113249

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

376.4541

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

2.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.53435E-14	2.23715E-13	5.93873E-12	4.74159E-12	5.81266E-12	-9.59951E-11
e	2.23715E-13	4.02888E-12	-8.45563E-12	9.98263E-12	5.41174E-11	-1.19699E-9
i	5.93873E-12	-8.45563E-12	3.34878E-8	1.73706E-8	2.98506E-9	-7.38455E-8
Ω	4.74159E-12	9.98263E-12	1.73706E-8	9.76887E-9	3.05393E-9	-5.19780E-8
ω	5.81266E-12	5.41174E-11	2.98506E-9	3.05393E-9	4.83860E-9	-4.72691E-8
M	-9.59951E-11	-1.19699E-9	-7.38455E-8	-5.19780E-8	-4.72691E-8	6.88692E-7

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

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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

19.675

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

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

5090

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

643

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.727508

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2010-06-06.948651

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-05-13.456959

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

34 (4)

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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Close Approaches for 2024JT8 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1960-04-15 08:10	1.1	0.1967363	0.1966097	0.0000422
EARTH	1961-04-19 02:41	2.1	0.1175150	0.1175114	0.0000012
EARTH	1962-04-24 16:19	2.7	0.1935884	0.1934559	0.0000442
EARTH	1994-04-16 21:08	< 1 min	0.1592744	0.1592299	0.0000148
EARTH	1995-04-21 08:06	< 1 min	0.1247946	0.1247617	0.0000110
EARTH	2028-04-17 16:08	< 1 min	0.1286355	0.1286169	0.0000062
EARTH	2029-04-22 17:17	< 1 min	0.1495887	0.1495722	0.0000055
EARTH	2062-04-19 15:12	1.9	0.1124037	0.1123839	0.0000066
EARTH	2063-04-25 04:43	2.5	0.1837534	0.1836560	0.0000325
EARTH	2095-04-17 09:00	2.3	0.1636864	0.1635192	0.0000557
EARTH	2096-04-20 18:03	3.7	0.1152781	0.1152150	0.0000211

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
92.76712152	107.15812481	0.11324924	MINIMUM
280.60766695	181.73345065	0.74227312	MINIMUM
334.60445047	270.55972911	0.74254997	MINIMUM
308.42967991	221.36640299	0.75380212	SADDLE
18.02613352	5.34485403	0.82402960	SADDLE
194.87715668	137.75709947	0.96811575	SADDLE
12.40436519	168.29592932	1.20950230	SADDLE
175.81481572	312.43988540	2.76518825	MAXIMUM

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