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Last update: 2026-06-11 02:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.579

Aphelion (Q)

1.390

Eccentricity (e)

0.412

Inclination (i)

23.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

356.8

Earth MOID

0.10140

U parameter

1.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2056-02-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14815

22163417

Maximum Brightness

22.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.2

mag

Diameter

100 - 220*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-06-02

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.984531

1-sigma variation

4.315E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.411715

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

23.2861

1-sigma variation

2.222E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

117.2942

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

266.3131

1-sigma variation

4.549E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

291.46166

1-sigma variation

0.00009

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.579185

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.389878

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.144055

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.219834

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.101404

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

356.8147

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.86182E-15	-4.28835E-14	-6.88881E-13	-3.41041E-12	1.08798E-12	-3.84639E-12
e	-4.28835E-14	9.98821E-13	1.61244E-11	7.87967E-11	-2.53096E-11	8.97035E-11
i	-6.88881E-13	1.61244E-11	4.93514E-10	9.19622E-10	-6.86064E-11	1.37788E-9
Ω	-3.41041E-12	7.87967E-11	9.19622E-10	8.44721E-9	-3.67543E-9	6.40356E-9
ω	1.08798E-12	-2.53096E-11	-6.86064E-11	-3.67543E-9	2.06925E-9	-1.99020E-9
M	-3.84639E-12	8.97035E-11	1.37788E-9	6.40356E-9	-1.99020E-9	8.68267E-9

Date of computation: 2026-06-11 02:30 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

22.154

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

100 - 220*

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

4109

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.834201

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2015-03-10.489356

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-09.067599

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

45 (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

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Close Approaches for 2024LW 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
VENUS	1962-01-25 23:20	< 1 min	0.0342509	0.0342136	0.0000124
EARTH	1972-02-01 23:35	< 1 min	0.1344359	0.1344210	0.0000049
EARTH	1973-01-24 16:45	< 1 min	0.1121599	0.1121516	0.0000028
VENUS	1978-09-06 04:41	< 1 min	0.0285410	0.0285212	0.0000066
EARTH	1983-07-04 17:54	1.0	0.1600131	0.1600086	0.0000015
EARTH	1984-06-24 19:04	< 1 min	0.1995563	0.1995415	0.0000049
EARTH	2014-01-30 05:47	< 1 min	0.1104069	0.1104048	0.0000007
EARTH	2015-01-22 08:28	< 1 min	0.1429980	0.1429971	0.0000003
EARTH	2024-07-09 06:41	< 1 min	0.1779281	0.1779260	0.0000007
EARTH	2025-06-29 12:45	< 1 min	0.1670963	0.1670944	0.0000006
VENUS	2040-03-15 19:36	< 1 min	0.0347223	0.0347036	0.0000062
EARTH	2056-02-03 05:05	1.1	0.1481533	0.1481176	0.0000119
EARTH	2057-01-26 01:28	1.2	0.1060469	0.1060314	0.0000052
EARTH	2058-01-17 16:45	1.5	0.1953785	0.1953340	0.0000149
EARTH	2067-07-10 09:47	1.5	0.1787058	0.1786903	0.0000052
EARTH	2068-06-29 23:26	1.2	0.1637373	0.1637258	0.0000038
VENUS	2094-12-14 06:26	< 1 min	0.0319731	0.0319719	0.0000004
EARTH	2100-01-31 15:47	< 1 min	0.1168392	0.1168368	0.0000008
EARTH	2101-01-24 00:20	< 1 min	0.1335423	0.1335381	0.0000014
EARTH	2111-07-04 09:58	< 1 min	0.1572152	0.1572141	0.0000004
VENUS	2111-07-25 16:18	< 1 min	0.0400464	0.0400260	0.0000068

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
80.06106956	22.82203656	0.10140407	MINIMUM
281.08802550	176.70264375	0.15866654	MINIMUM
359.52255834	279.83738126	0.51811247	SADDLE
181.31882752	99.06426314	0.61332515	SADDLE
357.74882742	96.87169630	1.55158416	SADDLE
177.52689621	276.40034019	2.34022235	MAXIMUM

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