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Last update: 2025-01-22 06:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.430

Aphelion (Q)

1.021

Eccentricity (e)

0.407

Inclination (i)

15.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

225.7

Earth MOID

0.13206

U parameter

5.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-02-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13315

19918338

Maximum Brightness

21.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

20.7

mag

Diameter

200 - 400*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-01-13

Observatory

WISE

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

60600.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.725558

1-sigma variation

0.000008

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.407235

1-sigma variation

0.000021

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

15.0546

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

183.1014

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

119.8649

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

245.93130

1-sigma variation

0.00780

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.430086

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.021031

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.235851

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.499355

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.132063

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

225.7392

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.59873E-11	-1.68842E-10	-7.72650E-9	5.07101E-9	-2.04141E-9	-6.33737E-8
e	-1.68842E-10	4.32261E-10	1.98162E-8	-1.30632E-8	5.27486E-9	1.62222E-7
i	-7.72650E-9	1.98162E-8	9.15801E-7	-6.17343E-7	2.55354E-7	7.43356E-6
Ω	5.07101E-9	-1.30632E-8	-6.17343E-7	4.46398E-7	-1.99324E-7	-4.89575E-6
ω	-2.04141E-9	5.27486E-9	2.55354E-7	-1.99324E-7	9.78555E-8	1.97397E-6
M	-6.33737E-8	1.62222E-7	7.43356E-6	-4.89575E-6	1.97397E-6	6.08868E-5

Date of computation: 2024-12-09 13:46 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

20.662

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

200 - 400*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

324

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.490843

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-01-13.71574

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-03-04.03165

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (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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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2024AF6 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	1950-02-27 19:55	18.9	0.1450590	0.1409874	0.0014812
VENUS	1963-09-21 13:21	52.5	0.0389771	0.0353088	0.0012359
VENUS	1964-05-02 23:41	39.8	0.0300973	0.0276972	0.0008140
VENUS	1964-12-13 11:26	23.6	0.0239667	0.0228126	0.0003927
VENUS	1965-07-26 00:43	5.9	0.0204520	0.0203047	0.0000495
VENUS	1966-03-07 15:28	12.2	0.0188784	0.0182986	0.0002000
VENUS	1966-10-18 07:46	32.0	0.0185269	0.0173214	0.0004433
VENUS	1967-05-31 01:35	55.9	0.0193176	0.0171833	0.0008230
VENUS	1968-01-10 21:05	84.0	0.0216383	0.0178632	0.0014511
VENUS	1968-08-22 18:09	112.0	0.0263780	0.0201690	0.0022792
EARTH	1969-02-25 21:46	207.7	0.1883959	0.1826449	0.0019341
VENUS	1969-04-04 16:36	133.4	0.0337889	0.0250030	0.0030823
VENUS	1969-11-15 16:28	144.9	0.0439215	0.0330206	0.0037238
EARTH	1982-02-26 06:40	182.4	0.1362327	0.1344566	0.0007738
EARTH	1995-02-22 22:47	161.0	0.1848109	0.1786328	0.0020990
EARTH	2003-02-28 05:20	9.6	0.1492551	0.1468630	0.0008214
EARTH	2016-02-25 11:38	38.4	0.1484204	0.1474042	0.0003437
EARTH	2024-02-26 04:42	< 1 min	0.1919658	0.1919315	0.0000114
EARTH	2037-02-26 17:04	48.5	0.1331459	0.1330622	0.0000444
EARTH	2058-02-26 08:21	157.0	0.1360956	0.1341661	0.0007715
EARTH	2066-02-26 22:52	289.5	0.1819401	0.1729083	0.0030682
EARTH	2079-02-25 20:02	328.3	0.1441585	0.1373126	0.0026890
EARTH	2087-02-27 10:37	486.2	0.1804312	0.1648881	0.0053728
EARTH	2100-02-27 22:31	375.7	0.1319196	0.1319185	0.0000144
VENUS	2111-05-14 07:15	408.3	0.0390948	0.0165080	0.0084233
VENUS	2111-12-25 09:06	327.2	0.0282158	0.0134397	0.0064665
VENUS	2112-08-06 08:26	224.5	0.0207427	0.0130909	0.0039561
VENUS	2113-03-19 04:45	112.7	0.0170466	0.0134603	0.0016578
VENUS	2113-10-29 22:10	7.9	0.0164293	0.0161106	0.0001078
VENUS	2114-06-11 12:55	96.1	0.0182382	0.0144334	0.0015454
VENUS	2115-01-22 00:59	201.3	0.0233666	0.0142511	0.0038079
VENUS	2115-09-03 10:24	294.5	0.0320780	0.0161565	0.0060463
VENUS	2116-04-14 17:41	370.7	0.0438304	0.0216424	0.0078301
EARTH	2124-02-29 22:51	271.3	0.1380388	0.1329561	0.0030204

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
231.00716724	55.40210461	0.13294058	MINIMUM
353.52307303	192.28778721	0.60662142	SADDLE
356.17135615	16.61001251	1.40551105	SADDLE
181.12652447	202.33584437	2.02342165	MAXIMUM

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