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Last update: 2024-12-13 06:32 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.908

Aphelion (Q)

2.848

Eccentricity (e)

0.517

Inclination (i)

4.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

940.2

Earth MOID

0.01587

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-03-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09722

14544079

Maximum Brightness

27.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.4

mag

Diameter

22 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-01-31

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

60600.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.878246

1-sigma variation

0.001743

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.516572

1-sigma variation

0.000481

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.0608

1-sigma variation

0.0033

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

315.7028

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

233.6913

1-sigma variation

0.0036

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

80.75326

1-sigma variation

0.11085

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.907997

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.848496

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.971677

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.069588

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015873

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

940.2152

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.03938E-6	8.38705E-7	5.66685E-6	-9.30814E-7	6.29196E-6	-1.93259E-4
e	8.38705E-7	2.31437E-7	1.56375E-6	-2.56854E-7	1.73624E-6	-5.33290E-5
i	5.66685E-6	1.56375E-6	1.05662E-5	-1.73540E-6	1.17312E-5	-3.60326E-4
Ω	-9.30814E-7	-2.56854E-7	-1.73540E-6	2.85409E-7	-1.92727E-6	5.91857E-5
ω	6.29196E-6	1.73624E-6	1.17312E-5	-1.92727E-6	1.30273E-5	-4.00074E-4
M	-1.93259E-4	-5.33290E-5	-3.60326E-4	5.91857E-5	-4.00074E-4	1.22883E-2

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

25.413

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

22 - 50*

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 ODIM	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

301

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.490978

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-01-31.47203

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-02-16.39981

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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

[3]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Close approaches for 2024BC8 from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1957-05-09 12:11	> 1 w	0.0775226	0.0733807	0.0106215
EARTH	1975-05-25 21:04	> 1 d	0.1087673	0.0731029	0.0377113
EARTH	2006-02-06 09:08	> 1 w	0.1023228	0.0124764	0.1520900
EARTH	2024-02-18 03:36	< 1 s	0.0159233	0.0158830	0.0000134
EARTH	2042-03-20 08:48	> 1 mo	0.0972212	0.0203912	0.0490973
EARTH	2060-05-06 20:58	> 1 mo	0.0801352	0.0708425	0.0765264
EARTH	2078-05-28 22:23	> 1 mo	0.1260860	0.0701771	0.3119620
EARTH	2109-02-16 07:32	> 1 mo	0.0235552	0.0176127	0.1561855

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
336.03857358	45.61430231	0.01564345	MINIMUM
26.69764992	132.44481859	0.07078241	MINIMUM
4.15024616	93.75595114	0.10786263	SADDLE
180.68820090	268.20576823	1.85151260	SADDLE
1.89487068	269.75851705	1.90720931	SADDLE
180.50730636	88.10314707	3.84680658	MAXIMUM

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