Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-01-13 23:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.817

Aphelion (Q)

3.739

Eccentricity (e)

0.641

Inclination (i)

8.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1256.2

Earth MOID

0.11951

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2055-05-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18418

27552851

Maximum Brightness

57.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.4

mag

Diameter

90 - 200*

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

60600.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.278419

1-sigma variation

0.000686

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.641258

1-sigma variation

0.000119

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.6804

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

46.6620

1-sigma variation

0.0040

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

180.6109

1-sigma variation

0.0033

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

51.56399

1-sigma variation

0.02284

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.817365

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.739472

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.748623

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.189873

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.119511

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1256.1708

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.70239E-7	8.14827E-8	7.15511E-7	2.71983E-6	-2.23923E-6	-1.56623E-5
e	8.14827E-8	1.41193E-8	1.23984E-7	4.71349E-7	-3.88051E-7	-2.71395E-6
i	7.15511E-7	1.23984E-7	1.08881E-6	4.13839E-6	-3.40672E-6	-2.38316E-5
Ω	2.71983E-6	4.71349E-7	4.13839E-6	1.59844E-5	-1.31752E-5	-9.05953E-5
ω	-2.23923E-6	-3.88051E-7	-3.40672E-6	-1.31752E-5	1.08648E-5	7.45868E-5
M	-1.56623E-5	-2.71395E-6	-2.38316E-5	-9.05953E-5	7.45868E-5	5.21663E-4

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

[-]

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

22.369

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

90 - 200*

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

308

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.511341

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-02-07.394571

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-03-12.12475

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

42 (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 2024CH6 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	1955-05-23 08:46	> 1 mo	0.1668333	0.1608416	0.0372056
EARTH	1962-03-11 01:04	> 1 w	0.1392610	0.1197426	0.1108528
EARTH	1993-04-12 03:57	> 1 w	0.1699546	0.1505937	0.0264774
704 Interamnia	2013-03-28 05:30	617.5	0.0169520	0.0161164	0.0047299
EARTH	2017-07-10 05:37	> 1 d	0.1412826	0.1302906	0.0071950
EARTH	2024-03-18 08:41	< 1 min	0.1208537	0.1207909	0.0000209
EARTH	2055-05-07 23:08	> 1 w	0.1841794	0.1830188	0.0048165
EARTH	2086-07-12 13:19	> 1 w	0.1505266	0.1298302	0.0526804
EARTH	2093-04-03 05:26	> 1 w	0.1387611	0.1230507	0.0336347
EARTH	2117-06-20 10:25	> 1 w	0.1561181	0.1408732	0.0178584
EARTH	2124-03-16 20:14	> 1 d	0.1152982	0.1131304	0.0082414

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
334.58894852	73.26264490	0.12007294	MINIMUM
27.31768994	180.04551085	0.12974463	MINIMUM
1.74494798	128.15467181	0.19243863	SADDLE
1.16220174	306.92646456	1.80689411	SADDLE
180.25503195	305.73934084	2.75108897	SADDLE
180.24822878	125.74039859	4.75022685	MAXIMUM

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