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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.961

Aphelion (Q)

2.124

Eccentricity (e)

0.377

Inclination (i)

5.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

699.9

Earth MOID

0.01616

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2047-02-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03703

5539916

Maximum Brightness

21.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

13 - 28*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-02-14

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

60600.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.542713

1-sigma variation

0.000524

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.377110

1-sigma variation

0.000221

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.8501

1-sigma variation

0.0028

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

151.9914

1-sigma variation

3.256E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

37.7722

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

106.00418

1-sigma variation

0.05344

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.960940

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.124486

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.032188

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.874506

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.016155

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

699.8842

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.74480E-7	1.16038E-7	1.46943E-6	-1.39801E-8	8.54288E-7	-2.79952E-5
e	1.16038E-7	4.90553E-8	6.21205E-7	-5.90826E-9	3.61168E-7	-1.18351E-5
i	1.46943E-6	6.21205E-7	7.86679E-6	-7.50586E-8	4.57335E-6	-1.49872E-4
Ω	-1.39801E-8	-5.90826E-9	-7.50586E-8	1.06002E-9	-4.31706E-8	1.42564E-6
ω	8.54288E-7	3.61168E-7	4.57335E-6	-4.31706E-8	2.66481E-6	-8.71341E-5
M	-2.79952E-5	-1.18351E-5	-1.49872E-4	1.42564E-6	-8.71341E-5	2.85533E-3

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

26.635

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

13 - 28*

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

291

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.470607

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-02-06.382143

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-02-26.20336

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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 2024CT7 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	1951-02-15 06:17	> 1 mo	0.0988609	0.0071871	0.8311499
EARTH	1976-02-21 08:11	> 1 w	0.0476248	0.0120167	0.1497246
EARTH	1999-04-25 22:27	> 1 w	0.0943428	0.0907715	0.0139984
EARTH	2024-02-27 23:36	< 1 min	0.0158380	0.0158134	0.0000082
EARTH	2047-02-23 03:10	> 1 w	0.0370321	0.0140010	0.0614171
EARTH	2068-03-26 20:50	> 1 mo	0.0719170	0.0266421	0.1741960
EARTH	2089-05-22 05:43	> 1 mo	0.1567769	0.1019087	0.3459366
EARTH	2112-03-09 18:19	> 1 mo	0.0376767	0.0127219	0.1338865

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
339.30525030	56.68838268	0.01544973	MINIMUM
181.75285274	269.41318611	1.12918397	SADDLE
2.85806483	271.00639658	1.95966316	SADDLE
180.89533533	88.83672520	3.12302470	MAXIMUM

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