Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-03-17 23:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.639

Aphelion (Q)

1.439

Eccentricity (e)

0.385

Inclination (i)

17.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

386.8

Earth MOID

0.03066

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-09-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16573

24793107

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.6

mag

Diameter

50 - 110*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-02-14

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.039016

1-sigma variation

0.001258

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.384599

1-sigma variation

0.001142

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

16.9951

1-sigma variation

0.0575

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

339.5344

1-sigma variation

0.0160

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

293.6117

1-sigma variation

0.0734

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

336.97549

1-sigma variation

0.51648

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.639411

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.438620

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.241417

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.055517

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030655

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

386.8402

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.58133E-6	1.43491E-6	7.23288E-5	2.01438E-5	-9.21840E-5	-6.49468E-4
e	1.43491E-6	1.30396E-6	6.57007E-5	1.82817E-5	-8.35261E-5	-5.89225E-4
i	7.23288E-5	6.57007E-5	3.31076E-3	9.21466E-4	-4.21199E-3	-2.97022E-2
Ω	2.01438E-5	1.82817E-5	9.21466E-4	2.56611E-4	-1.17410E-3	-8.27310E-3
ω	-9.21840E-5	-8.35261E-5	-4.21199E-3	-1.17410E-3	5.38176E-3	3.78678E-2
M	-6.49468E-4	-5.89225E-4	-2.97022E-2	-8.27310E-3	3.78678E-2	2.66749E-1

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 13:28 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

[-]

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

23.613

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

50 - 110*

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

391

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.711245

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-02-14.617201

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-02-21.33255

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

18 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2024CX6 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	1953-03-06 18:32	228.5	0.1318704	0.0309064	0.1278341
EARTH	1970-02-26 23:28	> 1 w	0.1871661	0.0278704	0.2336852
EARTH	1971-03-06 13:42	> 1 d	0.1788659	0.0383124	0.2206569
EARTH	1988-02-28 10:25	> 1 d	0.1637175	0.0261761	0.0653381
EARTH	2006-02-28 18:33	> 1 d	0.1430429	0.0306242	0.1827608
EARTH	2010-09-17 13:25	> 1 w	0.1927579	0.1668783	0.0757438
EARTH	2024-03-02 16:21	< 1 min	0.0787212	0.0779600	0.0002537
VENUS	2025-06-25 22:19	980.2	0.0451192	0.0095371	0.0119692
EARTH	2028-09-24 11:04	> 1 d	0.1657317	0.1598154	0.0111052
EARTH	2042-03-05 22:08	> 1 d	0.0371210	0.0315019	0.0907984
EARTH	2046-10-03 22:42	> 1 w	0.1684682	0.1601443	0.0791780
EARTH	2059-02-27 14:02	> 1 w	0.1906091	0.0302486	0.3703676
EARTH	2060-03-05 23:07	> 1 w	0.1815343	0.0414281	0.3557189
VENUS	2075-04-23 06:13	> 1 w	0.0069415	0.0016834	0.2812614
EARTH	2077-03-06 00:36	> 1 mo	0.0368295	0.0339118	0.7917295
EARTH	2093-03-03 01:48	> 1 mo	0.0962500	0.0345572	20.1127591
EARTH	2097-10-04 09:30	> 1 mo	0.1711390	0.1608350	7.3093725
EARTH	2110-03-08 13:18	> 1 mo	0.1602536	0.0406912	14.9714134
EARTH	2113-09-23 00:19	> 1 mo	0.1765209	0.1633134	4.8839769
VENUS	2118-12-26 17:28	> 1 mo	0.0114943	0.0024188	9.2157551

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
274.35213114	61.68030783	0.03089045	MINIMUM
70.79546587	264.98615602	0.15847844	MINIMUM
353.10234490	161.01763218	0.43977054	SADDLE
172.79841467	347.42738437	0.56102657	SADDLE
358.18370219	349.13531290	1.60777832	SADDLE
182.14780585	173.79047792	2.43336636	MAXIMUM

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