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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.886

Aphelion (Q)

4.189

Eccentricity (e)

0.651

Inclination (i)

1.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

1476.6

Earth MOID

0.00032

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2124-03-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16061

24027182

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.3

mag

Diameter

9 - 21*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-02-16

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

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

2.537739

1-sigma variation

0.004724

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.650710

1-sigma variation

0.000678

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.3252

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

142.1943

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

318.7696

1-sigma variation

0.0015

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

67.44893

1-sigma variation

0.19002

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.886407

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.189072

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.003890

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.859946

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000320

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1476.6207

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.23160E-5	3.20418E-6	4.81298E-6	-3.18056E-6	-6.97675E-6	-8.97675E-4
e	3.20418E-6	4.60063E-7	6.91061E-7	-4.56652E-7	-1.00183E-6	-1.28890E-4
i	4.81298E-6	6.91061E-7	1.03875E-6	-6.83033E-7	-1.50905E-6	-1.93605E-4
Ω	-3.18056E-6	-4.56652E-7	-6.83033E-7	4.66729E-7	9.72344E-7	1.27941E-4
ω	-6.97675E-6	-1.00183E-6	-1.50905E-6	9.72344E-7	2.24447E-6	2.80639E-4
M	-8.97675E-4	-1.28890E-4	-1.93605E-4	1.27941E-4	2.80639E-4	3.61095E-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

[-]

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

27.288

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

9 - 21*

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

297

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.501877

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-02-15.30604

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-02-20.49945

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

[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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Final Date: *

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Close approaches for 2024DA 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	2020-02-23 06:07	> 1 d	0.0889880	0.0013193	0.0675863
EARTH	2024-02-13 22:14	< 1 min	0.0081296	0.0081069	0.0000076
EARTH	2124-03-12 12:02	> 1 mo	0.1606118	0.0078541	1.7793248

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
20.08070615	40.55377352	0.00038208	MINIMUM
339.93136633	317.67771223	0.02261047	MINIMUM
359.79013482	358.66834633	0.09735291	SADDLE
359.96894510	179.05037852	1.90297142	SADDLE
179.98996703	179.09096577	3.17166910	SADDLE
179.99913508	359.09532567	5.17075558	MAXIMUM

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