Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-04-09 08:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.002

Aphelion (Q)

3.206

Eccentricity (e)

0.524

Inclination (i)

7.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1114.6

Earth MOID

0.06469

U parameter

8.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-06-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17493

26168642

Maximum Brightness

23.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.7

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-04-04

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

2.103874

1-sigma variation

0.010721

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.523923

1-sigma variation

0.002421

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.8079

1-sigma variation

0.0266

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

11.5484

1-sigma variation

0.0048

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

230.1236

1-sigma variation

0.0057

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

114.69882

1-sigma variation

0.87168

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.001606

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.206142

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.298516

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.143064

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.064687

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1114.6234

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.14940E-4	2.59562E-5	2.85619E-4	5.17666E-5	5.26463E-5	-9.34531E-3
e	2.59562E-5	5.86158E-6	6.44987E-5	1.16893E-5	1.19072E-5	-2.11040E-3
i	2.85619E-4	6.44987E-5	7.09785E-4	1.28667E-4	1.30346E-4	-2.32224E-2
Ω	5.17666E-5	1.16893E-5	1.28667E-4	2.33400E-5	2.33273E-5	-4.20885E-3
ω	5.26463E-5	1.19072E-5	1.30346E-4	2.33273E-5	3.25944E-5	-4.28231E-3
M	-9.34531E-3	-2.11040E-3	-2.32224E-2	-4.20885E-3	-4.28231E-3	7.59830E-1

Date of computation: 2025-04-09 08:00 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

24.698

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

30 - 70*

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

430

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.491697

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-04-04.323303

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-10.338718

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 2024GD1 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	1963-04-05 08:54	> 1 mo	0.1926216	0.0418776	2.6176968
EARTH	1966-05-20 09:28	> 1 mo	0.1087519	0.0260411	1.1279295
EARTH	2024-04-18 23:27	< 1 min	0.0750849	0.0742482	0.0002789
EARTH	2027-06-30 12:58	> 1 w	0.1749266	0.1353185	0.0815254
EARTH	2085-04-21 00:45	> 1 mo	0.0620977	0.0606289	0.4948731
EARTH	2088-06-22 00:39	> 1 mo	0.1385528	0.1303188	0.9330207

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
344.49983273	111.33496599	0.06454464	MINIMUM
1.39042208	321.41917137	1.98511934	SADDLE
180.68565646	320.10440272	2.23097629	SADDLE
180.11758623	139.79294335	4.21814864	MAXIMUM

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