Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-01-22 06:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.660

Aphelion (Q)

2.883

Eccentricity (e)

0.627

Inclination (i)

1.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

861.2

Earth MOID

0.00295

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2045-10-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04132

6181633

Maximum Brightness

22.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-04-09

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

1.771483

1-sigma variation

0.002554

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.627498

1-sigma variation

0.000660

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.3937

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

213.8552

1-sigma variation

0.0034

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

76.5392

1-sigma variation

0.0040

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

56.35274

1-sigma variation

0.11262

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.659881

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.883086

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.067693

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.265548

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002950

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

861.2001

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.52064E-6	1.68571E-6	1.86623E-6	8.78056E-6	-1.00856E-5	-2.87584E-4
e	1.68571E-6	4.35791E-7	4.82462E-7	2.26991E-6	-2.60728E-6	-7.43462E-5
i	1.86623E-6	4.82462E-7	5.35043E-7	2.50513E-6	-2.87791E-6	-8.23077E-5
Ω	8.78056E-6	2.26991E-6	2.50513E-6	1.18931E-5	-1.36568E-5	-3.87255E-4
ω	-1.00856E-5	-2.60728E-6	-2.87791E-6	-1.36568E-5	1.56839E-5	4.44812E-4
M	-2.87584E-4	-7.43462E-5	-8.23077E-5	-3.87255E-4	4.44812E-4	1.26835E-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

26.282

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

15 - 30*

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

281

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.552887

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-04-09.403104

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-04-16.207064

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

34 (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 2024GN2 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	1967-10-10 06:18	> 1 d	0.0683144	0.0081704	0.0862478
EARTH	1979-05-03 21:08	> 1 mo	0.1821612	0.0055940	0.3155642
VENUS	1984-02-20 05:44	> 1 mo	0.0341621	0.0023152	0.4108537
EARTH	1993-10-08 01:26	> 1 w	0.0326851	0.0083150	0.2715146
EARTH	2024-04-16 14:18	< 1 s	0.0031224	0.0031130	0.0000031
EARTH	2045-10-09 23:49	> 1 w	0.0413217	0.0079303	0.2350912
EARTH	2057-04-25 06:44	> 1 w	0.1132591	0.0034067	0.2411378
EARTH	2071-09-22 18:09	> 1 mo	0.1788887	0.0062297	0.6204444
EARTH	2083-04-09 15:01	> 1 mo	0.1408365	0.0027302	0.7080262
EARTH	2104-09-28 11:07	> 1 d	0.1437911	0.1090248	0.0115896
EARTH	2123-05-07 02:36	> 1 mo	0.1984225	0.0048672	0.5355416

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.83125431	103.98207313	0.00304654	MINIMUM
45.84949356	272.38823148	0.00788565	MINIMUM
359.76138394	188.09484668	0.35639395	SADDLE
359.75261889	8.06884825	1.64324956	SADDLE
179.94481650	8.30865680	1.91018470	SADDLE
179.93664045	188.30314233	3.90903354	MAXIMUM

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