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Last update: 2025-02-19 13:28 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.961

Aphelion (Q)

1.611

Eccentricity (e)

0.253

Inclination (i)

6.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

532.5

Earth MOID

0.00226

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2040-12-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14102

21096683

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.4

mag

Diameter

4 - 8*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-10-11

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

1.285740

1-sigma variation

0.000197

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.252632

1-sigma variation

0.000117

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.6333

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

200.2424

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

216.5239

1-sigma variation

0.0051

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

115.90922

1-sigma variation

0.02275

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.960921

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.610559

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.508338

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003105

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002264

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

532.5105

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.87328E-8	2.29931E-8	6.91229E-7	5.26184E-8	-9.98230E-7	-4.47752E-6
e	2.29931E-8	1.36511E-8	4.10179E-7	3.11936E-8	-5.91838E-7	-2.65837E-6
i	6.91229E-7	4.10179E-7	1.23539E-5	9.43569E-7	-1.78918E-5	-7.98694E-5
Ω	5.26184E-8	3.11936E-8	9.43569E-7	7.27367E-8	-1.37683E-6	-6.07282E-6
ω	-9.98230E-7	-5.91838E-7	-1.78918E-5	-1.37683E-6	2.60914E-5	1.15221E-4
M	-4.47752E-6	-2.65837E-6	-7.98694E-5	-6.07282E-6	1.15221E-4	5.17687E-4

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

29.352

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

4 - 8*

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

214

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.401896

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-10-11.289294

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-10-12.972652

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2024TA12 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	1950-09-26 00:15	> 1 mo	0.1319234	0.0145012	7.9100270
MARS	1976-09-15 09:47	> 1 mo	0.0256663	0.0103630	10.7819084
EARTH	2002-12-19 07:16	> 1 mo	0.1737278	0.1018666	3.4641643
EARTH	2005-11-15 06:31	> 1 mo	0.0826867	0.0459051	1.5001597
EARTH	2008-10-14 02:05	> 1 d	0.0024844	0.0020516	0.0111071
EARTH	2024-10-14 07:18	< 1 min	0.0020639	0.0020608	0.0000010
MARS	2031-04-15 00:58	584.2	0.0362482	0.0362403	0.0001124
EARTH	2040-12-27 04:59	> 1 d	0.1410226	0.1062393	0.0166751
EARTH	2059-10-13 21:29	> 1 d	0.0057394	0.0024065	0.0315640
EARTH	2069-12-18 08:58	> 1 mo	0.1126211	0.0983092	1.9521114
EARTH	2092-09-25 04:35	> 1 mo	0.1737492	0.0128199	12.5449209
EARTH	2102-10-19 15:24	> 1 mo	0.0169734	0.0023300	9.8931698

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
332.14064443	275.84467107	0.00212248	MINIMUM
180.64621930	130.45616553	0.61549647	SADDLE
357.72710948	128.25531608	1.96919483	SADDLE
177.75035316	308.22495839	2.60584290	MAXIMUM

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