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Last update: 2025-07-15 00:51 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.932

Aphelion (Q)

1.586

Eccentricity (e)

0.260

Inclination (i)

1.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

516.1

Earth MOID

0.00057

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-01-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18266

27325167

Maximum Brightness

27.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.2

mag

Diameter

6 - 14*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-10-04

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

1.259195

1-sigma variation

0.000124

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.259762

1-sigma variation

0.000083

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.5871

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

202.8440

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

225.6592

1-sigma variation

0.0015

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

113.57834

1-sigma variation

0.01477

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.932104

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.586286

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.432164

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.002987

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000569

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

516.1050

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.54806E-8	1.03500E-8	5.23556E-8	3.41324E-8	-1.89688E-7	-1.83742E-6
e	1.03500E-8	6.91982E-9	3.50045E-8	2.28194E-8	-1.26805E-7	-1.22847E-6
i	5.23556E-8	3.50045E-8	1.77121E-7	1.15258E-7	-6.41069E-7	-6.21432E-6
Ω	3.41324E-8	2.28194E-8	1.15258E-7	7.61767E-8	-4.19457E-7	-4.05109E-6
ω	-1.89688E-7	-1.26805E-7	-6.41069E-7	-4.19457E-7	2.33193E-6	2.25113E-5
M	-1.83742E-6	-1.22847E-6	-6.21432E-6	-4.05109E-6	2.25113E-5	2.18088E-4

Date of computation: 2025-07-15 00:51 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

28.17

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

6 - 14*

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

277

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.756621

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-10-04.236088

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-10-14.42262

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (1)

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 2024TM2 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	1951-12-26 18:07	> 1 mo	0.0409144	0.0283674	0.0334135
EARTH	1961-10-30 18:33	> 1 mo	0.0365395	0.0050188	0.0453685
EARTH	1971-10-24 01:10	> 1 d	0.0244900	0.0022781	0.0086015
EARTH	1982-01-02 16:47	> 1 d	0.0301388	0.0265754	0.0020815
EARTH	1992-01-21 12:59	> 1 d	0.1045556	0.0557143	0.0168356
EARTH	2014-09-27 14:22	702.5	0.1589086	0.1325411	0.0087897
EARTH	2024-10-12 22:21	< 1 min	0.0091280	0.0091198	0.0000027
EARTH	2032-01-29 21:26	447.9	0.1826575	0.1630736	0.0065370
EARTH	2048-12-22 20:36	> 1 w	0.0470881	0.0313139	0.0072041
EARTH	2065-09-28 09:37	30.6	0.1480729	0.1473772	0.0002321
EARTH	2073-01-09 00:42	> 1 d	0.0276301	0.0269958	0.0014371
EARTH	2089-09-30 07:24	> 1 w	0.1227101	0.0016475	0.1142210
EARTH	2097-01-10 18:59	> 1 w	0.0269741	0.0269698	0.0017090
EARTH	2113-10-04 20:10	> 1 mo	0.0827300	0.0004082	1.5585866
EARTH	2121-01-17 09:53	> 1 mo	0.0375970	0.0270112	0.5124474

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
323.45044934	276.52714431	0.00059101	MINIMUM
31.83228705	3.11484918	0.02713209	MINIMUM
359.17452664	321.81571698	0.05700579	SADDLE
178.73659293	140.92487349	0.58138285	SADDLE
357.58225007	139.77910897	1.94389928	SADDLE
178.59647014	320.82658891	2.57875048	MAXIMUM

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