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Last update: 2025-01-21 21:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.975

Aphelion (Q)

3.683

Eccentricity (e)

0.581

Inclination (i)

4.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1298.5

Earth MOID

0.00139

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2053-11-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01127

1686237

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

11 - 25*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-11-24

Observatory

ATLAS-HKO, 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

2.329333

1-sigma variation

0.000793

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.581332

1-sigma variation

0.000144

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.5287

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

61.3076

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

343.7836

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

353.06333

1-sigma variation

0.00344

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.975217

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.683450

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.002420

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.481207

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001387

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1298.5119

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.29520E-7	1.13903E-7	6.05530E-7	-6.55458E-8	-1.98474E-7	2.72817E-6
e	1.13903E-7	2.06093E-8	1.09563E-7	-1.18596E-8	-3.59127E-8	4.93628E-7
i	6.05530E-7	1.09563E-7	5.82579E-7	-6.29959E-8	-1.91091E-7	2.62423E-6
Ω	-6.55458E-8	-1.18596E-8	-6.29959E-8	6.86206E-9	2.05340E-8	-2.84039E-7
ω	-1.98474E-7	-3.59127E-8	-1.91091E-7	2.05340E-8	6.43295E-8	-8.60474E-7
M	2.72817E-6	4.93628E-7	2.62423E-6	-2.84039E-7	-8.60474E-7	1.18232E-5

Date of computation: 2024-12-09 15:15 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

[-]

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

26.839

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

11 - 25*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.839259

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-11-24.363542

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-12-07.53417

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

62 (3)

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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Close Approaches for 2024WM3 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	1992-11-29 00:55	> 1 w	0.0225769	0.0005218	0.0711822
EARTH	2024-11-24 06:29	< 1 s	0.0046548	0.0046518	0.0000010
EARTH	2053-11-28 20:16	> 1 w	0.0112718	0.0033598	0.0590808
EARTH	2064-09-28 07:44	> 1 mo	0.1310116	0.0527955	1.9912659

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
7.92388462	314.93933138	0.00138731	MINIMUM
358.70495016	117.34100334	1.98185739	SADDLE
179.63032063	118.56055152	2.67685480	SADDLE
179.71489581	298.60766263	4.67422060	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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