Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60600.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.695

Aphelion (Q)

4.875

Eccentricity (e)

0.750

Inclination (i)

10.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1697.8

Earth MOID

0.01398

U parameter

8.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2052-07-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09506

14220911

Maximum Brightness

23.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

20 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2024-12-04

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

2.785164

1-sigma variation

0.016556

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.750288

1-sigma variation

0.001612

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.9820

1-sigma variation

0.0184

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

252.1888

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

103.3660

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

359.52322

1-sigma variation

0.00318

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.695490

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.874838

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.459375

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.052492

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013980

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1697.7532

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.74089E-4	2.66863E-5	3.04758E-4	8.80079E-6	-3.99327E-6	-5.25810E-5
e	2.66863E-5	2.59828E-6	2.96723E-5	8.56885E-7	-3.88959E-7	-5.11950E-6
i	3.04758E-4	2.96723E-5	3.38881E-4	9.78512E-6	-4.42736E-6	-5.84613E-5
Ω	8.80079E-6	8.56885E-7	9.78512E-6	2.82851E-7	-1.29495E-7	-1.68854E-6
ω	-3.99327E-6	-3.88959E-7	-4.42736E-6	-1.29495E-7	9.55844E-8	7.67901E-7
M	-5.25810E-5	-5.11950E-6	-5.84613E-5	-1.68854E-6	7.67901E-7	1.00878E-5

Date of computation: 2024-12-20 11:58 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

25.644

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

20 - 40*

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

0.48364

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2024-12-04.301784

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-12-11.41976

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

44 (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 2024XC5 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	1954-07-08 12:57	> 1 mo	0.0445796	0.0377448	1.7975696
EARTH	1968-11-25 05:31	> 1 mo	0.0602119	0.0534909	0.6757546
EARTH	2024-11-29 15:32	< 1 min	0.0143031	0.0142208	0.0000274
EARTH	2052-07-02 09:20	> 1 mo	0.0950609	0.0930086	0.2620070
EARTH	2066-06-27 23:02	> 1 mo	0.1565154	0.1167591	1.5244740
EARTH	2094-12-03 10:09	> 1 mo	0.1320104	0.0261567	5.0720456

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
30.77674150	322.20197265	0.01397977	MINIMUM
327.01130444	172.73099032	0.08277206	MINIMUM
358.04512683	245.60873714	0.34119930	SADDLE
358.72138553	67.42497085	1.68239795	SADDLE
179.75406383	69.30712706	3.89955166	SADDLE
179.89659387	249.35947499	5.86764678	MAXIMUM

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