2013 TX68

Initial reported observation by Catalina Sky Survey on 2013-10-06.
(Discoverer will be defined when the object is numbered. See this note on how discoverers are determined.)

Orbit

Orbit type: Apollo
Near-Earth Object
One opposition object seen prior.

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epoch2024-03-31.0
epoch JD2460400.5
perihelion date2024-08-20.22104
perihelion JD2460542.72104
argument of perihelion (°)288.21423
ascending node (°)164.49518
inclination (°)1.07879
eccentricity0.5519469
perihelion distance (AU)0.7452075
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter4.1
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)6.7
semimajor axis (AU)1.6632125
mean anomaly (°)294.64993
mean daily motion (°/day)0.45949650
aphelion distance (AU)2.581
period (years)2.14
P-vector [x]-0.04731562
P-vector [y]0.92342141
P-vector [z]0.38085973
Q-vector [x]-0.99886731
Q-vector [y]-0.04566183
Q-vector [z]-0.01338267
absolute magnitude25.24
phase slope0.15
uncertainty6
referenceMPEC 2024-C37
observations used38
oppositions1
arc length (days)30
first opposition used2013
last opposition used2013
residual rms (arc-secs)0.42
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Ek
first observation date used2013-09-09.0
last observation date used2013-10-09.0
computer nameMPCLINUX
JD of orbit computation2457429.660584
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)1.0394E-02
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)3.7287E-03
ascending node uncertainty (°)4.1212E-03
inclination uncertainty (°)8.3746E-04
eccentricity uncertainty 3.5902E-04
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)1.1044E-04
 Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2460200.5, reference: E2024-C37
Mercury0.43848
Venus0.0342
Earth0.00029
Mars0.00719
Jupiter2.64306
Saturn7.50981
Uranus16.6946
Neptune27.8233

Observations

39 total observations over interval: 2013 09 09.199100 – 2013 10 09.21490
These data are available for download (format description).

Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2013 09 09.199100 00 29 55.00 +02 43 25.6   W84 – Cerro Tololo-DECam MPS 2116366
2013 09 28.101648 00 28 34.83 -00 27 58.9   W84 – Cerro Tololo-DECam MPS 2116366
2013 09 29.226840 00 27 56.38 -00 57 54.3   W84 – Cerro Tololo-DECam MPS 2116366
2013 09 29.472143 00 27 47.477 -01 06 09.07 20.7 R F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 679217
2013 09 29.485346 00 27 46.634 -01 06 32.40 20.7 R F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 679217
2013 10 04.478725 00 23 04.844 -04 56 24.68 19.8 R F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 679217
2013 10 04.490176 00 23 03.348 -04 57 13.12 19.6 R F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 679217
2013 10 06.25997 00 19 57.36 -07 32 42.6 19.7 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.26500 00 19 56.42 -07 33 16.8 19.5 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.27008 00 19 55.50 -07 33 48.9 19.5 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.27513 00 19 54.55 -07 34 22.7 19.9 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.33633 00 19 44.81 -07 41 14.2 19.5 R G58 – Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland MPS 480512
2013 10 06.33900 00 19 44.32 -07 41 31.4 19.6 R G58 – Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland MPS 480512
2013 10 06.34040 00 19 42.40 -07 41 29.8 19.1 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.34178 00 19 43.83 -07 41 49.8 19.3 R G58 – Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland MPS 480512
2013 10 06.34455 00 19 43.28 -07 42 08.4 19.5 R G58 – Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland MPS 480512
2013 10 06.34713 00 19 41.16 -07 42 14.4 20.6 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.34722 00 19 42.81 -07 42 25.7 19.4 R G58 – Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland MPS 480512
2013 10 06.35388 00 19 39.78 -07 42 58.8 20.2 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.36068 00 19 38.59 -07 43 42.3   703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 480512
2013 10 06.93897 00 18 18.45 -08 53 56.8   J95 – Great Shefford MPS 480512
2013 10 06.94267 00 18 17.73 -08 54 25.8 19.7 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 480512
2013 10 06.94640 00 18 16.99 -08 54 53.8   J95 – Great Shefford MPS 480512
2013 10 07.09719 00 17 55.00 -09 11 37.3 20.0 V 807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena MPS 480512
2013 10 07.10109 00 17 54.12 -09 12 09.3 20.1 V 807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena MPS 480512
2013 10 07.10498 00 17 53.23 -09 12 41.4 20.0 V 807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena MPS 480512
2013 10 07.29059 00 17 15.67 -09 41 40.1 20.5 R 448 – Desert Moon Observatory, Las Cruces MPS 480512
2013 10 07.30995 00 17 11.04 -09 44 27.9 19.8 R 448 – Desert Moon Observatory, Las Cruces MPS 480512
2013 10 07.32892 00 17 06.49 -09 47 12.6 19.7 R 448 – Desert Moon Observatory, Las Cruces MPS 480512
2013 10 08.26830 00 13 50.82 -12 27 31.7 18.9 R 926 – Tenagra II Observatory, Nogales MPS 480512
2013 10 08.27065 00 13 50.04 -12 28 00.7 19.0 R 926 – Tenagra II Observatory, Nogales MPS 480512
2013 10 08.27299 00 13 49.21 -12 28 30.1 19.0 R 926 – Tenagra II Observatory, Nogales MPS 480512
2013 10 09.19262 00 09 17.05 -16 06 39.1 18.9 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 480512
2013 10 09.20111 00 09 13.27 -16 09 04.1 18.8 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 480512
2013 10 09.20151 00 09 10.25 -16 09 25.6 18.8 R H36 – Sandlot Observatory, Scranton MPS 480512
2013 10 09.20503 00 09 08.67 -16 10 26.4 18.9 R H36 – Sandlot Observatory, Scranton MPS 480512
2013 10 09.20853 00 09 07.13 -16 11 25.2 19.4 R H36 – Sandlot Observatory, Scranton MPS 480512
2013 10 09.21131 00 09 08.66 -16 11 58.9 18.7 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 480512
2013 10 09.21490 00 09 07.05 -16 13 00.2 19.0 R H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 480512