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Table 1.

Values of the heliocentric osculating orbital elements of 2024 PT5 and their respective 1σ uncertainties.

Orbital parameter Value ± 1σ uncertainty
Semimajor axis, a (au) = 1.012305060 ± 0.000000009
Eccentricity, e = 0.021476703 ± 0.000000006
Inclination, i (°) = 1.5205167 ± 0.0000004
Longitude of the ascending node, Ω (°) = 305.572360 ± 0.000007
Argument of perihelion, ω (°) = 116.24844 ± 0.00003
Mean anomaly, M (°) = 323.67725 ± 0.00003
Perihelion distance, q (au) = 0.990564084 ± 0.000000005
Aphelion distance, Q (au) = 1.034046035 ± 0.000000009
Absolute magnitude, H (mag) = 27.4 ± 0.5

Notes. The orbital solution of 2024 PT5 is referred to epoch JD 2460600.5 (2024-Oct.-17.0) TDB (Barycentric Dynamical Time, J2000.0 ecliptic and equinox), and is based on 358 observations with an observational timespan of 172 days (solution date 2025-Jan.-20 05:57:37 PST). Source: JPL’s SBDB.

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