Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-03-13 15:55 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.527

Aphelion (Q)

2.462

Eccentricity (e)

0.647

Inclination (i)

10.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

667.5

Earth MOID

0.02922

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2048-07-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17599

26327950

Maximum Brightness

21.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.5

mag

Diameter

90 - 190*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-01-25

Observatory

Pleasant Groves Observatory

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

1.494735

1-sigma variation

0.002582

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.647301

1-sigma variation

0.000893

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.1374

1-sigma variation

0.0100

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

85.0440

1-sigma variation

0.0178

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

292.5784

1-sigma variation

0.0142

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

85.33128

1-sigma variation

0.24067

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.527192

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.462278

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.288918

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.140509

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.029218

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

667.4898

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.66633E-6	2.30473E-6	2.58232E-5	-4.50358E-5	3.57787E-5	-6.21391E-4
e	2.30473E-6	7.96818E-7	8.92708E-6	-1.55768E-5	1.23745E-5	-2.14832E-4
i	2.58232E-5	8.92708E-6	1.00206E-4	-1.72973E-4	1.37327E-4	-2.40712E-3
Ω	-4.50358E-5	-1.55768E-5	-1.72973E-4	3.16983E-4	-2.52486E-4	4.19741E-3
ω	3.57787E-5	1.23745E-5	1.37327E-4	-2.52486E-4	2.01264E-4	-3.33460E-3
M	-6.21391E-4	-2.14832E-4	-2.40712E-3	4.19741E-3	-3.33460E-3	5.79220E-2

Date of computation: 2025-02-19 15:19 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

22.459

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

90 - 190*

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

0.497701

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-01-25.39894

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-02-06.230422

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2025BL6 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
VENUS	1959-03-31 18:13	> 1 mo	0.0378841	0.0019110	1.0302787
EARTH	1964-07-01 22:09	> 1 mo	0.1400568	0.0242711	0.8071809
EARTH	1975-06-19 08:45	> 1 w	0.1368586	0.0252637	0.6174553
EARTH	1983-01-14 03:26	> 1 w	0.0975470	0.0901406	0.1778391
EARTH	2006-06-29 13:52	> 1 d	0.0823204	0.0295146	0.0367148
VENUS	2015-11-05 05:23	> 1 w	0.0383758	0.0004152	0.1601714
EARTH	2017-06-17 08:42	> 1 d	0.1766366	0.0273553	0.1086414
EARTH	2025-01-14 05:42	< 1 min	0.0965740	0.0961266	0.0001492
EARTH	2048-07-04 12:21	> 1 w	0.1759915	0.0273929	0.3507868
EARTH	2059-06-23 18:25	> 1 w	0.0636182	0.0307356	0.4228167
EARTH	2067-01-19 18:52	> 1 w	0.1089646	0.0938011	0.2278600
VENUS	2076-02-16 21:58	> 1 w	0.0028385	0.0013375	0.3801657
VENUS	2077-12-23 11:37	> 1 mo	0.0277654	0.0015952	14.6270661
EARTH	2078-01-12 13:17	> 1 mo	0.1178855	0.0938924	7.6487738
EARTH	2081-06-19 18:10	> 1 mo	0.1512446	0.0326893	17.3542204
EARTH	2118-07-07 15:45	> 1 mo	0.1835675	0.0358685	3.5235740

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
299.22148837	171.66194907	0.02921802	MINIMUM
56.49988204	13.29961140	0.09162419	MINIMUM
356.60177303	270.07809375	0.48721470	SADDLE
179.05961773	94.88595042	1.48326168	SADDLE
357.48019286	91.99939447	1.52335153	SADDLE
179.76946283	275.21948151	3.45110311	MAXIMUM

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