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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.976

Aphelion (Q)

2.889

Eccentricity (e)

0.495

Inclination (i)

10.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

981.3

Earth MOID

0.03436

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2068-02-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.056

8377524

Maximum Brightness

22.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-02-02

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

1.932588

1-sigma variation

0.003919

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.494897

1-sigma variation

0.001030

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.1030

1-sigma variation

0.0154

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

315.6282

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

214.6843

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

22.21221

1-sigma variation

0.06537

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.976155

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.889020

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.447521

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.050833

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.034355

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

981.3122

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.53560E-5	4.03484E-6	6.04760E-5	6.84851E-7	1.13431E-5	-2.56176E-4
e	4.03484E-6	1.06017E-6	1.58903E-5	1.79951E-7	2.98069E-6	-6.73113E-5
i	6.04760E-5	1.58903E-5	2.38172E-4	2.69705E-6	4.46633E-5	-1.00889E-3
Ω	6.84851E-7	1.79951E-7	2.69705E-6	3.06388E-8	5.07844E-7	-1.14256E-5
ω	1.13431E-5	2.98069E-6	4.46633E-5	5.07844E-7	8.52247E-6	-1.89270E-4
M	-2.56176E-4	-6.73113E-5	-1.00889E-3	-1.14256E-5	-1.89270E-4	4.27367E-3

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

26.267

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

15 - 30*

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

0.58677

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-02-02.288841

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-02-09.299673

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

35 (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 2025CO 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	1990-03-02 15:24	> 1 mo	0.0928161	0.0004160	0.4328965
EARTH	2025-02-10 14:23	< 1 min	0.0367587	0.0365651	0.0000646
EARTH	2068-02-20 08:32	> 1 mo	0.0560003	0.0327135	0.4689225
EARTH	2103-02-06 13:10	> 1 mo	0.0792203	0.0337774	0.9518845

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
344.21820125	40.53738981	0.03435502	MINIMUM
181.30819321	248.71834123	1.89092652	SADDLE
2.36569803	250.79211235	1.97907941	SADDLE
180.14652172	68.04150544	3.87902255	MAXIMUM

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