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Last update: 2025-02-23 10:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.817

Aphelion (Q)

3.240

Eccentricity (e)

0.597

Inclination (i)

5.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1055.0

Earth MOID

0.00118

U parameter

8.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-02-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00606

906363

Maximum Brightness

18.2

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.3

mag

Diameter

9 - 21*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-02-20

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.028224

1-sigma variation

0.008831

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.597237

1-sigma variation

0.001921

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.1480

1-sigma variation

0.0127

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

156.8289

1-sigma variation

0.0017

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

58.6641

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

9.82211

1-sigma variation

0.05160

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.816893

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.239556

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005422

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.882644

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001182

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1055.0485

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.79951E-5	1.69608E-5	1.12255E-4	1.16585E-5	-1.00098E-5	-4.55692E-4
e	1.69608E-5	3.68872E-6	2.44183E-5	2.51233E-6	-2.04600E-6	-9.91047E-5
i	1.12255E-4	2.44183E-5	1.61705E-4	1.63686E-5	-1.21159E-5	-6.56032E-4
Ω	1.16585E-5	2.51233E-6	1.63686E-5	3.00461E-6	-8.60673E-6	-6.75749E-5
ω	-1.00098E-5	-2.04600E-6	-1.21159E-5	-8.60673E-6	4.17655E-5	5.53879E-5
M	-4.55692E-4	-9.91047E-5	-6.56032E-4	-6.75749E-5	5.53879E-5	2.66265E-3

Date of computation: 2025-02-22 17:30 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

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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

27.307

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

9 - 21*

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

0.406236

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-02-20.288959

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-02-22.11864

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

15 (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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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025DM2 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	1955-06-27 08:40	> 1 mo	0.0936587	0.0803300	0.4567405
EARTH	1958-03-04 17:34	> 1 mo	0.0935925	0.0138787	1.0108054
EARTH	1984-07-11 05:35	> 1 mo	0.1640301	0.0802124	1.1126625
EARTH	2022-05-11 14:38	> 1 mo	0.1989154	0.1545828	0.0196528
EARTH	2025-02-25 18:07	2.1	0.0060587	0.0060009	0.0000193
EARTH	2048-06-22 12:43	> 1 mo	0.1086753	0.0757888	0.5761343
EARTH	2051-02-17 17:33	> 1 mo	0.1080389	0.0008461	1.0433974
EARTH	2071-06-28 10:14	> 1 mo	0.0909846	0.0745460	0.3870043
EARTH	2074-02-16 07:26	> 1 mo	0.1162875	0.0017930	0.7237125

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
328.92213019	54.54079106	0.00118247	MINIMUM
33.83271184	175.69400139	0.07851698	MINIMUM
2.73965891	117.59856823	0.20299509	SADDLE
1.52803206	295.17466131	1.80871044	SADDLE
180.47285728	293.65977919	2.25039769	SADDLE
180.29286074	113.57286095	4.24363503	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2025DM2

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE/σ	IP	Exp. energy	PS	TS
2100-02-25.186	88124.186	0.908	0.000	0.67 ± 0.006	8.22E6	6.72E-8	7.25E-9	-8.30	0
2106-02-25.638	90315.638	1.180	0.000	0.70 ± 0.014	1.11E6	3.69E-7	4.02E-8	-7.59	0


Based on 15 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2025/02/20.289 to 2025/02/22.119.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.24 and 1.24 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20250222 173654.058 UTC.

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