Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.982

Aphelion (Q)

1.323

Eccentricity (e)

0.148

Inclination (i)

19.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

451.9

Earth MOID

0.04108

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2051-03-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10179

15227146

Maximum Brightness

21.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-02-20

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.152435

1-sigma variation

0.000118

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.148256

1-sigma variation

0.000082

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

19.3578

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

349.2733

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

234.6616

1-sigma variation

0.0098

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

161.28697

1-sigma variation

0.01648

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.981579

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.323290

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.225733

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.043983

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.041079

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

451.8797

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.39296E-8	9.65045E-9	7.67191E-7	-4.80858E-8	-1.15831E-6	-1.94463E-6
e	9.65045E-9	6.68591E-9	5.31515E-7	-3.33142E-8	-8.02463E-7	-1.34726E-6
i	7.67191E-7	5.31515E-7	4.22552E-5	-2.64850E-6	-6.37934E-5	-1.07105E-4
Ω	-4.80858E-8	-3.33142E-8	-2.64850E-6	1.66029E-7	3.99841E-6	6.71309E-6
ω	-1.15831E-6	-8.02463E-7	-6.37934E-5	3.99841E-6	9.63288E-5	1.61699E-4
M	-1.94463E-6	-1.34726E-6	-1.07105E-4	6.71309E-6	1.61699E-4	2.71483E-4

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

[-]

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

24.131

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

40 - 90*

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

171

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.600936

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-02-20.54033

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-03-29.0358

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

85 (1)

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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025DM3 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	1957-03-10 21:09	687.8	0.0650807	0.0409614	0.0136111
EARTH	1978-03-13 16:01	750.2	0.0647093	0.0413736	0.0181321
EARTH	2004-03-09 15:00	783.0	0.1003624	0.0523500	0.0179461
EARTH	2025-03-12 23:36	< 1 s	0.0490309	0.0489800	0.0000170
EARTH	2051-03-10 12:02	887.9	0.1017872	0.0483611	0.0207532
EARTH	2072-03-13 16:11	661.8	0.0766558	0.0421845	0.0191720
EARTH	2098-03-12 02:37	283.4	0.0510958	0.0429869	0.0041797
EARTH	2119-03-16 09:00	5.3	0.1213699	0.1211355	0.0000782

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
314.27532601	68.56687359	0.04179035	MINIMUM
101.73412788	233.15133462	0.20193797	MINIMUM
32.59572014	159.00202260	0.34009105	SADDLE
206.92267629	324.75408583	0.49031110	SADDLE
12.35891873	314.20956129	1.94956747	SADDLE
174.91355042	116.35690426	2.31082938	MAXIMUM

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