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Last update: 2025-02-22 05:33 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.966

Aphelion (Q)

3.266

Eccentricity (e)

0.544

Inclination (i)

5.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1124.1

Earth MOID

0.01543

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2061-12-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16395

24526754

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-02-19

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

2.115806

1-sigma variation

0.003570

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.543572

1-sigma variation

0.000781

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.4288

1-sigma variation

0.0056

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

335.7967

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

147.7993

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

31.04232

1-sigma variation

0.07998

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.965713

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.265899

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.750057

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.031008

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015434

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1124.1187

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.27479E-5	2.78846E-6	1.75726E-5	7.61970E-6	-9.93378E-6	-2.85556E-4
e	2.78846E-6	6.09970E-7	3.83129E-6	1.66874E-6	-2.18323E-6	-6.24610E-5
i	1.75726E-5	3.83129E-6	3.11480E-5	9.38790E-6	-8.10802E-6	-3.94310E-4
Ω	7.61970E-6	1.66874E-6	9.38790E-6	4.73854E-6	-6.84214E-6	-1.70574E-4
ω	-9.93378E-6	-2.18323E-6	-8.10802E-6	-6.84214E-6	1.24002E-5	2.21937E-4
M	-2.85556E-4	-6.24610E-5	-3.94310E-4	-1.70574E-4	2.21937E-4	6.39660E-3

Date of computation: 2025-02-20 11:58 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

26.209

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

1.0

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.613949

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-02-19.437477

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-02-20.42806

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2025DX 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	1954-02-27 10:04	> 1 w	0.0583206	0.0121745	0.1453736
EARTH	1991-03-10 05:48	> 1 mo	0.1776917	0.0048177	0.4890678
EARTH	2025-02-15 07:04	< 1 min	0.0163962	0.0163364	0.0000199
EARTH	2061-12-17 10:38	> 1 mo	0.1639512	0.0791167	0.5033223
EARTH	2102-03-06 23:10	> 1 mo	0.1125362	0.0062376	0.4785774

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
13.39625081	45.10852246	0.01543416	MINIMUM
0.38181335	201.80935139	1.98023224	SADDLE
180.00306598	201.58341093	2.25262648	SADDLE
180.24361780	21.71133063	4.24970867	MAXIMUM

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