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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.995

Aphelion (Q)

1.828

Eccentricity (e)

0.295

Inclination (i)

2.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

612.6

Earth MOID

0.00334

U parameter

6.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-04-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13879

20762178

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

13 - 29*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-03-05

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

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

1.411553

1-sigma variation

0.000076

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.294817

1-sigma variation

0.000038

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.2350

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

344.3293

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

185.2051

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

32.82868

1-sigma variation

0.00261

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.995403

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.827703

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.817230

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004183

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003339

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

612.5537

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.76844E-9	2.86592E-9	2.92556E-8	2.65544E-8	-3.19492E-8	-1.98439E-7
e	2.86592E-9	1.42387E-9	1.45349E-8	1.31929E-8	-1.58729E-8	-9.85903E-8
i	2.92556E-8	1.45349E-8	1.48467E-7	1.34735E-7	-1.62318E-7	-1.00630E-6
Ω	2.65544E-8	1.31929E-8	1.34735E-7	1.22294E-7	-1.47267E-7	-9.13423E-7
ω	-3.19492E-8	-1.58729E-8	-1.62318E-7	-1.47267E-7	1.78473E-7	1.09840E-6
M	-1.98439E-7	-9.85903E-8	-1.00630E-6	-9.13423E-7	1.09840E-6	6.82681E-6

Date of computation: 2025-03-10 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

26.556

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

13 - 29*

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

0.534112

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-02-24.136013

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-03-09.45016

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

105 (3)

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 2025EC2 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	1967-01-31 23:49	> 1 w	0.1307398	0.0166883	0.1187343
EARTH	1972-02-28 11:07	> 1 d	0.0101158	0.0005073	0.0068854
EARTH	1977-01-28 19:45	1222.7	0.1689060	0.1268660	0.0140426
EARTH	2020-04-02 07:30	1069.2	0.0335495	0.0282335	0.0018002
MARS	2022-03-21 23:59	41.1	0.0252221	0.0251327	0.0001156
EARTH	2025-03-09 10:47	< 1 min	0.0037237	0.0037224	0.0000005
EARTH	2030-04-24 04:44	284.0	0.1387866	0.1315206	0.0024239
EARTH	2067-01-30 06:03	1052.5	0.1857691	0.1453343	0.0134883
EARTH	2072-03-04 01:17	> 1 d	0.0055789	0.0032852	0.0045058
EARTH	2110-04-27 12:30	> 1 w	0.1326193	0.0237077	0.1835518
EARTH	2115-03-01 14:37	> 1 mo	0.0115386	0.0019770	0.0916449

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
358.14022961	63.93626903	0.00333940	MINIMUM
181.59510108	248.95005897	0.82177321	SADDLE
2.90541245	250.33676035	2.00116047	SADDLE
181.52747277	68.89438184	2.82146538	MAXIMUM

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