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Last update: 2025-03-29 00:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.854

Aphelion (Q)

2.699

Eccentricity (e)

0.519

Inclination (i)

4.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

864.7

Earth MOID

0.00538

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-07-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06216

9298607

Maximum Brightness

21.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.3

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-03-23

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.776303

1-sigma variation

0.002829

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.519350

1-sigma variation

0.000841

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.9529

1-sigma variation

0.0047

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

7.5086

1-sigma variation

0.0028

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

239.5944

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

358.23709

1-sigma variation

0.01209

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.853780

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.698826

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.758773

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.028798

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005377

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

864.7169

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.00589E-6	2.37781E-6	1.32797E-5	7.85067E-6	-9.36307E-6	3.40628E-5
e	2.37781E-6	7.06627E-7	3.94998E-6	2.33161E-6	-2.66098E-6	1.00944E-5
i	1.32797E-5	3.94998E-6	2.21239E-5	1.30145E-5	-1.37903E-5	5.61759E-5
Ω	7.85067E-6	2.33161E-6	1.30145E-5	7.70247E-6	-9.21354E-6	3.34075E-5
ω	-9.36307E-6	-2.66098E-6	-1.37903E-5	-9.21354E-6	4.67041E-5	-4.65439E-5
M	3.40628E-5	1.00944E-5	5.61759E-5	3.34075E-5	-4.65439E-5	1.46186E-4

Date of computation: 2025-03-25 12:58 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

24.324

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 - 80*

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

0.495368

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-03-23.534916

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-03-25.311766

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (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 2025FM6 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	1968-07-07 14:06	> 1 w	0.1185236	0.0734472	0.0185865
EARTH	1987-05-30 07:23	> 1 mo	0.1643753	0.1603430	0.0050206
EARTH	2006-04-14 01:45	> 1 mo	0.0796555	0.0015892	0.2160219
EARTH	2025-03-28 19:33	< 1 min	0.0425113	0.0423362	0.0000583
EARTH	2032-07-28 04:44	> 1 w	0.0621574	0.0621196	0.0030358
MARS	2043-12-14 04:50	> 1 w	0.0480757	0.0394534	0.1683070
EARTH	2051-05-12 06:40	> 1 mo	0.1559985	0.0419240	0.1860670
EARTH	2070-03-19 00:48	> 1 mo	0.1913213	0.0028414	0.7075412
EARTH	2077-06-22 20:29	> 1 mo	0.1590573	0.0786879	0.2203105
EARTH	2096-03-23 17:22	> 1 mo	0.1028949	0.0048616	0.5153085
EARTH	2103-06-28 11:00	> 1 mo	0.1553174	0.0716057	0.0877489

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
327.22439994	88.71615546	0.00537690	MINIMUM
34.80145887	203.54765008	0.06220325	MINIMUM
2.15019633	148.04988905	0.16945507	SADDLE
180.43252181	325.25086489	1.71503978	SADDLE
1.09341898	326.15495934	1.83942635	SADDLE
180.27692909	145.16897530	3.71082626	MAXIMUM

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