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Last update: 2025-03-28 13:33 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.381

Aphelion (Q)

2.383

Eccentricity (e)

0.725

Inclination (i)

9.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

593.3

Earth MOID

0.00026

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2038-03-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02519

3767718

Maximum Brightness

22.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.3

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-03-22

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.381789

1-sigma variation

0.000446

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.724508

1-sigma variation

0.000142

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.8390

1-sigma variation

0.0030

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

3.7272

1-sigma variation

2.104E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

298.2367

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

355.98581

1-sigma variation

0.00640

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.380672

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.382907

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.513219

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001497

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000255

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

593.2819

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.99246E-7	6.33019E-8	1.31780E-6	-9.04492E-9	2.05161E-7	2.85700E-6
e	6.33019E-8	2.01141E-8	4.18781E-7	-2.86653E-9	6.55460E-8	9.07755E-7
i	1.31780E-6	4.18781E-7	8.72176E-6	-5.96014E-8	1.37174E-6	1.88987E-5
Ω	-9.04492E-9	-2.86653E-9	-5.96014E-8	4.42766E-10	-8.32974E-9	-1.29522E-7
ω	2.05161E-7	6.55460E-8	1.37174E-6	-8.32974E-9	2.62096E-7	2.95100E-6
M	2.85700E-6	9.07755E-7	1.88987E-5	-1.29522E-7	2.95100E-6	4.09683E-5

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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

27.341

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 - 20*

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

0.642774

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-03-22.612765

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-03-24.286287

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (2)

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:*

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Close Approaches for 2025FX2 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	1950-03-18 04:59	> 1 w	0.1433217	0.0040880	0.4880210
EARTH	2007-11-26 17:04	> 1 d	0.1771625	0.1409711	0.0759607
EARTH	2009-03-29 08:34	> 1 d	0.1219750	0.0009783	0.1061042
EARTH	2015-11-21 20:59	207.2	0.1410383	0.1395823	0.0005109
EARTH	2017-03-25 04:07	1409.5	0.0145883	0.0001535	0.0238441
EARTH	2023-11-20 09:54	323.1	0.1435597	0.1412839	0.0010229
EARTH	2025-03-24 15:48	< 1 s	0.0018315	0.0018302	0.0000004
EARTH	2038-03-23 20:21	> 1 d	0.0251856	0.0011186	0.0367267
EARTH	2051-03-18 19:09	> 1 d	0.1519212	0.0012764	0.0657646
MERCURY	2069-03-08 21:14	> 1 w	0.0240661	0.0092175	0.2111759
EARTH	2083-11-22 17:38	> 1 w	0.1446884	0.1408861	0.0379092
EARTH	2085-04-01 06:19	> 1 d	0.1850100	0.0023889	0.1615782
MERCURY	2093-07-05 03:33	> 1 w	0.0294664	0.0101557	0.1522637
EARTH	2096-11-14 09:41	> 1 d	0.1932763	0.1424259	0.0789351
EARTH	2098-03-26 07:36	> 1 d	0.0234479	0.0044539	0.1008213
EARTH	2111-03-24 02:48	> 1 w	0.0622660	0.0050573	0.3591105
EARTH	2124-03-17 16:20	> 1 w	0.1952309	0.0046836	0.5840393
MERCURY	2124-05-05 03:33	> 1 mo	0.0208164	0.0095050	0.7097644

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
292.58126215	80.65433544	0.00025524	MINIMUM
65.36934467	316.15890671	0.13806905	MINIMUM
358.31855214	196.55885386	0.64198539	SADDLE
358.82960040	17.88067365	1.36196350	SADDLE
179.41167017	19.71308633	1.41735890	SADDLE
180.07144214	199.97309647	3.39008181	MAXIMUM

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