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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.821

Aphelion (Q)

1.190

Eccentricity (e)

0.183

Inclination (i)

5.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

368.2

Earth MOID

0.00296

U parameter

3.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-04-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02508

3751303

Maximum Brightness

24.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.4

mag

Diameter

4 - 8*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-04-03

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.005443

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.183263

1-sigma variation

0.000037

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.3018

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

13.7012

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

79.2687

1-sigma variation

0.0027

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

142.89928

1-sigma variation

0.00678

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.821183

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.189703

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.060410

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.006219

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002964

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

368.2430

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

3.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.72188E-13	-2.80408E-11	-8.68840E-10	-1.76980E-10	2.05587E-9	5.02667E-9
e	-2.80408E-11	1.37766E-9	4.30972E-8	8.61246E-9	-1.01110E-7	-2.44229E-7
i	-8.68840E-10	4.30972E-8	1.47945E-6	2.54570E-7	-3.20136E-6	-7.10150E-6
Ω	-1.76980E-10	8.61246E-9	2.54570E-7	5.61181E-8	-6.28018E-7	-1.60495E-6
ω	2.05587E-9	-1.01110E-7	-3.20136E-6	-6.28018E-7	7.43222E-6	1.77748E-5
M	5.02667E-9	-2.44229E-7	-7.10150E-6	-1.60495E-6	1.77748E-5	4.60054E-5

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

29.397

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

4 - 8*

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

0.9

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

351

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.716724

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-04-03.364276

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-04-04.31009

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

62 (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

[-]

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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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Close Approaches for 2025GL from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1956-09-16 03:28	> 1 d	0.1058073	0.0265969	0.0484029
EARTH	1957-09-22 09:58	> 1 d	0.0247876	0.0247614	0.0002815
EARTH	1958-10-10 08:43	> 1 w	0.0968207	0.0486342	0.0177857
EARTH	1959-08-06 20:10	> 1 w	0.1736751	0.1535350	0.0067306
EARTH	1959-11-20 04:32	> 1 w	0.1550014	0.1377498	0.0059340
EARTH	1960-12-18 02:22	> 1 w	0.1770366	0.1732725	0.0012667
EARTH	1962-01-14 23:08	> 1 d	0.1730406	0.1717715	0.0004233
EARTH	1962-05-26 20:28	> 1 d	0.1832988	0.1785356	0.0015908
EARTH	1963-02-19 15:53	850.4	0.1375068	0.1355155	0.0006640
EARTH	1963-04-27 13:04	777.3	0.1341280	0.1327236	0.0004686
EARTH	1964-03-31 20:38	2.5	0.0440129	0.0266676	0.0057993
EARTH	1965-04-03 13:55	502.1	0.0448163	0.0175663	0.0091442
EARTH	1966-04-08 03:48	490.7	0.1467436	0.1186302	0.0093717
EARTH	2016-09-15 18:49	39.7	0.1098606	0.1081770	0.0005615
EARTH	2017-09-21 19:32	32.5	0.0254730	0.0251872	0.0001012
EARTH	2018-10-03 14:52	105.4	0.0835677	0.0827709	0.0002658
EARTH	2019-08-13 23:08	257.1	0.1637013	0.1633638	0.0001125
EARTH	2019-11-13 06:33	271.5	0.1469865	0.1466968	0.0000966
EARTH	2020-07-17 00:31	200.0	0.1963944	0.1962924	0.0000340
EARTH	2020-12-10 19:06	229.4	0.1743969	0.1743129	0.0000280
EARTH	2022-01-05 20:13	178.3	0.1777427	0.1776034	0.0000464
EARTH	2022-06-04 06:59	117.7	0.1927020	0.1924782	0.0000746
EARTH	2023-02-03 12:09	126.2	0.1568740	0.1566719	0.0000674
EARTH	2023-05-11 05:34	82.0	0.1585075	0.1582599	0.0000825
EARTH	2024-04-04 11:58	11.2	0.0895887	0.0893838	0.0000683
EARTH	2025-04-02 03:10	< 1 min	0.0029053	0.0029031	0.0000007
EARTH	2026-04-03 01:37	4.8	0.0250759	0.0248103	0.0000886
EARTH	2027-04-05 05:03	4.7	0.0766110	0.0763659	0.0000817
EARTH	2028-04-06 23:28	3.4	0.1354140	0.1352238	0.0000634
EARTH	2029-04-09 21:32	2.1	0.1973394	0.1972122	0.0000424
EARTH	2109-09-12 00:20	78.7	0.1851057	0.1811294	0.0013258
EARTH	2110-09-15 09:43	86.7	0.1266266	0.1229137	0.0012387
EARTH	2111-09-18 16:16	94.4	0.0732811	0.0701093	0.0010612
EARTH	2112-09-20 22:23	90.7	0.0337525	0.0322548	0.0005241
EARTH	2113-09-23 20:06	91.2	0.0320822	0.0311260	0.0003365
EARTH	2114-09-28 15:54	154.6	0.0624769	0.0606010	0.0006285
EARTH	2115-10-13 15:46	444.5	0.1029774	0.1012613	0.0005736
EARTH	2116-08-21 18:34	663.7	0.1533836	0.1521416	0.0004140
EARTH	2116-11-03 15:39	680.8	0.1367552	0.1356807	0.0003592
EARTH	2117-07-31 20:57	633.1	0.1786535	0.1780547	0.0001996
EARTH	2117-11-21 10:35	704.2	0.1597251	0.1591245	0.0002007
EARTH	2118-07-16 23:35	575.5	0.1931105	0.1928761	0.0000781
EARTH	2118-12-07 00:24	688.4	0.1738897	0.1736185	0.0000906
EARTH	2119-07-03 15:15	526.8	0.1997731	0.1997118	0.0000204
EARTH	2119-12-21 21:19	656.9	0.1807429	0.1807108	0.0000107
EARTH	2120-06-19 21:58	483.7	0.1992382	0.1989625	0.0000919
EARTH	2121-01-04 16:58	619.8	0.1804512	0.1802181	0.0000777
EARTH	2121-06-07 04:14	443.7	0.1917008	0.1912346	0.0001554
EARTH	2122-01-20 03:38	574.7	0.1727353	0.1722928	0.0001475
EARTH	2122-05-24 19:09	401.1	0.1770883	0.1764543	0.0002114
EARTH	2123-02-06 20:32	508.3	0.1561811	0.1555236	0.0002192
EARTH	2123-05-09 16:01	343.8	0.1542558	0.1534629	0.0002644
EARTH	2124-03-06 17:49	288.5	0.1266803	0.1256814	0.0003331
EARTH	2124-04-19 21:29	227.7	0.1213759	0.1204343	0.0003139
EARTH	2125-04-03 10:38	36.7	0.0785829	0.0777032	0.0002932
EARTH	2126-04-01 23:39	1.8	0.0372738	0.0367288	0.0001817

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
89.75417948	90.27907746	0.00217345	MINIMUM
274.06142438	255.43939212	0.03248650	MINIMUM
1.79328989	353.20243663	0.18392851	SADDLE
182.04091958	172.48437479	0.19603400	SADDLE
359.16902071	170.10253084	1.83497736	SADDLE
178.97389627	349.89357074	2.16820411	MAXIMUM

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