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Last update: 2025-05-03 00:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.975

Aphelion (Q)

2.019

Eccentricity (e)

0.349

Inclination (i)

4.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

669.0

Earth MOID

0.00251

U parameter

6.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-04-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14949

22363373

Maximum Brightness

27.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.9

mag

Diameter

4 - 10*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-04-24

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

1.497043

1-sigma variation

0.000084

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.348518

1-sigma variation

0.000038

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.4781

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

214.0158

1-sigma variation

3.455E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

30.4055

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

351.58367

1-sigma variation

0.00097

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.975297

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.018790

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005376

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.886949

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002514

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

669.0369

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.03462E-9	3.18557E-9	3.66797E-8	2.89395E-9	-1.19870E-8	8.15305E-8
e	3.18557E-9	1.44264E-9	1.66063E-8	1.31044E-9	-5.38193E-9	3.69009E-8
i	3.66797E-8	1.66063E-8	1.92051E-7	1.51020E-8	-6.46035E-8	4.25981E-7
Ω	2.89395E-9	1.31044E-9	1.51020E-8	1.19342E-9	-4.96929E-9	3.35552E-8
ω	-1.19870E-8	-5.38193E-9	-6.46035E-8	-4.96929E-9	4.74635E-8	-1.50322E-7
M	8.15305E-8	3.69009E-8	4.25981E-7	3.35552E-8	-1.50322E-7	9.49732E-7

Date of computation: 2025-04-26 13:01 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

28.863

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

4 - 10*

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

0.728284

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-04-22.13398

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-04-24.898502

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

50 (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:*

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Close Approaches for 2025HU2 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	1963-05-03 10:33	> 1 mo	0.0206255	0.0001093	4.7215318
EARTH	1980-04-17 10:42	> 1 mo	0.0397937	0.0001978	1.1883822
EARTH	1995-07-11 19:59	> 1 mo	0.1464263	0.0766141	0.7279783
EARTH	2012-04-23 21:55	> 1 d	0.0070636	0.0020301	0.0053536
EARTH	2025-04-25 17:01	< 1 s	0.0027333	0.0027326	0.0000002
EARTH	2036-04-06 17:21	559.0	0.1494899	0.1320656	0.0058089
EARTH	2067-07-13 11:00	> 1 d	0.1172228	0.0917083	0.0094765
EARTH	2078-06-09 22:43	> 1 d	0.0639717	0.0619024	0.0011807
EARTH	2089-04-30 23:35	> 1 d	0.0160500	0.0027195	0.0056814
EARTH	2100-07-04 02:56	> 1 w	0.0786326	0.0692772	0.0476077
EARTH	2124-04-08 12:48	> 1 w	0.1492642	0.0051440	0.4497078

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
339.78426100	112.55062268	0.00251395	MINIMUM
181.13200984	323.17395993	1.03338396	SADDLE
1.70958491	324.01302317	1.96175797	SADDLE
180.62382752	142.83074083	3.03113693	MAXIMUM

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