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Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.950

Aphelion (Q)

1.499

Eccentricity (e)

0.224

Inclination (i)

15.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

494.8

Earth MOID

0.02949

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-04-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18668

27927188

Maximum Brightness

25.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-05-04

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.224234

1-sigma variation

0.000446

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.224105

1-sigma variation

0.000306

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

15.1905

1-sigma variation

0.0152

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

224.3276

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

60.2503

1-sigma variation

0.0150

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

105.17689

1-sigma variation

0.04273

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.949877

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.498590

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.036282

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.317065

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.029493

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

494.7603

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.98976E-7	1.36346E-7	6.76515E-6	-3.19443E-7	-6.68282E-6	-1.90623E-5
e	1.36346E-7	9.34358E-8	4.63464E-6	-2.18838E-7	-4.57828E-6	-1.30625E-5
i	6.76515E-6	4.63464E-6	2.30318E-4	-1.08765E-5	-2.27314E-4	-6.48133E-4
Ω	-3.19443E-7	-2.18838E-7	-1.08765E-5	5.13641E-7	1.07341E-5	3.06041E-5
ω	-6.68282E-6	-4.57828E-6	-2.27314E-4	1.07341E-5	2.24686E-4	6.40137E-4
M	-1.90623E-5	-1.30625E-5	-6.48133E-4	3.06041E-5	6.40137E-4	1.82626E-3

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

26.207

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

15 - 30*

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

310

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.556956

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-05-04.366652

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-05-07.096877

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

19 (1)

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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Close Approaches for 2025JB2 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	1960-05-08 02:25	1094.5	0.0301156	0.0299006	0.0016843
EARTH	1983-05-16 12:34	> 1 d	0.1282681	0.0202398	0.0679098
EARTH	2002-05-04 06:27	> 1 d	0.0990633	0.0277004	0.0729115
EARTH	2025-05-09 12:40	< 1 min	0.0344347	0.0343265	0.0000361
EARTH	2044-04-29 19:05	> 1 d	0.1866817	0.0233633	0.0622132
EARTH	2067-05-09 20:54	> 1 d	0.0331134	0.0315130	0.0342862
EARTH	2086-05-02 08:41	> 1 mo	0.1461018	0.0266894	0.8020744
EARTH	2109-05-15 13:04	> 1 mo	0.1044777	0.0266427	1.1012174

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.57017186	125.73899479	0.02949268	MINIMUM
70.75419329	268.58226807	0.21223504	MINIMUM
22.88841153	212.33098900	0.26613038	SADDLE
190.50213036	10.81331096	0.59081552	SADDLE
3.06088264	6.42391556	1.92025796	SADDLE
176.77049460	179.77605737	2.50123571	MAXIMUM

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