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Last update: 2025-05-22 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.914

Aphelion (Q)

3.438

Eccentricity (e)

0.580

Inclination (i)

9.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1172.5

Earth MOID

0.02181

U parameter

8.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-05-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03303

4940910

Maximum Brightness

20.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-05-19

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

2.176120

1-sigma variation

0.008196

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.579874

1-sigma variation

0.001649

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.0849

1-sigma variation

0.0181

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

62.5162

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

231.7492

1-sigma variation

0.0052

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

342.03627

1-sigma variation

0.10959

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.914244

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.437995

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.265413

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.050548

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.021807

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1172.5264

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.71778E-5	1.35113E-5	1.48726E-4	1.33860E-5	-3.35771E-5	8.98195E-4
e	1.35113E-5	2.71758E-6	2.99134E-5	2.69176E-6	-6.72421E-6	1.80647E-4
i	1.48726E-4	2.99134E-5	3.29284E-4	2.96301E-5	-7.41648E-5	1.98850E-3
Ω	1.33860E-5	2.69176E-6	2.96301E-5	2.67143E-6	-6.87139E-6	1.79004E-4
ω	-3.35771E-5	-6.72421E-6	-7.41648E-5	-6.87139E-6	2.67735E-5	-4.50472E-4
M	8.98195E-4	1.80647E-4	1.98850E-3	1.79004E-4	-4.50472E-4	1.20095E-2

Date of computation: 2025-05-22 12:46 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

25.519

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

21 - 50*

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

0.587134

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-05-19.393727

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-05-22.39249

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025KW 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	1964-05-25 03:28	> 1 mo	0.0608043	0.0178158	1.2803233
EARTH	1980-07-10 12:05	> 1 mo	0.1508168	0.0942847	0.4312844
EARTH	2025-05-28 03:07	< 1 min	0.0330279	0.0327939	0.0000780
EARTH	2041-06-24 11:50	> 1 mo	0.1206793	0.0135441	0.3388322
EARTH	2057-08-02 00:04	> 1 mo	0.1684801	0.1684405	0.0013853
EARTH	2073-09-07 02:19	> 1 mo	0.1671179	0.1576191	0.4378700
EARTH	2118-05-22 10:12	> 1 mo	0.1267544	0.0254834	2.0211884

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
335.97376771	146.59055721	0.02180747	MINIMUM
21.47131673	233.19264661	0.15944782	MINIMUM
8.57101564	208.81227584	0.16667268	SADDLE
0.20784967	12.29738447	1.89455090	SADDLE
180.31669918	11.78559219	2.46467036	SADDLE
179.69777163	191.46527895	4.44791544	MAXIMUM

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