Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-05-31 13:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.895

Aphelion (Q)

1.705

Eccentricity (e)

0.312

Inclination (i)

6.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

541.4

Earth MOID

0.01246

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-06-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02143

3206125

Maximum Brightness

21.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

28 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-05-30

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

1.300021

1-sigma variation

0.000758

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.311750

1-sigma variation

0.000516

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.4468

1-sigma variation

0.0085

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

77.4505

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

232.6175

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

308.78151

1-sigma variation

0.05572

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.894740

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.705303

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.462295

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.027733

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012459

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

541.4073

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.75279E-7	3.91541E-7	6.42842E-6	-5.41129E-7	-1.10327E-6	4.22604E-5
e	3.91541E-7	2.66497E-7	4.37535E-6	-3.67558E-7	-7.48960E-7	2.87619E-5
i	6.42842E-6	4.37535E-6	7.18369E-5	-6.04379E-6	-1.23074E-5	4.72227E-4
Ω	-5.41129E-7	-3.67558E-7	-6.04379E-6	5.74323E-7	1.17673E-6	-3.98345E-5
ω	-1.10327E-6	-7.48960E-7	-1.23074E-5	1.17673E-6	2.51035E-6	-8.12616E-5
M	4.22604E-5	2.87619E-5	4.72227E-4	-3.98345E-5	-8.12616E-5	3.10460E-3

Date of computation: 2025-05-31 13:30 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

24.909

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

28 - 60*

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

0.582214

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-05-21.351678

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-05-31.02414

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

63 (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:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2025KX8 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	1951-05-25 10:20	> 1 mo	0.0874259	0.0164222	0.9893320
EARTH	1979-10-10 13:34	> 1 d	0.1366445	0.1093245	0.0301982
EARTH	1982-08-15 20:18	> 1 w	0.1491036	0.1463870	0.0048824
EARTH	1985-06-06 17:58	> 1 w	0.0343722	0.0142264	0.1438170
EARTH	1988-05-18 08:03	> 1 w	0.1862904	0.0204336	0.1672942
MARS	2002-05-16 10:05	> 1 w	0.0400680	0.0158122	0.0678421
EARTH	2019-10-04 20:08	> 1 d	0.1063088	0.1056787	0.0034604
EARTH	2022-08-01 21:08	> 1 w	0.1474056	0.1426326	0.0019218
EARTH	2025-06-04 16:08	< 1 min	0.0214316	0.0213362	0.0000318
EARTH	2028-05-20 08:19	1266.3	0.1562078	0.1084515	0.0159693
EARTH	2065-10-11 16:38	> 1 w	0.1553240	0.1051848	0.1308877
EARTH	2068-09-20 22:26	> 1 mo	0.1224640	0.1064592	0.0744163
EARTH	2071-07-22 18:53	> 1 mo	0.1401627	0.1063577	0.0508399
EARTH	2074-06-06 21:41	> 1 w	0.0308592	0.0122978	0.1653608
EARTH	2077-05-23 22:17	> 1 d	0.1099529	0.0292982	0.0275982
MARS	2115-03-13 18:17	> 1 mo	0.0186428	0.0163392	0.6435077
EARTH	2123-10-08 02:51	> 1 mo	0.1108405	0.1052441	1.1722539

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
315.97692088	149.05660541	0.01245924	MINIMUM
45.02968123	268.45084757	0.10566732	MINIMUM
6.39092927	217.13253420	0.14922562	SADDLE
180.68429009	27.89707131	0.72913326	SADDLE
359.14050572	26.93508727	1.87832867	SADDLE
178.83915833	206.56259015	2.71727604	MAXIMUM

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