Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-08-17 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.464

Aphelion (Q)

4.424

Eccentricity (e)

0.810

Inclination (i)

1.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1395.6

Earth MOID

0.00315

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2045-02-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16587

24813390

Maximum Brightness

25.2

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.1

mag

Diameter

16 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

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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

2.444097

1-sigma variation

0.007548

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.810044

1-sigma variation

0.000697

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.0079

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

157.5804

1-sigma variation

0.0039

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

269.3928

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

12.73734

1-sigma variation

0.05241

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.464271

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.423923

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.143930

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.176554

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003152

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1395.6488

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.69681E-5	5.26006E-6	7.14066E-6	-5.50000E-6	9.92692E-6	-3.95561E-4
e	5.26006E-6	4.85701E-7	6.58552E-7	-4.93590E-7	9.07882E-7	-3.65235E-5
i	7.14066E-6	6.58552E-7	9.43714E-7	-1.52772E-6	1.87180E-6	-4.95851E-5
Ω	-5.50000E-6	-4.93590E-7	-1.52772E-6	1.51027E-5	-1.16345E-5	3.82535E-5
ω	9.92692E-6	9.07882E-7	1.87180E-6	-1.16345E-5	1.00209E-5	-6.89658E-5
M	-3.95561E-4	-3.65235E-5	-4.95851E-5	3.82535E-5	-6.89658E-5	2.74660E-3

Date of computation: 2025-08-17 13:00 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

[-]

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

26.105

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

16 - 40*

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

0.629509

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-08-15.16148

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-08-16.92974

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (0)

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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025PL2 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
VENUS	1957-06-23 18:52	> 1 mo	0.0449545	0.0420531	4.7742224
EARTH	1965-03-12 09:51	> 1 mo	0.1012016	0.0025444	10.2644414
MARS	1965-04-30 08:37	> 1 mo	0.0361885	0.0154867	6.7534950
VENUS	1976-07-24 04:48	> 1 mo	0.0426185	0.0424331	0.2189321
EARTH	1984-03-10 17:18	> 1 mo	0.0299959	0.0031361	1.3395168
VENUS	1995-05-11 12:44	> 1 mo	0.0468792	0.0414139	0.3821646
EARTH	2006-08-26 22:33	> 1 mo	0.1776181	0.0049911	0.5068380
EARTH	2025-08-18 11:44	< 1 min	0.0116326	0.0115991	0.0000111
EARTH	2045-02-22 19:35	> 1 mo	0.1658673	0.0037009	0.6019797
EARTH	2056-08-13 23:57	> 1 mo	0.1975919	0.0002080	0.9027821
MARS	2068-10-07 02:22	> 1 mo	0.0184946	0.0111089	0.6700629
EARTH	2088-03-12 21:32	> 1 mo	0.1568595	0.0072291	1.7604025

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
42.89531416	65.74064887	0.00315177	MINIMUM
316.28155168	224.19948068	0.00391311	MINIMUM
359.10800693	324.15178117	0.52250431	SADDLE
359.08104970	144.10506514	1.47919076	SADDLE
179.90683036	145.51273411	3.40903562	SADDLE
179.90938435	325.51719652	5.41032532	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2025PL2

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS
2097-08-26.532	87211.532	4.522	0.037	1.11 ± 0.098	2.34E5	2.22E-11	1.01E0	-10.99
2115-08-22.718	93780.718	-3.979	0.000	0.37 ± 0.234	2.53E6	1.17E-10	9.21E-1	-10.40
2115-08-22.724	93780.724	-3.911	0.000	0.14 ± 0.230	2.70E6	1.49E-10	9.22E-1	-10.29
2115-08-22.923	93780.923	-4.142	0.000	0.05 ± 0.197	1.99E5	8.13E-10	9.16E-1	-9.56
2115-08-23.060	93781.060	-3.849	0.000	1.06 ± 0.229	3.69E5	9.46E-10	9.18E-1	-9.49
2117-08-20.319	94509.319	-0.737	0.000	0.49 ± 0.222	3.52E6	1.75E-7	1.02E0	-7.19


Based on 33 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2025/08/15.161 to 2025/08/16.155.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.09 and 1.09 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20250816 170636.992 UTC.

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