Asteroids

2025QK6 help

Last update: 2025-08-27 13:09 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.577

Aphelion (Q)

3.363

Eccentricity (e)

0.707

Inclination (i)

9.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1009.7

Earth MOID

0.00460

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2070-03-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06669

9976530

Maximum Brightness

24.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

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

1.969686

1-sigma variation

0.013290

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.707187

1-sigma variation

0.002355

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.3555

1-sigma variation

0.0325

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

155.9418

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

273.6992

1-sigma variation

0.0135

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

12.23584

1-sigma variation

0.09369

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.576750

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.362622

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.049037

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.021090

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004604

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1009.7037

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.76621E-4	3.12937E-5	4.31702E-4	1.69053E-5	-1.78740E-4	-1.24513E-3
e	3.12937E-5	5.54466E-6	7.64889E-5	2.99449E-6	-3.16625E-5	-2.20611E-4
i	4.31702E-4	7.64889E-5	1.05518E-3	4.13215E-5	-4.36897E-4	-3.04337E-3
Ω	1.69053E-5	2.99449E-6	4.13215E-5	1.63637E-6	-1.72581E-5	-1.19193E-4
ω	-1.78740E-4	-3.16625E-5	-4.36897E-4	-1.72581E-5	1.82159E-4	1.26020E-3
M	-1.24513E-3	-2.20611E-4	-3.04337E-3	-1.19193E-4	1.26020E-3	8.77777E-3

Date of computation: 2025-08-27 13:09 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

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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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

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.785

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

12 - 26*

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

0.504949

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-08-23.398469

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-08-27.42617

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

14 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025QK6 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	1959-03-02 03:39	> 1 mo	0.0323267	0.0011469	3.8182080
EARTH	1961-09-12 13:22	> 1 mo	0.1796307	0.0101073	3.0077488
EARTH	2023-02-20 06:29	> 1 w	0.1307995	0.0133238	0.1788360
EARTH	2025-08-30 17:33	< 1 min	0.0071438	0.0070717	0.0000240
EARTH	2070-03-04 17:40	> 1 mo	0.0666890	0.0173442	2.2601632
EARTH	2072-09-06 22:31	> 1 mo	0.1119369	0.0086182	1.9477981
EARTH	2106-03-07 17:08	> 1 mo	0.1010118	0.0221940	3.9095527
EARTH	2108-09-12 14:46	> 1 mo	0.1670887	0.0105554	3.9703427

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.47472296	237.00358753	0.00460416	MINIMUM
45.24222356	57.78810906	0.01170248	MINIMUM
358.93322317	326.72159062	0.42749636	SADDLE
359.00931090	146.93005695	1.58730098	SADDLE
179.80228708	148.14618142	2.36626574	SADDLE
179.86800103	328.17853685	4.33860552	MAXIMUM

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