Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-10-01 14:25 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.884

Aphelion (Q)

1.657

Eccentricity (e)

0.304

Inclination (i)

5.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

523.0

Earth MOID

0.00005

U parameter

6.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-08-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15299

22887133

Maximum Brightness

25.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-08-19

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

1.270452

1-sigma variation

0.000086

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.304344

1-sigma variation

0.000059

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.4570

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

316.1654

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

296.4828

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

106.87722

1-sigma variation

0.01264

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.883798

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.657106

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000149

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.347095

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000052

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

523.0409

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.40666E-9	5.07549E-9	7.09933E-8	-2.75101E-8	9.92883E-8	-1.08757E-6
e	5.07549E-9	3.48084E-9	4.87087E-8	-1.86018E-8	6.73775E-8	-7.45226E-7
i	7.09933E-8	4.87087E-8	6.81874E-7	-2.58061E-7	9.37284E-7	-1.04235E-5
Ω	-2.75101E-8	-1.86018E-8	-2.58061E-7	1.25919E-7	-4.28415E-7	4.04294E-6
ω	9.92883E-8	6.73775E-8	9.37284E-7	-4.28415E-7	1.48750E-6	-1.45897E-5
M	-1.08757E-6	-7.45226E-7	-1.04235E-5	4.04294E-6	-1.45897E-5	1.59697E-4

Date of computation: 2025-10-01 14:25 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

[-]

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

26.799

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

0.26562

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-08-19.41425

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-09-15.329717

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (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 2025QL2 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	1954-08-04 09:39	> 1 d	0.0328188	0.0029958	0.0100089
EARTH	1964-04-09 07:38	> 1 d	0.1095862	0.0997251	0.0034397
EARTH	1981-07-07 20:57	> 1 d	0.1215433	0.1149055	0.0022181
EARTH	1991-03-27 00:26	876.6	0.0797286	0.0764092	0.0023035
EARTH	1998-08-15 09:43	1275.6	0.0820488	0.0414168	0.0135444
EARTH	2008-06-01 11:49	> 1 d	0.1556443	0.1545895	0.0003972
EARTH	2018-03-21 02:54	317.5	0.1410703	0.1296127	0.0038891
EARTH	2025-08-09 14:05	< 1 min	0.0094804	0.0094748	0.0000019
EARTH	2035-08-20 13:14	465.5	0.1529910	0.1343161	0.0062252
EARTH	2048-03-27 08:25	1080.6	0.0864639	0.0783809	0.0047144
EARTH	2058-04-19 04:47	> 1 d	0.1211730	0.0967013	0.0090415
EARTH	2068-06-12 02:20	> 1 w	0.1500180	0.1412891	0.0030895
EARTH	2078-08-01 13:57	> 1 d	0.0531521	0.0030310	0.0178840
EARTH	2088-08-12 18:43	574.4	0.0436133	0.0290937	0.0048409
EARTH	2101-03-24 22:10	1370.9	0.1305001	0.0939786	0.0140011
EARTH	2111-04-10 17:55	> 1 d	0.1016548	0.0783810	0.0126728
EARTH	2121-06-08 02:13	> 1 w	0.1520334	0.1453543	0.0026742

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
48.64526589	215.42117849	0.00005161	MINIMUM
311.47017422	86.86859933	0.07803223	MINIMUM
357.38696730	147.24442100	0.15534055	SADDLE
179.91804514	331.67115756	0.68029115	SADDLE
1.23623378	332.63777912	1.86766003	SADDLE
181.13103329	152.55967557	2.67094177	MAXIMUM

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