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Last update: 2025-08-24 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.855

Aphelion (Q)

1.429

Eccentricity (e)

0.251

Inclination (i)

9.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

445.8

Earth MOID

0.00004

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-03-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1624

24294830

Maximum Brightness

27.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.8

mag

Diameter

5 - 10*

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

1.142048

1-sigma variation

0.000092

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.250975

1-sigma variation

0.000094

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.9009

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

328.5164

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

283.1404

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

124.08043

1-sigma variation

0.02031

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.855423

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.428674

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000067

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.145891

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000040

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

445.7846

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.49695E-9	8.62599E-9	2.91057E-7	4.36955E-9	2.33259E-7	-1.87246E-6
e	8.62599E-9	8.76278E-9	2.95824E-7	4.39874E-9	2.35697E-7	-1.90053E-6
i	2.91057E-7	2.95824E-7	9.99262E-6	1.47381E-7	7.92360E-6	-6.41177E-5
Ω	4.36955E-9	4.39874E-9	1.47381E-7	2.58451E-9	1.27063E-7	-9.65332E-7
ω	2.33259E-7	2.35697E-7	7.92360E-6	1.27063E-7	6.61380E-6	-5.14714E-5
M	-1.87246E-6	-1.90053E-6	-6.41177E-5	-9.65332E-7	-5.14714E-5	4.12652E-4

Date of computation: 2025-08-24 13:31 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

28.818

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

5 - 10*

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

0.505161

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-08-22.306837

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-08-24.433086

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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 2025QM3 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	1951-03-20 18:20	31.2	0.1133000	0.0953969	0.0423253
EARTH	1965-08-19 01:45	> 1 d	0.0276692	0.0013471	0.0117599
EARTH	1974-03-18 04:44	1344.5	0.1574101	0.1268995	0.0110457
EARTH	1988-07-29 20:21	> 1 d	0.1381922	0.1010823	0.0125294
EARTH	1997-03-19 03:07	413.7	0.0947510	0.0947202	0.0002741
EARTH	2002-08-28 10:38	925.7	0.1044044	0.0677216	0.0122286
EARTH	2020-03-15 16:22	136.6	0.1462513	0.1397190	0.0022140
EARTH	2025-08-21 11:59	< 1 min	0.0013644	0.0013629	0.0000005
EARTH	2030-03-06 15:28	172.0	0.1624009	0.1522533	0.0034137
EARTH	2036-08-10 17:09	> 1 d	0.1047516	0.0823773	0.0074683
EARTH	2047-07-02 11:47	> 1 d	0.1994700	0.1823277	0.0058776
EARTH	2069-03-11 13:04	18.0	0.0948723	0.0764877	0.0092688
EARTH	2075-08-27 12:48	1186.9	0.0872143	0.0397263	0.0158361
EARTH	2080-03-09 17:56	404.9	0.0867769	0.0758530	0.0060183
EARTH	2086-08-21 20:05	719.1	0.0035791	0.0008848	0.0070277
EARTH	2092-08-19 20:57	> 1 mo	0.0240437	0.0011268	1.1781169
EARTH	2098-08-06 23:56	> 1 mo	0.1296507	0.0214446	2.3088198
EARTH	2116-03-07 02:33	> 1 mo	0.1393161	0.0664553	9.9731259
EARTH	2122-03-08 12:31	> 1 mo	0.0644065	0.0635749	2.1867199

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
63.11268027	227.96071432	0.00004037	MINIMUM
292.55954126	67.61288012	0.07442886	MINIMUM
356.35863864	145.09365003	0.22502645	SADDLE
178.36856853	329.61798247	0.48592619	SADDLE
1.24317609	331.62414922	1.83465164	SADDLE
181.95143915	152.40789027	2.43635721	MAXIMUM

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