Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-09-30 00:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.003

Aphelion (Q)

2.141

Eccentricity (e)

0.362

Inclination (i)

11.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

720.1

Earth MOID

0.01382

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-08-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14349

21466176

Maximum Brightness

25.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.5

mag

Diameter

13 - 30*

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

1.572295

1-sigma variation

0.000514

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.361783

1-sigma variation

0.000208

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.6844

1-sigma variation

0.0049

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

4.4196

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

341.0743

1-sigma variation

0.0210

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

35.31262

1-sigma variation

0.02041

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.003465

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.141125

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.015446

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.079004

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013824

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

720.1113

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.64659E-7	1.06463E-7	2.23808E-6	-1.07128E-7	5.89906E-7	-9.46813E-6
e	1.06463E-7	4.33090E-8	9.51008E-7	-3.73468E-8	-2.23773E-7	-3.61469E-6
i	2.23808E-6	9.51008E-7	2.42821E-5	-3.00316E-7	-4.34732E-5	-5.96757E-5
Ω	-1.07128E-7	-3.73468E-8	-3.00316E-7	1.12218E-7	-5.72942E-6	6.14266E-6
ω	5.89906E-7	-2.23773E-7	-4.34732E-5	-5.72942E-6	4.41855E-4	-2.06475E-4
M	-9.46813E-6	-3.61469E-6	-5.96757E-5	6.14266E-6	-2.06475E-4	4.16722E-4

Date of computation: 2025-09-30 00:00 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

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.487

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

13 - 30*

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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.796111

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-09-29.309581

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-09-29.87533

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

71 (5)

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 2025SN20 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	1970-09-28 15:20	> 1 w	0.0233941	0.0141272	0.1049653
EARTH	1972-08-20 04:29	> 1 w	0.1671872	0.0773404	0.1133487
EARTH	2025-09-27 08:36	< 1 min	0.0172069	0.0171843	0.0000075
EARTH	2027-08-27 12:58	1287.1	0.1420341	0.1287038	0.0044872
EARTH	2088-10-15 15:22	> 1 w	0.1884918	0.0158740	0.1530816
EARTH	2090-09-27 18:39	> 1 w	0.0165666	0.0130841	0.0832095
EARTH	2092-09-03 15:04	> 1 mo	0.1115788	0.0302022	0.2480150

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
11.83841924	262.44116356	0.01383079	MINIMUM
177.23529720	62.30359751	1.15276959	SADDLE
356.71606498	60.70883265	1.99494519	SADDLE
179.54318720	243.84665923	3.14816385	MAXIMUM

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