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Last update: 2025-09-30 16:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.989

Aphelion (Q)

2.093

Eccentricity (e)

0.358

Inclination (i)

11.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

698.7

Earth MOID

0.01855

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-10-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01902

2845519

Maximum Brightness

19.1

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

1.540948

1-sigma variation

0.000931

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.358042

1-sigma variation

0.000407

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.1968

1-sigma variation

0.0089

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

190.1749

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

208.6419

1-sigma variation

0.0121

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

12.04959

1-sigma variation

0.01180

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.989225

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.092672

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.958808

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.021295

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018554

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

698.6837

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.66078E-7	3.78521E-7	8.27068E-6	-5.38971E-7	5.47459E-6	-1.03505E-5
e	3.78521E-7	1.65888E-7	3.61262E-6	-2.48955E-7	2.61931E-6	-4.60759E-6
i	8.27068E-6	3.61262E-6	7.90018E-5	-5.08671E-6	5.12442E-5	-9.84604E-5
Ω	-5.38971E-7	-2.48955E-7	-5.08671E-6	7.31083E-7	-1.00847E-5	8.91217E-6
ω	5.47459E-6	2.61931E-6	5.12442E-5	-1.00847E-5	1.47588E-4	-1.07242E-4
M	-1.03505E-5	-4.60759E-6	-9.84604E-5	8.91217E-6	-1.07242E-4	1.39176E-4

Date of computation: 2025-09-30 16:30 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

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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

26.492

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.507738

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-09-29.246772

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-09-30.269404

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

19 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025SN21 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	1958-10-09 22:34	> 1 w	0.0299708	0.0158450	0.0525529
EARTH	1981-09-18 22:42	> 1 w	0.1587734	0.0043647	0.1631340
EARTH	2002-11-01 01:12	> 1 w	0.1266170	0.0394925	0.1044384
EARTH	2025-10-05 16:29	1.8	0.0190211	0.0189840	0.0000124
EARTH	2069-10-02 08:09	> 1 w	0.0344376	0.0177610	0.1473881
EARTH	2090-09-26 21:53	> 1 mo	0.0828098	0.0113364	0.5913823

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
341.90613032	272.35933280	0.01855351	MINIMUM
181.16347687	117.42005372	1.09264005	SADDLE
358.81761073	116.26291459	1.99568003	SADDLE
178.16094856	295.37651122	3.08295654	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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