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Last update: 2025-09-25 13:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.012

Aphelion (Q)

3.710

Eccentricity (e)

0.571

Inclination (i)

5.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1325.1

Earth MOID

0.00804

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2054-08-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11081

16576942

Maximum Brightness

20.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.8

mag

Diameter

70 - 160*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-09-17

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

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

2.361052

1-sigma variation

0.000733

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.571331

1-sigma variation

0.000132

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.1131

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

0.0422

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

359.8048

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

15.85838

1-sigma variation

0.00728

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.012110

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.709995

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.008163

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.712786

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008040

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1325.1249

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.37065E-7	9.69762E-8	6.24990E-7	-6.53693E-8	-3.83681E-7	-5.33223E-6
e	9.69762E-8	1.75107E-8	1.12853E-7	-1.18035E-8	-6.92802E-8	-9.62826E-7
i	6.24990E-7	1.12853E-7	7.27328E-7	-7.60738E-8	-4.46537E-7	-6.20519E-6
Ω	-6.53693E-8	-1.18035E-8	-7.60738E-8	7.95850E-9	4.67127E-8	6.49015E-7
ω	-3.83681E-7	-6.92802E-8	-4.46537E-7	4.67127E-8	2.74422E-7	3.80930E-6
M	-5.33223E-6	-9.62826E-7	-6.20519E-6	6.49015E-7	3.80930E-6	5.29410E-5

Date of computation: 2025-09-25 13:26 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

22.811

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

70 - 160*

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

0.440172

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-09-17.057396

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-09-25.08043

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

99 (1)

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 2025SW 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	2007-08-10 10:48	> 1 d	0.1847907	0.0637665	0.0428594
EARTH	2025-09-25 15:55	< 1 s	0.0106927	0.0106870	0.0000019
EARTH	2054-08-14 14:29	> 1 d	0.1609781	0.0346642	0.0618081
EARTH	2101-10-24 02:22	> 1 d	0.1131556	0.0226546	0.0494506

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
359.70559701	258.94493509	0.00803908	MINIMUM
358.62369472	76.86740241	2.00913478	SADDLE
179.62521875	78.08534714	2.71172057	SADDLE
179.62510413	258.08342005	4.71314577	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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