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Last update: 2025-10-12 14:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.882

Aphelion (Q)

1.456

Eccentricity (e)

0.246

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

461.5

Earth MOID

0.00210

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-10-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01624

2429627

Maximum Brightness

19.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-10-02

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.168737

1-sigma variation

0.000502

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.245753

1-sigma variation

0.000431

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.6989

1-sigma variation

0.0061

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

31.3121

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

66.7484

1-sigma variation

0.0110

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

339.03798

1-sigma variation

0.03166

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.881516

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.455957

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.006469

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.209471

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002095

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

461.5017

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.51999E-7	2.16376E-7	3.04367E-6	1.09660E-6	-5.24525E-6	1.58909E-5
e	2.16376E-7	1.86005E-7	2.61723E-6	9.27754E-7	-4.45294E-6	1.36357E-5
i	3.04367E-6	2.61723E-6	3.68306E-5	1.29942E-5	-6.24494E-5	1.91777E-4
Ω	1.09660E-6	9.27754E-7	1.29942E-5	5.69452E-6	-2.60968E-5	6.97023E-5
ω	-5.24525E-6	-4.45294E-6	-6.24494E-5	-2.60968E-5	1.21113E-4	-3.32812E-4
M	1.58909E-5	1.36357E-5	1.91777E-4	6.97023E-5	-3.32812E-4	1.00242E-3

Date of computation: 2025-10-12 14:30 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

[-]

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

25.712

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

19 - 40*

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

0.561195

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-10-02.404514

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-10-12.31476

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2025TX2 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	1951-02-22 20:56	1137.4	0.0718077	0.0664310	0.0018620
EARTH	1964-11-16 04:57	> 1 w	0.0760171	0.0207088	0.0192864
EARTH	1978-10-19 06:50	> 1 d	0.0799642	0.0292117	0.0169180
EARTH	1984-03-05 20:49	493.8	0.0538531	0.0519923	0.0006891
EARTH	1998-01-21 16:26	> 1 w	0.1075227	0.0810910	0.0097694
EARTH	2011-11-14 18:03	> 1 w	0.0716926	0.0089501	0.0396482
MARS	2024-04-03 00:27	> 1 d	0.0473566	0.0447195	0.0011963
EARTH	2025-10-24 19:23	1.6	0.0162411	0.0161524	0.0000295
EARTH	2031-02-19 15:25	> 1 d	0.0813806	0.0485962	0.0138252
EARTH	2049-10-22 07:25	> 1 d	0.0433940	0.0018615	0.0814106
EARTH	2055-01-03 01:19	> 1 mo	0.1167909	0.1150687	0.0018282
EARTH	2060-03-11 16:50	> 1 w	0.0879515	0.0459582	0.1666508
EARTH	2078-10-21 21:09	> 1 mo	0.0545137	0.0019249	0.4161710
EARTH	2083-12-20 15:18	> 1 w	0.1134755	0.1048104	0.0038402
EARTH	2089-03-07 19:15	> 1 mo	0.0479001	0.0463598	0.1228353
EARTH	2107-10-15 06:25	> 1 mo	0.1831309	0.0007196	3.5005861
EARTH	2112-11-11 13:58	> 1 mo	0.0655589	0.0035589	3.1967146
EARTH	2118-03-03 18:31	> 1 mo	0.0562860	0.0457736	1.1010431

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
307.25288395	292.65616448	0.00209503	MINIMUM
54.65772225	63.11476290	0.04735511	MINIMUM
2.95668732	0.50707613	0.11640467	SADDLE
180.64513585	177.18082523	0.44375929	SADDLE
359.92195480	176.67833788	1.89882326	SADDLE
179.69655553	356.43420016	2.43849907	MAXIMUM

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