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Last update: 2025-10-19 13:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.993

Aphelion (Q)

1.550

Eccentricity (e)

0.219

Inclination (i)

11.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

523.6

Earth MOID

0.00777

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2058-09-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1372

20525226

Maximum Brightness

27.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.7

mag

Diameter

5 - 11*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-10-18

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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

1.271362

1-sigma variation

0.000129

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.218929

1-sigma variation

0.000076

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.0996

1-sigma variation

0.0027

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

204.8858

1-sigma variation

1.156E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

159.0822

1-sigma variation

0.0081

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

36.21668

1-sigma variation

0.00964

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.993024

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.549700

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.516934

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.008424

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007774

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

523.6032

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.66356E-8	9.82435E-9	3.50340E-7	-1.47031E-9	5.78351E-7	-1.12225E-6
e	9.82435E-9	5.83830E-9	2.09108E-7	-8.66610E-10	3.00747E-7	-6.37745E-7
i	3.50340E-7	2.09108E-7	7.52842E-6	-3.08742E-8	9.69439E-6	-2.21106E-5
Ω	-1.47031E-9	-8.66610E-10	-3.08742E-8	1.33622E-10	-5.29811E-8	1.00328E-7
ω	5.78351E-7	3.00747E-7	9.69439E-6	-5.29811E-8	6.58409E-5	-6.70471E-5
M	-1.12225E-6	-6.37745E-7	-2.21106E-5	1.00328E-7	-6.70471E-5	9.28881E-5

Date of computation: 2025-10-19 13:53 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

[-]

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

28.746

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 - 11*

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

0.824339

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-10-18.242261

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-10-18.869569

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (2)

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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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025UQ 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	1958-10-15 18:21	523.6	0.0173270	0.0109126	0.0023404
EARTH	1968-10-07 19:45	1093.0	0.0638733	0.0500417	0.0046107
EARTH	1978-09-09 15:02	301.1	0.1832580	0.1794114	0.0012863
EARTH	2015-10-25 22:35	1187.4	0.0742224	0.0456712	0.0095187
EARTH	2025-10-17 21:33	< 1 min	0.0084442	0.0084368	0.0000025
EARTH	2058-09-22 17:13	> 1 d	0.1372027	0.0714865	0.0231683
EARTH	2068-10-21 00:31	> 1 d	0.0320994	0.0061772	0.0247095
EARTH	2091-10-13 20:24	> 1 mo	0.0314407	0.0055943	0.2544323
EARTH	2101-11-02 06:01	> 1 mo	0.1522356	0.0112546	0.8989630

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
16.10785113	283.68588386	0.00777364	MINIMUM
170.05506138	74.52907646	0.56134398	SADDLE
353.72190743	76.24476010	1.98901019	SADDLE
178.51397956	261.21032367	2.55126439	MAXIMUM

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