Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-18 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.788

Aphelion (Q)

1.141

Eccentricity (e)

0.183

Inclination (i)

5.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

345.9

Earth MOID

0.01201

U parameter

4.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2041-06-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13154

19677994

Maximum Brightness

27.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.2

mag

Diameter

6 - 13*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-11

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

0.964304

1-sigma variation

0.000005

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.183328

1-sigma variation

0.000062

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.8500

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

46.1682

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

116.2403

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

276.64695

1-sigma variation

0.00671

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.787520

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.141089

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.023406

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.148571

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012010

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

345.8754

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.67825E-11	2.45212E-11	-1.39687E-9	-6.62519E-10	-8.52320E-9	1.25825E-8
e	2.45212E-11	3.81081E-9	1.41728E-7	6.75198E-9	3.16575E-8	3.96737E-7
i	-1.39687E-9	1.41728E-7	5.49086E-6	3.18091E-7	1.93490E-6	1.38780E-5
Ω	-6.62519E-10	6.75198E-9	3.18091E-7	3.25266E-8	2.87337E-7	4.35101E-7
ω	-8.52320E-9	3.16575E-8	1.93490E-6	2.87337E-7	3.12439E-6	7.44908E-9
M	1.25825E-8	3.96737E-7	1.38780E-5	4.35101E-7	7.44908E-9	4.50849E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-18 13:31 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

28.238

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

6 - 13*

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

0.595177

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-11.317265

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-13.133625

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (3)

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025VA2 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	1955-06-29 22:11	63.6	0.1202598	0.1183846	0.0006290
EARTH	1956-04-16 17:50	732.8	0.1898076	0.1890185	0.0002642
EARTH	1956-09-19 01:19	588.1	0.1581156	0.1576101	0.0001690
EARTH	1957-11-13 00:32	25.2	0.1165364	0.1144116	0.0007084
EARTH	1972-05-24 21:05	169.9	0.1297718	0.1292796	0.0001644
EARTH	1972-07-23 12:49	211.2	0.1472303	0.1467084	0.0001740
EARTH	1973-11-14 02:54	11.3	0.0196410	0.0191247	0.0001733
EARTH	1989-06-05 07:00	191.6	0.1075029	0.1067400	0.0002556
EARTH	1990-11-05 17:07	123.9	0.0792166	0.0783706	0.0002822
EARTH	2006-06-26 20:55	62.4	0.1019948	0.1006342	0.0004584
EARTH	2007-04-14 14:05	673.3	0.1907380	0.1900234	0.0002391
EARTH	2007-09-19 07:58	563.0	0.1592719	0.1588144	0.0001529
EARTH	2008-11-13 08:20	26.0	0.0945619	0.0923799	0.0007275
EARTH	2023-07-04 06:40	19.8	0.1954623	0.1947305	0.0002441
EARTH	2024-05-12 10:26	186.0	0.1483012	0.1478599	0.0001473
EARTH	2024-08-13 21:08	164.1	0.1595578	0.1592306	0.0001091
EARTH	2025-11-14 08:49	< 1 min	0.0131105	0.0130961	0.0000048
EARTH	2041-06-28 22:38	47.7	0.1315393	0.1298586	0.0005623
EARTH	2042-04-25 17:15	639.7	0.1744709	0.1736372	0.0002791
EARTH	2042-09-03 00:39	610.4	0.1654709	0.1652465	0.0000748
EARTH	2043-11-15 04:11	5.4	0.0340408	0.0319804	0.0006903
EARTH	2059-05-19 17:49	> 1 d	0.1382914	0.1326400	0.0019443
EARTH	2059-08-04 11:09	> 1 d	0.1525025	0.1487156	0.0012716
EARTH	2060-11-12 23:41	374.6	0.0324885	0.0226705	0.0034256
EARTH	2076-06-30 12:32	607.4	0.1569813	0.1303568	0.0092181
EARTH	2077-05-03 23:24	> 1 d	0.1617395	0.1482195	0.0049044
EARTH	2077-08-22 18:20	> 1 w	0.1642157	0.1606880	0.0012582
EARTH	2078-11-14 17:04	458.0	0.0143136	0.0130715	0.0047704
EARTH	2095-06-19 00:33	> 1 mo	0.0772293	0.0752386	0.0830352
EARTH	2096-10-04 06:52	> 1 mo	0.1431711	0.0852081	0.1757043
EARTH	2097-01-11 22:32	> 1 mo	0.1817638	0.0328368	0.2026084
EARTH	2097-11-12 04:29	> 1 w	0.1319663	0.0147120	0.4736637
EARTH	2113-07-01 07:31	> 1 mo	0.1537684	0.0773879	0.7457664
EARTH	2114-05-06 04:46	> 1 mo	0.1595429	0.1258299	0.4087064
EARTH	2114-08-21 01:53	> 1 mo	0.1632680	0.1438199	0.1271567
EARTH	2115-11-15 03:04	> 1 mo	0.0287456	0.0139711	0.8610941

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
259.84446408	311.42705235	0.01200975	MINIMUM
97.04021555	168.15279129	0.07741798	MINIMUM
175.27721272	238.02864942	0.16520065	SADDLE
359.77370045	59.86083606	0.22015146	SADDLE
5.44055834	246.61617655	1.79412622	SADDLE
184.90187081	66.09646667	2.13198980	MAXIMUM

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