Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-17 00:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.676

Aphelion (Q)

1.702

Eccentricity (e)

0.431

Inclination (i)

15.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

473.8

Earth MOID

0.03978

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-11-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04185

6261045

Maximum Brightness

20.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-15

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

1.189359

1-sigma variation

0.001153

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.431265

1-sigma variation

0.000849

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

15.3980

1-sigma variation

0.0325

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

232.7375

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

282.6930

1-sigma variation

0.0160

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

312.25199

1-sigma variation

0.10698

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.676431

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.702288

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.127726

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.080176

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.039775

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

473.7706

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.32862E-6	9.78564E-7	3.71566E-5	8.98661E-7	-1.83677E-5	1.23291E-4
e	9.78564E-7	7.21387E-7	2.72735E-5	6.59404E-7	-1.35023E-5	9.08606E-5
i	3.71566E-5	2.72735E-5	1.05566E-3	2.55739E-5	-5.16135E-4	3.43914E-3
Ω	8.98661E-7	6.59404E-7	2.55739E-5	6.19843E-7	-1.24901E-5	8.31573E-5
ω	-1.83677E-5	-1.35023E-5	-5.16135E-4	-1.24901E-5	2.55577E-4	-1.70286E-3
M	1.23291E-4	9.08606E-5	3.43914E-3	8.31573E-5	-1.70286E-3	1.14459E-2

Date of computation: 2025-11-17 00:00 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

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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

25.219

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

24 - 50*

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

0.484211

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-15.27376

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-16.870446

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (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 2025VB6 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	1977-11-25 14:19	> 1 w	0.1041375	0.0372909	0.2135939
EARTH	1983-06-02 05:39	> 1 w	0.1184989	0.0738668	0.2005870
EARTH	1990-11-19 22:20	> 1 w	0.0754505	0.0384146	0.2402269
EARTH	1996-05-21 09:27	> 1 w	0.1003805	0.0740930	0.1665977
EARTH	2025-11-22 20:14	< 1 min	0.0418525	0.0416127	0.0000799
EARTH	2031-05-28 03:15	> 1 d	0.0734922	0.0729237	0.0055066
EARTH	2038-11-16 01:14	> 1 d	0.1688969	0.0380663	0.1277323
EARTH	2044-05-11 14:09	> 1 w	0.1767863	0.0920992	0.1480923
EARTH	2060-11-26 16:42	> 1 d	0.1419745	0.0393748	0.2752519
EARTH	2066-06-04 12:57	> 1 w	0.1505994	0.0774309	0.2490711
EARTH	2073-11-21 12:45	> 1 w	0.0496135	0.0411070	0.1724624
EARTH	2079-05-24 22:56	> 1 w	0.0838908	0.0751023	0.1566980
EARTH	2108-11-24 00:42	> 1 w	0.0447176	0.0421113	0.2205550
EARTH	2114-05-29 01:29	> 1 mo	0.0756818	0.0754476	0.0791442
EARTH	2121-11-16 20:50	> 1 mo	0.1774140	0.0403141	1.9359847

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
290.74414046	319.27916194	0.03977505	MINIMUM
65.21432824	143.89297692	0.07387401	MINIMUM
357.90899045	49.99567208	0.38046289	SADDLE
178.47442250	234.07629821	0.77200191	SADDLE
1.33378108	235.49943599	1.67333737	SADDLE
181.78280278	56.23457001	2.67184984	MAXIMUM

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