Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.841

Aphelion (Q)

3.867

Eccentricity (e)

0.643

Inclination (i)

4.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1319.3

Earth MOID

0.01723

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-02-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1583

23681514

Maximum Brightness

27.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.3

mag

Diameter

90 - 210*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-14

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.354099

1-sigma variation

0.003982

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.642863

1-sigma variation

0.000633

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.5580

1-sigma variation

0.0046

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

200.1658

1-sigma variation

0.0160

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

293.9094

1-sigma variation

0.0159

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

39.24827

1-sigma variation

0.09671

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.840736

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.867462

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.094487

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.868666

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017230

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1319.2754

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.58537E-5	2.52196E-6	1.82388E-5	6.34916E-5	-6.31130E-5	-3.85085E-4
e	2.52196E-6	4.01187E-7	2.90125E-6	1.00989E-5	-1.00381E-5	-6.12580E-5
i	1.82388E-5	2.90125E-6	2.09895E-5	7.31117E-5	-7.27056E-5	-4.43016E-4
Ω	6.34916E-5	1.00989E-5	7.31117E-5	2.54963E-4	-2.53745E-4	-1.54218E-3
ω	-6.31130E-5	-1.00381E-5	-7.27056E-5	-2.53745E-4	2.52674E-4	1.53297E-3
M	-3.85085E-4	-6.12580E-5	-4.43016E-4	-1.54218E-3	1.53297E-3	9.35365E-3

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

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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

22.287

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

90 - 210*

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

132

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.597919

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-14.41467

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-30.502498

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

50 (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 2025VC6 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1968-03-24 16:09	> 1 mo	0.0299803	0.0285927	0.1842507
EARTH	1978-11-28 18:54	> 1 mo	0.1983031	0.0637148	0.5955641
EARTH	1996-12-18 03:23	> 1 mo	0.0794543	0.0641671	0.1836692
EARTH	2015-04-08 23:41	> 1 w	0.1567025	0.0187945	0.1697528
EARTH	2025-12-10 00:40	< 1 min	0.0805592	0.0803455	0.0000712
EARTH	2044-02-09 04:01	> 1 mo	0.1583011	0.1110076	0.0286155
EARTH	2072-12-23 16:02	> 1 mo	0.0971958	0.0745817	0.3162605
EARTH	2091-02-28 18:24	> 1 mo	0.1316465	0.0158672	0.3762560
EARTH	2120-01-18 16:45	> 1 mo	0.1500069	0.1008754	0.0775158

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
26.76717230	85.89394225	0.01703135	MINIMUM
334.41681783	341.06302268	0.06936572	MINIMUM
359.67200746	31.50577761	0.15986014	SADDLE
0.70033774	213.66052592	1.85483730	SADDLE
180.11153140	213.01416897	2.85824868	SADDLE
180.19668910	33.05001509	4.85415787	MAXIMUM

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