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Last update: 2025-11-16 13:27 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.486

Aphelion (Q)

1.013

Eccentricity (e)

0.352

Inclination (i)

21.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

237.0

Earth MOID

0.00167

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-11-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17266

25830096

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

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

0.749410

1-sigma variation

0.000114

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.351589

1-sigma variation

0.000247

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.6446

1-sigma variation

0.0313

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

233.8319

1-sigma variation

0.0030

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

342.1791

1-sigma variation

0.0044

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

217.56426

1-sigma variation

0.02048

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.485926

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.012895

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.520315

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.001804

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001671

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

236.9616

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.29722E-8	-2.81011E-8	-3.40828E-6	3.23446E-7	1.41888E-7	-2.08362E-6
e	-2.81011E-8	6.12329E-8	7.55540E-6	-7.17043E-7	-3.86888E-7	4.68789E-6
i	-3.40828E-6	7.55540E-6	9.78356E-4	-9.28633E-5	-7.54188E-5	6.31032E-4
Ω	3.23446E-7	-7.17043E-7	-9.28633E-5	8.81439E-6	7.16482E-6	-5.99017E-5
ω	1.41888E-7	-3.86888E-7	-7.54188E-5	7.16482E-6	1.91751E-5	-6.14039E-5
M	-2.08362E-6	4.68789E-6	6.31032E-4	-5.99017E-5	-6.14039E-5	4.19282E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-16 13:27 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

24.063

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

40 - 90*

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

0.946788

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-15.083067

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-16.441765

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

33 (4)

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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2025VD5 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	1953-11-14 03:30	> 1 d	0.0448370	0.0014120	0.0627901
MERCURY	1960-01-01 09:47	> 1 d	0.0352730	0.0350485	0.0103633
EARTH	1964-11-03 08:45	> 1 d	0.1945354	0.0771837	0.0512153
EARTH	1966-11-17 18:08	1163.6	0.0602878	0.0020032	0.0598605
EARTH	1977-11-12 02:06	> 1 d	0.0816200	0.0229227	0.0200337
EARTH	1979-11-17 18:11	347.5	0.1962411	0.1497023	0.0155383
MERCURY	1983-05-12 03:14	99.1	0.0452222	0.0396865	0.0018874
EARTH	1990-11-17 06:33	998.1	0.0307124	0.0008190	0.0287432
MERCURY	1991-10-17 20:06	> 1 d	0.0381370	0.0339919	0.0203073
MERCURY	2000-03-22 04:14	> 1 d	0.0345417	0.0344170	0.0028410
EARTH	2001-11-12 13:06	> 1 d	0.0750594	0.0115310	0.0222182
MERCURY	2008-08-26 05:52	> 1 d	0.0352584	0.0346530	0.0051371
EARTH	2012-11-04 03:49	1103.0	0.1863147	0.1491266	0.0126512
EARTH	2014-11-18 02:47	194.5	0.0772802	0.0373714	0.0133256
MERCURY	2017-01-30 08:12	1047.8	0.0361300	0.0344632	0.0048003
MERCURY	2025-07-05 20:08	25.1	0.0346497	0.0339297	0.0002476
EARTH	2025-11-14 20:46	< 1 min	0.0335306	0.0334103	0.0000401
EARTH	2036-11-05 07:38	1068.7	0.1726635	0.1400437	0.0110664
EARTH	2038-11-18 06:24	130.7	0.0882181	0.0421226	0.0154018
EARTH	2049-11-13 21:50	> 1 d	0.0537976	0.0036416	0.0212698
MERCURY	2057-04-20 18:37	> 1 d	0.0357134	0.0356558	0.0011750
EARTH	2062-11-17 21:02	431.7	0.0500501	0.0014374	0.0177720
EARTH	2073-11-12 02:12	119.2	0.0851996	0.0822508	0.0009835
EARTH	2075-11-18 04:07	7.7	0.1926831	0.1869099	0.0019250
EARTH	2086-11-17 14:58	620.3	0.0341666	0.0001335	0.0183250
MERCURY	2089-02-02 19:20	> 1 d	0.0405436	0.0340338	0.0143502
EARTH	2097-11-13 02:26	705.2	0.0695233	0.0439809	0.0085443
MERCURY	2105-12-14 03:31	6.3	0.0487227	0.0477736	0.0003164
EARTH	2108-11-05 22:49	268.2	0.1796420	0.1718961	0.0025927
EARTH	2110-11-19 11:39	45.0	0.0854642	0.0694993	0.0053243
MERCURY	2114-05-20 01:48	851.3	0.0483686	0.0339407	0.0102877
EARTH	2121-11-16 11:28	962.4	0.0250027	0.0002062	0.0151627

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
205.38096944	313.17034832	0.00167143	MINIMUM
342.91662373	90.25281782	0.53360212	SADDLE
0.71775297	295.02138659	1.47724884	SADDLE
184.68762850	119.80653532	2.01906291	MAXIMUM

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