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Last update: 2025-12-21 12:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.996

Aphelion (Q)

2.223

Eccentricity (e)

0.381

Inclination (i)

2.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

745.9

Earth MOID

0.01482

U parameter

6.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-01-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15011

22456052

Maximum Brightness

24.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

17 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-15

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.609576

1-sigma variation

0.000082

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.380963

1-sigma variation

0.000031

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.5122

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

247.0185

1-sigma variation

2.888E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

195.8717

1-sigma variation

3.460E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

349.13000

1-sigma variation

0.00088

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.996387

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.222765

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.157177

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.020436

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.014820

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

745.8744

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.75556E-9	2.55304E-9	1.38617E-8	-2.26809E-9	2.61214E-9	7.23070E-8
e	2.55304E-9	9.64837E-10	5.23858E-9	-8.57142E-10	9.87231E-10	2.73260E-8
i	1.38617E-8	5.23858E-9	2.84482E-8	-4.65095E-9	5.35401E-9	1.48368E-7
Ω	-2.26809E-9	-8.57142E-10	-4.65095E-9	8.33860E-10	-9.31549E-10	-2.42839E-8
ω	2.61214E-9	9.87231E-10	5.35401E-9	-9.31549E-10	1.19744E-9	2.79019E-8
M	7.23070E-8	2.73260E-8	1.48368E-7	-2.42839E-8	2.79019E-8	7.73954E-7

Date of computation: 2025-12-21 12:45 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

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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

25.99

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

17 - 40*

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

0.638674

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-15.168923

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-12-20.46533

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

116 (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

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Close Approaches for 2025VE6 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	1974-11-03 20:39	> 1 d	0.1660646	0.0288921	0.0459840
EARTH	1976-12-14 16:12	> 1 w	0.0171588	0.0087513	0.0057506
EARTH	2025-12-04 18:10	< 1 s	0.0161528	0.0161491	0.0000012
EARTH	2028-01-20 17:39	111.5	0.1501094	0.1472842	0.0009420
EARTH	2082-11-27 19:56	> 1 d	0.0279624	0.0092310	0.0140279
EARTH	2085-01-12 07:57	> 1 d	0.0815357	0.0565350	0.0084795

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
355.74712298	335.63414413	0.01482042	MINIMUM
179.70447107	161.22923727	1.20564899	SADDLE
359.22396137	160.74849805	2.01357858	SADDLE
179.63554018	341.18752979	3.20715303	MAXIMUM

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