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Last update: 2025-11-19 13:08 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.614

Aphelion (Q)

1.132

Eccentricity (e)

0.297

Inclination (i)

2.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

297.9

Earth MOID

0.00244

U parameter

6.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-11-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00783

1171495

Maximum Brightness

18.3

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.9

mag

Diameter

11 - 24*

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.872916

1-sigma variation

0.000029

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.296999

1-sigma variation

0.000134

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.9100

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

64.1963

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

127.8779

1-sigma variation

0.0028

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

255.22152

1-sigma variation

0.01195

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.613661

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.132171

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.013241

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.341508

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002443

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

297.8907

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.44043E-10	-3.87427E-9	-4.73768E-8	1.61335E-8	-8.13588E-8	-3.44236E-7
e	-3.87427E-9	1.78436E-8	2.18766E-7	-7.83733E-8	3.73861E-7	1.59215E-6
i	-4.73768E-8	2.18766E-7	2.68850E-6	-1.00411E-6	4.57957E-6	1.95846E-5
Ω	1.61335E-8	-7.83733E-8	-1.00411E-6	6.51462E-7	-1.60597E-6	-7.46150E-6
ω	-8.13588E-8	3.73861E-7	4.57957E-6	-1.60597E-6	7.85976E-6	3.32730E-5
M	-3.44236E-7	1.59215E-6	1.95846E-5	-7.46150E-6	3.32730E-5	1.42821E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-19 13:08 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

26.948

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

11 - 24*

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

0.580156

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-14.489364

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-18.218286

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

22 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025VF5 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	1951-11-23 09:00	> 1 mo	0.1919441	0.0005013	40.6339213
EARTH	1956-11-22 10:42	> 1 mo	0.1982077	0.0008558	58.8542231
VENUS	1972-11-01 13:50	> 1 mo	0.0037734	0.0008119	0.3683231
VENUS	1975-04-25 08:15	> 1 mo	0.0433907	0.0005441	0.3856474
EARTH	1975-08-21 01:43	> 1 w	0.0542021	0.0535268	0.0503668
EARTH	1980-11-01 13:12	> 1 mo	0.1222118	0.0306451	0.1204589
VENUS	1987-11-01 06:47	> 1 d	0.0090580	0.0065601	0.0408168
EARTH	1989-08-25 20:17	> 1 d	0.0806599	0.0547929	0.0118065
VENUS	1990-04-18 09:40	360.9	0.0071062	0.0067553	0.0007436
VENUS	1992-09-30 17:11	> 1 d	0.0262043	0.0066325	0.0208080
EARTH	1994-11-24 16:24	529.8	0.0752088	0.0135007	0.0206019
EARTH	1998-08-25 21:04	> 1 d	0.0764440	0.0530234	0.0104023
EARTH	2003-11-22 20:20	236.5	0.1479153	0.1283397	0.0065253
VENUS	2004-10-31 05:02	1149.6	0.0308557	0.0142513	0.0055351
VENUS	2007-04-12 23:34	502.1	0.0211966	0.0051347	0.0053543
EARTH	2007-09-10 00:06	> 1 d	0.1136955	0.1084879	0.0017515
EARTH	2016-10-21 12:10	1259.6	0.1288488	0.1265564	0.0007648
EARTH	2020-08-21 21:57	47.0	0.1547631	0.1514715	0.0010984
EARTH	2025-11-23 12:58	< 1 min	0.0078310	0.0078194	0.0000038
EARTH	2029-08-19 20:29	48.4	0.1270073	0.1225180	0.0015024
EARTH	2034-10-22 20:12	> 1 d	0.1306170	0.1282634	0.0007855
EARTH	2043-09-05 20:05	> 1 d	0.1108576	0.1030883	0.0026224
EARTH	2048-11-24 02:48	37.6	0.0463881	0.0304894	0.0053018
EARTH	2052-08-18 15:54	74.4	0.0716274	0.0669352	0.0016317
EARTH	2057-11-10 09:24	980.9	0.0930926	0.0875673	0.0018420
EARTH	2066-09-27 21:07	> 1 d	0.1395699	0.1363979	0.0010800
EARTH	2071-11-23 02:58	498.4	0.1427797	0.1033510	0.0131429
EARTH	2075-08-21 01:07	1271.8	0.0576726	0.0519228	0.0055509
EARTH	2080-11-22 11:06	> 1 d	0.0278476	0.0012292	0.0189326
EARTH	2084-08-21 05:46	159.4	0.1822966	0.1671313	0.0050744
EARTH	2089-09-30 12:28	> 1 w	0.1413894	0.1348217	0.0025413
EARTH	2094-11-23 08:25	> 1 d	0.1223328	0.0005778	0.0680861
EARTH	2098-08-19 01:58	> 1 d	0.0537108	0.0520126	0.0193669
EARTH	2103-11-12 08:48	> 1 mo	0.0914579	0.0080319	0.0816480
EARTH	2112-09-25 11:21	> 1 w	0.1362607	0.0953194	0.0174443
EARTH	2117-11-22 12:35	912.7	0.1742868	0.1071314	0.0223880
EARTH	2121-09-03 17:10	> 1 w	0.1010853	0.0547912	0.0491071

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
243.88780524	320.72482311	0.00244244	MINIMUM
122.03876683	227.11029610	0.05107538	MINIMUM
181.03266194	272.44081649	0.13850908	SADDLE
4.58319841	95.41730942	0.38900359	SADDLE
5.01419792	276.00951887	1.61320395	SADDLE
182.92819602	93.83801811	2.13307674	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2025VF5

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2113-11-25.106	93145.106	1.109	0.99 ± 0.063	4.72E7	1.44E-8	9.23E-2	-9.09	0
2113-11-25.138	93145.138	1.007	0.98 ± 0.000	7.63E6	8.99E-8	9.27E-2	-8.30	0
2114-11-25.684	93510.684	1.078	1.63 ± 0.004	5.27E6	4.29E-8	9.38E-2	-8.62	0
2116-11-24.669	94240.669	1.243	0.58 ± 0.077	3.12E6	1.99E-7	9.36E-2	-7.96	0
2118-11-25.497	94971.497	0.980	1.35 ± 0.008	5.26E5	1.02E-6	9.29E-2	-7.27	0
2121-11-24.777	96066.777	1.400	0.86 ± 0.063	1.28E7	3.91E-8	9.23E-2	-8.70	0
2121-11-25.068	96067.068	1.237	1.16 ± 0.089	8.62E7	5.50E-9	9.30E-2	-9.55	0
2121-11-25.533	96067.533	1.241	0.36 ± 0.016	5.81E6	1.07E-7	9.32E-2	-8.26	0
2122-11-25.376	96432.376	2.222	1.47 ± 0.000	2.49E7	2.81E-9	9.32E-2	-9.84	0
2125-11-24.834	97527.834	0.856	1.20 ± 0.059	1.17E7	6.01E-8	9.15E-2	-8.53	n/a


Based on 22 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2025/11/14.489 to 2025/11/18.218.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.71 and 1.71 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20251119 134300.379 UTC.

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