Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-07-30 14:25 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.979

Aphelion (Q)

1.029

Eccentricity (e)

0.025

Inclination (i)

8.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

367.7

Earth MOID

0.03073

U parameter

5.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04663

6976222

Maximum Brightness

21.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-14

Observatory

University of Arizona 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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.004389

1-sigma variation

0.000027

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.024888

1-sigma variation

0.000017

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.9002

1-sigma variation

0.0106

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

55.6674

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

193.5265

1-sigma variation

0.0453

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

5.12839

1-sigma variation

0.05675

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.979392

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.029386

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.039628

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.030953

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030726

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

367.6643

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.18541E-10	4.53741E-10	2.83266E-7	2.57288E-8	1.21301E-6	-1.51932E-6
e	4.53741E-10	2.88109E-10	1.79264E-7	1.62856E-8	7.65517E-7	-9.58984E-7
i	2.83266E-7	1.79264E-7	1.11767E-4	1.01526E-5	4.77993E-4	-5.98751E-4
Ω	2.57288E-8	1.62856E-8	1.01526E-5	9.22382E-7	4.33937E-5	-5.43611E-5
ω	1.21301E-6	7.65517E-7	4.77993E-4	4.33937E-5	2.05551E-3	-2.57295E-3
M	-1.51932E-6	-9.58984E-7	-5.98751E-4	-5.43611E-5	-2.57295E-3	3.22099E-3

Date of computation: 2026-07-30 14:25 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

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.791

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

12 - 26*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

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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

334

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.711145

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-14.417907

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-27.208314

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (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 2025VG5 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	2020-04-24 04:36	138.6	0.1819086	0.1759813	0.0019779
EARTH	2021-05-01 05:45	195.3	0.1148595	0.1098945	0.0016591
EARTH	2021-12-19 04:15	248.6	0.1619881	0.1585387	0.0011539
EARTH	2022-05-08 15:23	222.3	0.0589353	0.0555420	0.0011423
EARTH	2022-12-05 08:04	184.6	0.1187554	0.1163272	0.0008107
EARTH	2023-05-14 19:23	140.8	0.0286081	0.0280286	0.0002136
EARTH	2023-11-27 17:50	94.4	0.0826586	0.0811243	0.0005125
EARTH	2024-05-18 10:51	88.4	0.0337610	0.0332402	0.0001771
EARTH	2024-11-22 06:19	41.7	0.0557136	0.0550589	0.0002189
EARTH	2025-05-23 19:00	35.9	0.0553824	0.0552295	0.0000510
EARTH	2025-11-17 22:07	< 1 min	0.0397536	0.0396173	0.0000454
EARTH	2026-05-30 04:35	20.8	0.0818179	0.0812462	0.0001908
EARTH	2026-11-13 03:01	34.2	0.0466332	0.0461905	0.0001487
EARTH	2027-06-07 10:49	59.7	0.1191138	0.1177339	0.0004605
EARTH	2027-11-07 03:21	45.3	0.0818167	0.0805923	0.0004093
EARTH	2028-06-19 11:09	68.8	0.1708147	0.1687674	0.0006831
EARTH	2028-10-30 12:46	31.1	0.1346771	0.1328115	0.0006226
EARTH	2029-10-24 00:25	12.1	0.1974105	0.1950491	0.0007876
EARTH	2101-04-24 09:11	456.0	0.1628825	0.1480518	0.0049706
EARTH	2101-12-29 01:44	942.2	0.1830403	0.1725787	0.0035666
EARTH	2102-05-02 04:01	671.7	0.0992727	0.0864498	0.0043337
EARTH	2102-12-10 03:51	881.2	0.1345876	0.1248475	0.0033040
EARTH	2103-05-09 19:19	751.9	0.0498959	0.0416713	0.0029425
EARTH	2103-11-30 13:45	742.8	0.0944741	0.0866171	0.0026633
EARTH	2104-05-14 11:51	554.2	0.0294764	0.0293111	0.0002457
EARTH	2104-11-23 18:18	554.1	0.0632485	0.0574687	0.0020276
EARTH	2105-05-18 21:07	623.9	0.0366055	0.0331610	0.0013281
EARTH	2105-11-19 19:07	598.4	0.0442655	0.0416639	0.0011241
EARTH	2106-05-23 15:53	804.7	0.0541768	0.0477440	0.0022662
EARTH	2106-11-15 18:58	780.0	0.0406795	0.0397669	0.0007596
EARTH	2107-05-29 20:54	1063.5	0.0801884	0.0688916	0.0039167
EARTH	2107-11-10 09:37	1029.9	0.0609087	0.0512775	0.0036524
EARTH	2108-06-06 21:07	1205.2	0.1219558	0.1044545	0.0059742
EARTH	2108-11-02 09:41	980.4	0.1032468	0.0868111	0.0057215
EARTH	2109-06-20 06:11	1039.8	0.1771639	0.1557316	0.0072700
EARTH	2109-10-25 11:04	697.9	0.1588080	0.1382390	0.0070094

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
345.40795393	129.09017150	0.03072578	MINIMUM
164.28735486	310.18569033	0.03933484	MINIMUM
255.49904818	38.29475765	0.15664635	SADDLE
74.19207913	220.98736954	0.15669653	SADDLE
22.35304940	347.14788283	1.96310038	SADDLE
187.93234637	152.72910180	2.04327581	MAXIMUM

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