Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-12-31 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.824

Aphelion (Q)

4.203

Eccentricity (e)

0.672

Inclination (i)

2.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

1455.6

Earth MOID

0.00070

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-11-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16968

25383780

Maximum Brightness

24.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.9

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-10

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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

2.513626

1-sigma variation

0.004983

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.672054

1-sigma variation

0.000690

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.3472

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

60.2888

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

52.9062

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

351.26238

1-sigma variation

0.02867

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.824333

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.202919

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.006424

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.301419

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000701

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1455.6244

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.48261E-5	3.43799E-6	8.86805E-6	6.51776E-6	-6.37875E-7	1.42872E-4
e	3.43799E-6	4.76102E-7	1.22808E-6	9.02585E-7	-8.82638E-8	1.97854E-5
i	8.86805E-6	1.22808E-6	3.16798E-6	2.32744E-6	-2.25915E-7	5.10349E-5
Ω	6.51776E-6	9.02585E-7	2.32744E-6	1.71368E-6	-1.74808E-7	3.75097E-5
ω	-6.37875E-7	-8.82638E-8	-2.25915E-7	-1.74808E-7	4.89549E-8	-3.67331E-6
M	1.42872E-4	1.97854E-5	5.10349E-5	3.75097E-5	-3.67331E-6	8.22220E-4

Date of computation: 2025-12-31 13:01 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

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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

25.871

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

18 - 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

0.467817

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-10.368189

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-18.017172

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

36 (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 2025VK2 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	1969-11-22 12:00	> 1 mo	0.1349888	0.0043382	10.7100005
MARS	1973-10-15 01:11	> 1 mo	0.0193808	0.0189097	2.7901701
EARTH	1973-12-13 07:39	> 1 mo	0.0383566	0.0061858	10.0706351
EARTH	1978-01-15 00:53	> 1 mo	0.0917236	0.0910764	0.0865749
EARTH	1982-02-18 16:28	> 1 mo	0.0434113	0.0419837	0.2675496
EARTH	1986-03-05 09:17	> 1 mo	0.0861280	0.0418220	8.7153889
EARTH	1990-03-09 06:21	> 1 mo	0.1209186	0.0420086	15.3577219
EARTH	2002-03-15 03:19	> 1 mo	0.1561699	0.0414829	20.2573667
EARTH	2006-03-11 04:54	> 1 mo	0.1105310	0.0413541	16.6007319
EARTH	2010-03-07 14:14	> 1 mo	0.0473395	0.0401471	5.9688863
EARTH	2014-02-03 04:18	> 1 mo	0.1268059	0.0526534	3.0478746
EARTH	2017-12-24 19:18	> 1 mo	0.1211282	0.0158803	1.8108654
EARTH	2021-11-22 18:02	> 1 w	0.0057041	0.0003959	0.0693720
EARTH	2025-11-19 12:14	< 1 s	0.0207660	0.0207089	0.0000190
EARTH	2029-11-08 09:28	> 1 d	0.1696801	0.0023532	0.0747056
EARTH	2092-03-30 19:34	> 1 w	0.1119410	0.0308206	0.2055749
EARTH	2095-11-04 10:43	> 1 w	0.0794101	0.0062135	0.3043728
EARTH	2115-03-21 21:06	> 1 w	0.0469363	0.0312851	0.2109986

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
334.58698561	318.58551973	0.00070126	MINIMUM
25.91853060	65.91008548	0.03877035	MINIMUM
0.60522189	12.96605486	0.16235598	SADDLE
0.31567703	192.31661653	1.84186233	SADDLE
180.07098714	191.94602632	3.18598601	SADDLE
180.04318202	11.93200155	5.18653914	MAXIMUM

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