Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-17 13:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.802

Aphelion (Q)

3.471

Eccentricity (e)

0.625

Inclination (i)

1.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1140.8

Earth MOID

0.00343

U parameter

8.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-11-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00646

966179

Maximum Brightness

18.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-14

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

2.136676

1-sigma variation

0.009643

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.624502

1-sigma variation

0.001837

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.6132

1-sigma variation

0.0046

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

55.2221

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

66.1615

1-sigma variation

0.0122

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

346.61131

1-sigma variation

0.10136

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.802317

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.471036

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.052813

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.728383

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003430

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1140.7923

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.29862E-5	1.77071E-5	4.37078E-5	-9.74811E-6	1.59653E-6	9.77437E-4
e	1.77071E-5	3.37567E-6	8.27563E-6	-1.85466E-6	1.04951E-6	1.86128E-4
i	4.37078E-5	8.27563E-6	2.11700E-5	-4.63626E-6	-8.66180E-6	4.59473E-4
Ω	-9.74811E-6	-1.85466E-6	-4.63626E-6	1.08414E-6	9.73235E-8	-1.02470E-4
ω	1.59653E-6	1.04951E-6	-8.66180E-6	9.73235E-8	1.48363E-4	1.62415E-5
M	9.77437E-4	1.86128E-4	4.59473E-4	-1.02470E-4	1.62415E-5	1.02745E-2

Date of computation: 2025-11-17 13:30 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

27.069

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

10 - 23*

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

0.259886

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-14.360487

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-17.143237

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

16 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025VL6 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	1951-03-27 08:01	> 1 mo	0.0540639	0.0233899	0.7924132
EARTH	1976-02-13 01:15	> 1 mo	0.1603493	0.0308992	0.5950408
EARTH	2001-01-17 01:46	> 1 mo	0.1861805	0.0837257	0.0848547
EARTH	2025-11-24 01:06	12.1	0.0064585	0.0063818	0.0000256
EARTH	2029-03-07 11:23	> 1 w	0.1062214	0.0215784	0.0970943
EARTH	2059-11-21 12:49	> 1 mo	0.0439304	0.0036282	1.2619485
EARTH	2063-02-23 11:42	> 1 mo	0.1460963	0.0215468	0.1376717
MARS	2099-10-17 02:02	> 1 mo	0.0343115	0.0009902	9.6756262
EARTH	2099-12-12 07:18	> 1 mo	0.1098653	0.0020846	8.5730025
EARTH	2103-03-18 04:30	> 1 mo	0.0696974	0.0200695	8.6620969

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
329.45009898	321.50012279	0.00343041	MINIMUM
31.46152020	79.84104932	0.02247527	MINIMUM
0.65542236	20.99465793	0.18375962	SADDLE
0.56956289	200.80560307	1.81922612	SADDLE
180.13424367	200.23213569	2.45442487	SADDLE
180.11691904	20.22054272	4.45536691	MAXIMUM

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