Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.772

Aphelion (Q)

1.087

Eccentricity (e)

0.170

Inclination (i)

1.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

327.3

Earth MOID

0.00637

U parameter

5.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-11-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00711

1064234

Maximum Brightness

18.7

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

11 - 24*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-14

Observatory

Pleasant Groves Observatory

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

0.929488

1-sigma variation

0.000015

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.169511

1-sigma variation

0.000050

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.2800

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

256.3771

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

283.7009

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

256.01608

1-sigma variation

0.00317

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.771930

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.087046

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.148241

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.044942

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.006365

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

327.3137

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.23220E-10	-7.41360E-10	-5.40986E-9	-7.37819E-9	-2.29100E-8	-4.64791E-8
e	-7.41360E-10	2.47018E-9	1.82159E-8	2.05542E-8	7.92704E-8	1.56133E-7
i	-5.40986E-9	1.82159E-8	1.41731E-7	-6.15095E-9	7.14071E-7	1.18397E-6
Ω	-7.37819E-9	2.05542E-8	-6.15095E-9	3.54296E-6	-2.11217E-6	6.05920E-7
ω	-2.29100E-8	7.92704E-8	7.14071E-7	-2.11217E-6	4.86741E-6	5.52797E-6
M	-4.64791E-8	1.56133E-7	1.18397E-6	6.05920E-7	5.52797E-6	1.00719E-5

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

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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

26.999

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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.822511

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-14.268484

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-18.887269

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

52 (3)

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 2025VM5 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	1957-11-24 16:14	433.8	0.0758939	0.0091198	0.0248523
EARTH	1965-08-05 14:49	277.5	0.0188099	0.0163383	0.0010751
EARTH	1974-11-23 15:56	296.2	0.0788005	0.0510807	0.0092584
EARTH	1982-06-15 14:27	> 1 w	0.1526109	0.1374268	0.0050858
EARTH	1982-09-29 05:21	> 1 d	0.0827713	0.0825762	0.0000666
EARTH	1983-01-13 12:38	> 1 w	0.1523317	0.1381522	0.0047352
EARTH	1990-08-04 08:02	210.6	0.0865864	0.0689028	0.0059219
EARTH	1999-11-20 13:16	220.0	0.0243588	0.0218780	0.0008304
EARTH	2007-08-04 17:27	32.7	0.1365786	0.1336997	0.0009598
EARTH	2008-11-20 00:51	56.1	0.1855835	0.1819044	0.0012264
EARTH	2016-08-18 02:52	912.3	0.0567249	0.0543373	0.0007973
EARTH	2017-02-10 08:10	> 1 d	0.1922668	0.1909510	0.0004386
EARTH	2025-11-22 03:30	< 1 min	0.0071140	0.0071073	0.0000022
EARTH	2034-11-21 04:18	235.3	0.0149676	0.0112114	0.0013017
EARTH	2043-07-29 07:37	1420.8	0.0215856	0.0215618	0.0006796
EARTH	2053-05-21 08:59	> 1 mo	0.1726460	0.0683614	0.0941034
EARTH	2053-10-11 07:37	> 1 mo	0.0848086	0.0195333	0.0614047
EARTH	2053-12-30 21:49	> 1 mo	0.1311656	0.0262513	0.1805024
EARTH	2062-08-01 05:14	> 1 w	0.1943643	0.0215708	0.3929986
EARTH	2063-11-23 12:19	> 1 d	0.0494393	0.0040241	0.4249646
EARTH	2072-08-20 07:16	> 1 mo	0.0693081	0.0213129	0.3492465
EARTH	2073-02-09 20:32	> 1 mo	0.1884623	0.0100852	0.1870208
EARTH	2081-07-31 19:04	> 1 w	0.1732969	0.0219183	1.1349368
EARTH	2082-11-22 03:24	> 1 w	0.0900694	0.0036670	1.1978854
EARTH	2091-05-28 19:24	> 1 mo	0.1652178	0.0648796	0.1931221
EARTH	2091-10-05 04:00	> 1 mo	0.0870079	0.0472532	0.0488839
EARTH	2092-01-08 07:48	> 1 mo	0.1423524	0.0211160	0.2487493
EARTH	2100-07-29 06:22	> 1 d	0.0563958	0.0219984	0.4971081
EARTH	2110-05-21 21:19	> 1 mo	0.1750362	0.0722334	0.2808771
EARTH	2110-10-15 12:08	> 1 mo	0.0824716	0.0192364	0.2334310
EARTH	2119-07-31 18:43	> 1 w	0.1309987	0.0222329	0.5759877
EARTH	2120-11-22 13:35	> 1 w	0.1174869	0.0037938	0.5791095

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
248.66405909	319.27483535	0.00636825	MINIMUM
122.52055938	209.65166285	0.01839362	MINIMUM
184.69399009	263.64442274	0.08664690	SADDLE
7.21125875	86.05434775	0.22726224	SADDLE
7.44215128	266.32476524	1.77478587	SADDLE
185.30415141	84.15671111	2.08505705	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2025VM5

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2103-11-25.047	89492.047	0.404	0.000	1.37 ± 0.014	5.18E5	3.38E-6	6.64E-2	-6.79	0
2107-11-25.019	90953.019	0.614	0.000	1.38 ± 0.000	1.34E7	1.15E-7	6.65E-2	-8.28	0


Based on 52 optical observations (of which 3 are rejected as outliers) from 2025/11/14.268 to 2025/11/18.887.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 2.70 and 2.70 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20251119 132248.004 UTC.

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