Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-24 20:58 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.913

Aphelion (Q)

2.562

Eccentricity (e)

0.475

Inclination (i)

1.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

836.4

Earth MOID

0.00003

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-02-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14116

21117503

Maximum Brightness

22.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.5

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-11

Observatory

MAPS, San Pedro de Atacama

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

1.737317

1-sigma variation

0.000288

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.474567

1-sigma variation

0.000094

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.7715

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

59.3292

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

40.0321

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

345.92168

1-sigma variation

0.00388

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.912843

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.561791

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000211

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.099090

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000030

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

836.4055

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.29874E-8	2.70842E-8	8.37760E-8	-7.16725E-8	1.63725E-7	1.11905E-6
e	2.70842E-8	8.83936E-9	2.73419E-8	-2.33914E-8	5.34411E-8	3.65216E-7
i	8.37760E-8	2.73419E-8	8.46073E-8	-7.24833E-8	1.65552E-7	1.12964E-6
Ω	-7.16725E-8	-2.33914E-8	-7.24833E-8	6.25485E-8	-1.42005E-7	-9.66488E-7
ω	1.63725E-7	5.34411E-8	1.65552E-7	-1.42005E-7	3.26799E-7	2.20675E-6
M	1.11905E-6	3.65216E-7	1.12964E-6	-9.66488E-7	2.20675E-6	1.50902E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 20:58 UTC

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

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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

24.517

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

30 - 70*

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

0.644428

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-11.08405

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-23.121782

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

106 (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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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025VP2 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	1969-01-05 17:11	> 1 w	0.0716750	0.0600416	0.0081187
MARS	1975-07-28 23:27	> 1 d	0.0056417	0.0037726	0.0189847
EARTH	1994-02-15 21:07	> 1 w	0.0602912	0.0304800	0.2133759
EARTH	2009-11-26 20:52	> 1 d	0.0225034	0.0004183	0.0187471
EARTH	2025-11-25 07:43	< 1 min	0.0169104	0.0169007	0.0000032
EARTH	2042-02-23 17:23	> 1 d	0.1411618	0.0719798	0.0236494
EARTH	2065-01-15 14:36	> 1 w	0.0653863	0.0424040	0.0093539
EARTH	2087-11-13 10:32	796.4	0.0676344	0.0525038	0.0050436
EARTH	2104-01-26 11:44	> 1 d	0.0548266	0.0343261	0.0086812
EARTH	2120-02-27 04:02	> 1 d	0.1529053	0.1080037	0.0151002

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
335.36593608	318.53358945	0.00003034	MINIMUM
24.27822636	37.08010510	0.03005902	MINIMUM
0.67594730	359.19001252	0.07324334	SADDLE
180.00800649	178.03408772	1.54396885	SADDLE
359.95507934	178.00605692	1.93090456	SADDLE
179.96154805	358.00663859	3.54520388	MAXIMUM

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