Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-15 15:56 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.913

Aphelion (Q)

2.561

Eccentricity (e)

0.474

Inclination (i)

1.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

836.1

Earth MOID

0.00003

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-11-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01691

2529105

Maximum Brightness

21.1

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

1.736934

1-sigma variation

0.000404

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.474442

1-sigma variation

0.000131

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.7711

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

59.3296

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

40.0312

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

345.91655

1-sigma variation

0.00553

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.912859

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.561009

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000211

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.098647

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000030

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

836.1292

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.62825E-7	5.30107E-8	1.62768E-7	-1.67893E-7	2.61629E-7	2.22797E-6
e	5.30107E-8	1.72609E-8	5.30405E-8	-5.43870E-8	8.61935E-8	7.24899E-7
i	1.62768E-7	5.30405E-8	1.64098E-7	-1.63983E-7	2.84867E-7	2.21749E-6
Ω	-1.67893E-7	-5.43870E-8	-1.63983E-7	2.17289E-7	-1.59867E-7	-2.35239E-6
ω	2.61629E-7	8.61935E-8	2.84867E-7	-1.59867E-7	8.78050E-7	3.37778E-6
M	2.22797E-6	7.24899E-7	2.21749E-6	-2.35239E-6	3.37778E-6	3.05776E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-15 15:56 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

[-]

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

24.541

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

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

0.678131

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

2025-11-15.152356

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

70 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025VP2 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	1952-11-05 22:12	> 1 d	0.1251741	0.0035159	0.0526485
EARTH	1978-02-15 21:32	> 1 d	0.0614326	0.0304731	0.0489212
EARTH	1994-01-23 23:41	> 1 d	0.0552187	0.0330905	0.0105892
EARTH	2009-12-04 16:49	> 1 w	0.0448836	0.0026057	0.0206301
EARTH	2025-11-25 07:43	< 1 min	0.0169060	0.0168928	0.0000044
EARTH	2042-02-21 02:18	> 1 d	0.1101279	0.0309709	0.0322519
EARTH	2065-01-04 01:52	> 1 w	0.0720950	0.0675839	0.0019435
EARTH	2087-11-14 05:13	> 1 d	0.0608110	0.0304911	0.0101066
EARTH	2104-01-31 21:51	> 1 d	0.0449390	0.0318846	0.0057832
EARTH	2120-02-28 09:35	544.3	0.1695682	0.1522377	0.0057883

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
335.36259772	318.53388244	0.00003038	MINIMUM
24.28145210	37.07872653	0.03005203	MINIMUM
0.67599549	359.18942385	0.07322650	SADDLE
180.00799662	178.03357761	1.54318731	SADDLE
359.95503318	178.00550439	1.93092082	SADDLE
179.96152436	358.00611587	3.54442251	MAXIMUM

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