Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-18 02:29 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.853

Aphelion (Q)

2.492

Eccentricity (e)

0.490

Inclination (i)

0.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

790.3

Earth MOID

0.00504

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2054-03-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12087

18082102

Maximum Brightness

26.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.2

mag

Diameter

6 - 14*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-12

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

1.672833

1-sigma variation

0.001766

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.489839

1-sigma variation

0.000608

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.5930

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

202.1722

1-sigma variation

0.0211

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

264.2220

1-sigma variation

0.0211

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

345.07075

1-sigma variation

0.02908

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.853414

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.492251

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.335398

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.212910

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005041

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

790.2732

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.11959E-6	1.07375E-6	1.69771E-6	2.88174E-5	-2.73671E-5	5.13560E-5
e	1.07375E-6	3.69589E-7	5.83577E-7	9.87972E-6	-9.37778E-6	1.76759E-5
i	1.69771E-6	5.83577E-7	9.93445E-7	1.92155E-5	-1.86622E-5	2.80004E-5
Ω	2.88174E-5	9.87972E-6	1.92155E-5	4.45705E-4	-4.44313E-4	4.77045E-4
ω	-2.73671E-5	-9.37778E-6	-1.86622E-5	-4.44313E-4	4.44445E-4	-4.53357E-4
M	5.13560E-5	1.76759E-5	2.80004E-5	4.77045E-4	-4.53357E-4	8.45485E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-18 02:29 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

28.216

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

6 - 14*

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

0.476617

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-12.316192

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-13.359212

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

16 (2)

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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2025VR6 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	1954-01-17 23:40	> 1 mo	0.1243319	0.0129579	0.5090271
EARTH	1964-10-29 00:30	> 1 mo	0.1950120	0.0044124	1.4571666
EARTH	1978-02-25 19:58	> 1 mo	0.0240789	0.0087279	0.2009769
EARTH	2001-12-28 06:59	> 1 mo	0.1263203	0.0331248	0.0311002
EARTH	2015-03-14 17:30	> 1 d	0.1545707	0.0083789	0.1076123
EARTH	2025-11-14 00:50	< 1 min	0.0060656	0.0060448	0.0000070
MARS	2045-03-03 03:17	> 1 w	0.0384810	0.0347463	0.0748968
EARTH	2054-03-13 04:56	> 1 w	0.1208714	0.0063888	0.2959237
EARTH	2067-03-01 09:26	> 1 mo	0.0125605	0.0065852	0.1991357
EARTH	2079-11-12 13:29	> 1 mo	0.0225183	0.0056230	3.4501762
EARTH	2094-11-30 18:18	> 1 mo	0.0790954	0.0052403	28.8422174
EARTH	2110-01-21 11:23	> 1 mo	0.1260367	0.0058369	9.8653001
EARTH	2125-03-09 08:37	> 1 mo	0.0515649	0.0060673	31.8214863

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
326.49811745	311.39709706	0.00504138	MINIMUM
33.82776151	59.15348694	0.00670898	MINIMUM
0.19652903	5.31770809	0.13053838	SADDLE
180.06560420	185.16257542	1.47424420	SADDLE
0.19542483	185.31222354	1.87148537	SADDLE
180.06229913	5.15938597	3.47582664	MAXIMUM

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