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Last update: 2025-11-25 08:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.891

Aphelion (Q)

2.615

Eccentricity (e)

0.492

Inclination (i)

4.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

847.7

Earth MOID

0.00761

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-09-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13099

19596035

Maximum Brightness

29.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

16 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-08

Observatory

Palomar Mountain--ZTF

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

1.752893

1-sigma variation

0.000727

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.491550

1-sigma variation

0.000232

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.7899

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

229.8635

1-sigma variation

4.584E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

128.4824

1-sigma variation

0.0014

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

20.46933

1-sigma variation

0.01401

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.891258

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.614527

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.903104

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.028270

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007612

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

847.6790

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.28973E-7	1.68401E-7	1.28730E-6	3.27114E-8	-9.98034E-7	-1.01865E-5
e	1.68401E-7	5.36115E-8	4.09819E-7	1.04141E-8	-3.17746E-7	-3.24292E-6
i	1.28730E-6	4.09819E-7	3.13300E-6	7.94991E-8	-2.42852E-6	-2.47898E-5
Ω	3.27114E-8	1.04141E-8	7.94991E-8	2.10177E-9	-6.18823E-8	-6.29906E-7
ω	-9.98034E-7	-3.17746E-7	-2.42852E-6	-6.18823E-8	1.88966E-6	1.92177E-5
M	-1.01865E-5	-3.24292E-6	-2.47898E-5	-6.29906E-7	1.92177E-5	1.96163E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-25 08:01 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

[-]

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

26.163

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

16 - 30*

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

0.66314

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-08.081828

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-18.685952

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

74 (1)

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 2025VS 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	1972-09-19 17:56	> 1 d	0.1301954	0.1227435	0.0026466
EARTH	1995-11-15 21:46	> 1 w	0.0848128	0.0065925	0.1307643
EARTH	2002-08-03 21:52	> 1 w	0.0870769	0.0816500	0.0248620
EARTH	2025-11-08 05:32	< 1 s	0.0103243	0.0103114	0.0000043
EARTH	2032-09-16 01:11	> 1 w	0.1309914	0.1283928	0.0012357
EARTH	2039-07-26 10:41	> 1 d	0.0891331	0.0829670	0.0176346
EARTH	2076-11-20 21:17	> 1 w	0.1517879	0.0015811	0.2225999
EARTH	2083-10-23 12:28	> 1 mo	0.0787192	0.0026774	0.1456155
EARTH	2090-08-13 23:37	> 1 w	0.1036062	0.0860131	0.0457084

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
28.15651754	304.36763820	0.00761191	MINIMUM
328.48207380	205.83288855	0.08279182	MINIMUM
355.22142809	250.00087044	0.13172056	SADDLE
179.14081941	76.26615789	1.62126056	SADDLE
357.92947475	74.65698584	1.88669818	SADDLE
179.43964246	256.43752788	3.61763824	MAXIMUM

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