Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-14 13:09 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.779

Aphelion (Q)

1.191

Eccentricity (e)

0.209

Inclination (i)

5.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

357.1

Earth MOID

0.00168

U parameter

4.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14066

21042436

Maximum Brightness

28.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.9

mag

Diameter

2.7 - 6*

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

0.985130

1-sigma variation

0.000002

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.208922

1-sigma variation

0.000062

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.1418

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

50.5481

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

104.3981

1-sigma variation

0.0036

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

287.51920

1-sigma variation

0.00347

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.779315

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.190945

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004134

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.116100

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001685

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

357.1401

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.07572E-12	-9.59624E-11	-3.35687E-9	-1.85256E-10	-5.71785E-9	-5.17023E-9
e	-9.59624E-11	3.85089E-9	1.33867E-7	7.46783E-9	2.21902E-7	2.14971E-7
i	-3.35687E-9	1.33867E-7	4.65446E-6	2.59573E-7	7.71965E-6	7.46721E-6
Ω	-1.85256E-10	7.46783E-9	2.59573E-7	1.44856E-8	4.30088E-7	4.17110E-7
ω	-5.71785E-9	2.21902E-7	7.71965E-6	4.30088E-7	1.28385E-5	1.23360E-5
M	-5.17023E-9	2.14971E-7	7.46721E-6	4.17110E-7	1.23360E-5	1.20514E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-14 13:09 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

29.939

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

2.7 - 6*

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

0.760363

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-12.314342

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-14.092169

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025VS2 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	1957-06-23 10:54	296.6	0.1265128	0.1188145	0.0025897
EARTH	1958-05-15 16:56	1126.2	0.1443304	0.1420369	0.0007739
EARTH	1958-07-14 00:27	797.9	0.1556432	0.1532428	0.0008012
EARTH	1959-09-28 09:44	922.7	0.1727777	0.1708750	0.0006347
EARTH	1960-01-16 14:24	> 1 d	0.1997764	0.1981063	0.0005570
EARTH	1960-11-12 22:29	117.9	0.0315818	0.0219637	0.0032060
EARTH	1979-06-25 08:01	7.6	0.1382393	0.1379540	0.0000952
EARTH	1980-05-17 23:28	174.5	0.1414137	0.1407317	0.0002275
EARTH	1980-07-10 04:53	230.4	0.1525850	0.1518789	0.0002354
EARTH	1981-09-29 03:50	305.5	0.1711852	0.1709035	0.0000940
EARTH	1982-01-15 03:20	444.1	0.1991601	0.1988626	0.0000992
EARTH	1982-11-13 15:16	16.0	0.0394947	0.0379208	0.0005247
EARTH	2001-06-20 15:11	104.2	0.0711302	0.0695318	0.0005601
EARTH	2002-04-20 07:38	1117.5	0.1925128	0.1909348	0.0005283
EARTH	2002-08-20 10:16	975.1	0.1873513	0.1866677	0.0002281
EARTH	2003-11-02 07:29	537.3	0.1069237	0.1040914	0.0009446
EARTH	2004-11-09 04:04	54.9	0.1618264	0.1583702	0.0011521
EARTH	2023-06-09 22:14	106.7	0.0952783	0.0943502	0.0003106
EARTH	2024-09-15 20:14	136.4	0.1842118	0.1840826	0.0000431
EARTH	2025-11-14 01:20	< 1 s	0.0022663	0.0022642	0.0000007
EARTH	2026-11-09 14:25	< 1 min	0.1406600	0.1406177	0.0000141
EARTH	2062-06-20 15:44	44.3	0.1640052	0.1615484	0.0008197
EARTH	2063-06-13 16:57	67.0	0.0538895	0.0529499	0.0003310
EARTH	2064-05-24 14:17	430.1	0.1153426	0.1131401	0.0007368
EARTH	2065-04-11 13:35	792.2	0.1891992	0.1881054	0.0003653
EARTH	2065-08-06 18:38	685.7	0.1936888	0.1928535	0.0002785
EARTH	2067-10-04 23:46	553.9	0.1718482	0.1710240	0.0002750
EARTH	2068-01-13 10:04	807.5	0.1888638	0.1880867	0.0002591
EARTH	2068-11-11 04:02	143.7	0.0821735	0.0801582	0.0006719
EARTH	2069-11-13 06:49	26.9	0.0443624	0.0424174	0.0006484
EARTH	2070-11-08 03:34	19.6	0.1874821	0.1862871	0.0003983
EARTH	2105-06-19 20:30	297.4	0.1253941	0.1127666	0.0042564
EARTH	2106-06-11 15:46	496.6	0.0561244	0.0516746	0.0019444
EARTH	2107-05-03 12:46	> 1 d	0.1568713	0.1493048	0.0025691
EARTH	2107-07-18 20:19	> 1 d	0.1665022	0.1594632	0.0023476
EARTH	2109-09-26 20:58	> 1 d	0.1830500	0.1783152	0.0015849
EARTH	2110-11-07 08:38	> 1 d	0.0999707	0.0863334	0.0045530
EARTH	2111-11-14 18:14	214.0	0.0401772	0.0254578	0.0049187
EARTH	2112-11-08 04:39	154.7	0.1954475	0.1863272	0.0030401

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
268.58973285	310.95446589	0.00168484	MINIMUM
93.78836865	158.91869383	0.04895635	MINIMUM
180.17632420	234.52364598	0.20371671	SADDLE
2.12658877	55.29091625	0.22460264	SADDLE
4.74684434	238.48095775	1.78811570	SADDLE
183.54148913	57.26479833	2.17986750	MAXIMUM

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