Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-18 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.697

Aphelion (Q)

1.428

Eccentricity (e)

0.344

Inclination (i)

5.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

400.2

Earth MOID

0.00002

U parameter

6.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2046-04-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03793

5674705

Maximum Brightness

24.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.7

mag

Diameter

8 - 17*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-14

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

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

1.062769

1-sigma variation

0.000053

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.343852

1-sigma variation

0.000083

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.0760

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

230.4444

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

81.1193

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

66.33683

1-sigma variation

0.00992

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.697334

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.428204

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.121879

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000092

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000021

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

400.1811

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.78672E-9	4.37564E-9	6.63421E-8	1.05685E-9	-1.24852E-8	-5.23432E-7
e	4.37564E-9	6.96534E-9	1.05676E-7	2.66330E-9	-2.88777E-8	-8.25103E-7
i	6.63421E-8	1.05676E-7	1.60664E-6	4.20839E-8	-4.45599E-7	-1.25123E-5
Ω	1.05685E-9	2.66330E-9	4.20839E-8	1.26006E-8	-1.03160E-7	-2.33771E-7
ω	-1.24852E-8	-2.88777E-8	-4.45599E-7	-1.03160E-7	9.63307E-7	2.66018E-6
M	-5.23432E-7	-8.25103E-7	-1.25123E-5	-2.33771E-7	2.66018E-6	9.84275E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-18 13:31 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

27.657

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

8 - 17*

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

0.758439

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-14.180548

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-16.560149

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

33 (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:*

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Close Approaches for 2025VS3 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	1958-04-07 05:08	1018.8	0.1465590	0.0989385	0.0162697
EARTH	1959-04-22 00:31	1284.2	0.1663253	0.1125098	0.0183180
EARTH	1963-11-15 03:29	1355.8	0.0490719	0.0010179	0.0251570
EARTH	1979-04-05 23:39	924.4	0.1855288	0.1436799	0.0140597
EARTH	1980-04-19 05:38	1062.9	0.1366585	0.0895425	0.0162699
EARTH	1984-11-14 19:30	> 1 d	0.0595785	0.0008684	0.0266147
VENUS	1998-04-16 16:06	> 1 d	0.0427588	0.0358414	0.0082192
EARTH	2000-04-11 02:15	945.0	0.0668314	0.0422495	0.0117655
EARTH	2004-11-09 21:27	234.6	0.1025266	0.0541364	0.0161302
EARTH	2021-04-15 16:33	155.4	0.0612155	0.0556807	0.0019316
VENUS	2023-07-06 09:00	171.6	0.0391704	0.0380689	0.0004134
EARTH	2025-11-13 00:19	< 1 min	0.0012188	0.0012179	0.0000003
EARTH	2046-04-23 03:33	813.1	0.0379331	0.0295224	0.0073453
EARTH	2048-11-11 20:50	851.7	0.0209947	0.0002695	0.0152973
EARTH	2060-11-18 06:43	> 1 d	0.1332158	0.0012543	0.1022121
EARTH	2069-04-12 18:49	> 1 w	0.1926490	0.0310034	0.1952580
EARTH	2081-04-20 18:56	> 1 w	0.0324414	0.0292356	0.2287639
EARTH	2083-11-09 18:50	> 1 w	0.1018727	0.0013170	0.8501621
EARTH	2093-04-23 20:05	> 1 mo	0.0581660	0.0294203	1.5131398
EARTH	2095-11-12 01:45	> 1 mo	0.0408714	0.0015857	1.8213769
EARTH	2105-04-25 21:05	> 1 mo	0.0780568	0.0307968	1.1905216
EARTH	2107-11-13 15:25	> 1 mo	0.0263178	0.0015774	2.0307173
EARTH	2117-04-23 08:03	> 1 mo	0.0410428	0.0298565	2.5926934
EARTH	2119-11-11 05:01	> 1 mo	0.0846690	0.0016895	5.5657583

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
78.47424173	309.92035990	0.00002137	MINIMUM
279.96419988	108.92236924	0.03024048	MINIMUM
358.75611963	209.13927373	0.32688163	SADDLE
179.52471739	29.54811464	0.45439350	SADDLE
358.30800889	28.46003782	1.68150931	SADDLE
178.97459003	209.15614488	2.44179522	MAXIMUM

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