Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-24 19:20 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.970

Aphelion (Q)

1.300

Eccentricity (e)

0.145

Inclination (i)

9.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

441.6

Earth MOID

0.01802

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2048-06-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1564

23397780

Maximum Brightness

24.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.5

mag

Diameter

13 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-09

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

1.134955

1-sigma variation

0.000076

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.145361

1-sigma variation

0.000064

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.8675

1-sigma variation

0.0034

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

49.1563

1-sigma variation

4.285E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

312.6096

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

43.60875

1-sigma variation

0.00570

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.969977

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.299933

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.021360

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.220997

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018018

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

441.6379

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.72043E-9	4.84492E-9	2.57450E-7	-1.16637E-10	2.65254E-8	-4.30368E-7
e	4.84492E-9	4.10412E-9	2.18041E-7	-1.00474E-10	2.20733E-8	-3.64236E-7
i	2.57450E-7	2.18041E-7	1.15890E-5	-5.25341E-9	1.19495E-6	-1.93693E-5
Ω	-1.16637E-10	-1.00474E-10	-5.25341E-9	1.83570E-11	3.29547E-10	8.18606E-9
ω	2.65254E-8	2.20733E-8	1.19495E-6	3.29547E-10	3.38826E-7	-2.14103E-6
M	-4.30368E-7	-3.64236E-7	-1.93693E-5	8.18606E-9	-2.14103E-6	3.24760E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 19:20 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

26.514

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

13 - 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

0.720826

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-08.358426

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-13.903507

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

86 (6)

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 2025VU 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	1950-07-02 21:49	1182.0	0.1800938	0.1571817	0.0164964
EARTH	1956-11-14 17:26	1261.4	0.1193920	0.0559669	0.0213076
EARTH	1973-06-10 19:31	> 1 w	0.1685989	0.1601387	0.0098739
EARTH	1973-11-05 04:36	> 1 d	0.0491188	0.0168175	0.0330346
EARTH	1996-06-09 04:58	> 1 d	0.1696843	0.1609859	0.0043853
EARTH	1996-11-05 12:10	> 1 d	0.0430776	0.0171349	0.0136330
EARTH	2019-07-03 01:15	104.3	0.1853840	0.1796075	0.0020064
EARTH	2025-06-03 04:29	28.2	0.1809064	0.1806737	0.0000776
EARTH	2025-11-08 12:36	< 1 min	0.0180483	0.0180289	0.0000064
EARTH	2048-06-24 18:43	> 1 d	0.1564045	0.1561771	0.0006738
EARTH	2048-10-20 06:18	> 1 d	0.1445202	0.1073775	0.0124442
EARTH	2054-11-15 12:48	928.8	0.1217738	0.0755754	0.0154476
EARTH	2077-06-08 13:19	> 1 d	0.1728864	0.1698911	0.0011226
EARTH	2077-11-06 13:10	454.2	0.0331275	0.0232633	0.0035695
EARTH	2083-11-18 10:22	245.5	0.1769626	0.1631928	0.0045904
EARTH	2106-07-03 22:27	1300.7	0.1793029	0.1593920	0.0141896
EARTH	2112-06-09 20:04	> 1 w	0.1699489	0.1622717	0.0094171
EARTH	2112-11-06 16:03	> 1 d	0.0398327	0.0156123	0.0326511
EARTH	2118-11-15 02:47	438.3	0.0947530	0.0777354	0.0056845

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
38.64575066	305.49359121	0.01801842	MINIMUM
277.89515136	169.40207886	0.15475240	MINIMUM
321.32709150	216.82375630	0.17397423	SADDLE
160.72981499	63.41912897	0.34525778	SADDLE
350.73971643	71.10078691	1.96186544	SADDLE
177.39050999	257.87162789	2.29914341	MAXIMUM

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