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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.944

Aphelion (Q)

1.767

Eccentricity (e)

0.304

Inclination (i)

8.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

576.4

Earth MOID

0.01008

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-01-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15217

22763878

Maximum Brightness

25.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

13 - 29*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-09

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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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

1.355445

1-sigma variation

0.000555

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.303539

1-sigma variation

0.000307

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.3694

1-sigma variation

0.0077

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

225.7539

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

222.4468

1-sigma variation

0.0030

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

344.90387

1-sigma variation

0.01328

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.944015

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.766875

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.575425

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.014465

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.010083

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

576.3964

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.07983E-7	1.70445E-7	4.04607E-6	-3.17435E-7	-1.04915E-6	7.34069E-6
e	1.70445E-7	9.43356E-8	2.24556E-6	-1.76019E-7	-5.74239E-7	4.05917E-6
i	4.04607E-6	2.24556E-6	5.90998E-5	-4.48873E-6	-8.22213E-6	9.35060E-5
Ω	-3.17435E-7	-1.76019E-7	-4.48873E-6	3.44422E-7	7.81727E-7	-7.40816E-6
ω	-1.04915E-6	-5.74239E-7	-8.22213E-6	7.81727E-7	8.97101E-6	-2.78369E-5
M	7.34069E-6	4.05917E-6	9.35060E-5	-7.40816E-6	-2.78369E-5	1.76449E-4

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

26.592

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 - 29*

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

0.9

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.507409

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-09.139854

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-10.085811

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025VW 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	1956-11-13 10:48	> 1 w	0.0194268	0.0085407	0.0444321
EARTH	1967-11-03 08:31	> 1 w	0.0695881	0.0048538	0.1337924
EARTH	2004-01-11 03:11	> 1 d	0.1375862	0.1281459	0.0035791
EARTH	2014-11-19 17:27	> 1 w	0.0458330	0.0046428	0.0368108
EARTH	2025-11-12 13:37	< 1 min	0.0138993	0.0138576	0.0000139
EARTH	2037-01-26 19:32	> 1 d	0.1521671	0.1374444	0.0167576
EARTH	2055-10-25 03:21	> 1 d	0.1942573	0.0059905	0.1045042
MARS	2059-07-22 13:17	> 1 d	0.0411518	0.0123439	0.0735064
EARTH	2066-11-18 22:31	> 1 w	0.0422369	0.0062505	0.0878580
EARTH	2096-12-10 04:10	> 1 mo	0.1000693	0.0434248	0.3429932
EARTH	2115-11-02 19:52	> 1 mo	0.0932212	0.0050189	0.5739692

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
330.50460750	308.03367332	0.01008318	MINIMUM
182.22040872	168.09519932	0.76099746	SADDLE
0.24792887	167.16913021	1.95934039	SADDLE
178.89057064	345.64447224	2.74790823	MAXIMUM

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