Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-19 13:08 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.004

Aphelion (Q)

1.703

Eccentricity (e)

0.258

Inclination (i)

6.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

575.3

Earth MOID

0.01970

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2025-11-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02204

3296988

Maximum Brightness

19.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-14

Observatory

Pleasant Groves Observatory

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

1.353648

1-sigma variation

0.000581

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.258056

1-sigma variation

0.000303

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.1944

1-sigma variation

0.0062

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

239.2156

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

190.9437

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

353.66649

1-sigma variation

0.00611

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.004331

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.702965

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.678747

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.020202

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.019700

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

575.2507

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.37076E-7	1.76053E-7	3.62726E-6	3.20101E-7	-1.44746E-6	3.51919E-6
e	1.76053E-7	9.19518E-8	1.89460E-6	1.67115E-7	-7.54638E-7	1.83732E-6
i	3.62726E-6	1.89460E-6	3.90487E-5	3.43490E-6	-1.54035E-5	3.77780E-5
Ω	3.20101E-7	1.67115E-7	3.43490E-6	3.10227E-7	-1.48158E-6	3.39878E-6
ω	-1.44746E-6	-7.54638E-7	-1.54035E-5	-1.48158E-6	8.23620E-6	-1.61907E-5
M	3.51919E-6	1.83732E-6	3.77780E-5	3.39878E-6	-1.61907E-5	3.73178E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-19 13:08 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

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.323

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

14 - 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

0.8

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.466876

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-14.18684

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-18.8144

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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025VW4 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	1962-12-16 01:50	> 1 w	0.0890109	0.0146661	0.1053530
EARTH	1973-12-03 05:04	> 1 w	0.0398680	0.0109746	0.0490435
EARTH	1984-12-29 13:41	> 1 d	0.1812104	0.0428509	0.0818358
EARTH	2014-10-30 00:05	> 1 d	0.1467841	0.0216732	0.0431762
EARTH	2025-11-21 01:52	< 1 min	0.0220390	0.0219662	0.0000243
EARTH	2036-11-06 02:11	> 1 d	0.0880364	0.0007797	0.0417286
EARTH	2072-12-26 15:05	> 1 d	0.1469874	0.1121523	0.0117528
EARTH	2083-11-29 20:57	> 1 d	0.0280916	0.0167495	0.0162234
EARTH	2094-12-21 14:01	> 1 w	0.1093833	0.0267447	0.0551215

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
353.17010056	320.57825364	0.01969902	MINIMUM
179.50078999	148.10272280	0.68785332	SADDLE
358.14870991	146.94577337	2.01972272	SADDLE
178.69582780	327.49176918	2.68890533	MAXIMUM

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