Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.640

Aphelion (Q)

1.079

Eccentricity (e)

0.255

Inclination (i)

2.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

291.0

Earth MOID

0.00251

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-11-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11079

16573323

Maximum Brightness

25.9

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

11 - 24*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-09

Observatory

ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland

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

0.859404

1-sigma variation

0.000038

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.255203

1-sigma variation

0.000085

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.5350

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

52.3233

1-sigma variation

0.0017

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

134.2062

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

256.88916

1-sigma variation

0.00510

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.640082

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.078726

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.011765

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.330073

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002506

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

291.0010

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.42724E-9	-3.18609E-9	-1.05837E-8	-3.80820E-8	-9.92923E-8	-1.66307E-7
e	-3.18609E-9	7.21348E-9	2.94554E-8	7.21195E-8	2.23165E-7	3.97174E-7
i	-1.05837E-8	2.94554E-8	4.27565E-7	-4.94091E-7	8.53463E-7	2.73208E-6
Ω	-3.80820E-8	7.21195E-8	-4.94091E-7	2.74729E-6	2.37827E-6	1.11998E-6
ω	-9.92923E-8	2.23165E-7	8.53463E-7	2.37827E-6	7.00222E-6	1.19656E-5
M	-1.66307E-7	3.97174E-7	2.73208E-6	1.11998E-6	1.19656E-5	2.60306E-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

26.983

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

11 - 24*

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

0.519072

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-09.045713

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-09.977655

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (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

[-]

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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 2025VX 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
VENUS	1950-09-10 12:55	> 1 mo	0.0182997	0.0069969	4.5977426
EARTH	1952-08-23 22:03	> 1 mo	0.0382915	0.0371353	0.5924616
EARTH	1956-08-31 10:34	> 1 mo	0.0584826	0.0368030	0.9320292
EARTH	1960-09-14 23:13	> 1 w	0.0798704	0.0193361	0.0567890
VENUS	1964-06-07 18:33	> 1 mo	0.0263275	0.0099826	1.9257598
EARTH	1964-10-04 02:52	> 1 mo	0.0869446	0.0816056	0.0774914
EARTH	1968-11-01 18:58	> 1 mo	0.0536383	0.0000000	0.6628936
EARTH	1972-11-13 05:37	> 1 d	0.0116392	0.0038521	0.1028734
VENUS	1983-07-07 05:03	> 1 mo	0.0161047	0.0099333	0.2261801
EARTH	1987-08-25 02:23	> 1 d	0.0372064	0.0371731	0.0012584
VENUS	1989-01-20 01:56	> 1 d	0.0113326	0.0106012	0.0064990
EARTH	1991-10-22 19:11	> 1 d	0.0714697	0.0540714	0.0058288
EARTH	1995-11-14 23:02	151.2	0.0877369	0.0590615	0.0095591
VENUS	2002-05-10 12:35	465.8	0.0217702	0.0100406	0.0041662
EARTH	2006-08-24 00:19	59.8	0.1428683	0.1407008	0.0007232
VENUS	2007-11-23 11:59	51.2	0.0143426	0.0128946	0.0004870
EARTH	2010-10-12 21:41	356.6	0.0763771	0.0756899	0.0002292
EARTH	2021-08-23 22:52	14.0	0.0694197	0.0668857	0.0008492
VENUS	2022-04-09 18:32	236.3	0.0173240	0.0145255	0.0009836
EARTH	2025-11-11 10:32	< 1 min	0.0030818	0.0030780	0.0000013
VENUS	2027-10-19 12:22	191.7	0.0208305	0.0185217	0.0008185
EARTH	2029-11-12 18:00	42.1	0.1107858	0.1058697	0.0016387
VENUS	2035-07-29 05:46	407.3	0.0445875	0.0314718	0.0043728
EARTH	2044-08-22 15:47	4.2	0.1694056	0.1656297	0.0012594
VENUS	2046-11-15 19:57	475.3	0.0147591	0.0141448	0.0008400
EARTH	2048-08-23 14:25	1278.1	0.0428190	0.0426095	0.0007617
EARTH	2052-10-04 23:25	> 1 w	0.0799165	0.0693895	0.0040024
EARTH	2056-11-11 16:05	> 1 d	0.0176796	0.0016112	0.0427575
VENUS	2060-03-10 23:10	> 1 w	0.0054055	0.0013303	0.1527722
VENUS	2073-12-05 00:03	> 1 mo	0.0386358	0.0140308	10.6788244
VENUS	2089-09-16 17:15	> 1 mo	0.0391408	0.0011990	14.2010493
EARTH	2091-08-21 16:18	> 1 mo	0.1453566	0.0422873	6.1056468
VENUS	2095-06-20 15:43	> 1 mo	0.0247226	0.0144666	2.1884367
EARTH	2095-08-20 18:49	> 1 mo	0.0738604	0.0448041	2.6102104
EARTH	2099-08-26 19:29	> 1 mo	0.0487085	0.0426262	4.4704280
EARTH	2103-09-23 10:27	> 1 mo	0.0826774	0.0680281	3.0979176
EARTH	2107-10-20 16:17	> 1 mo	0.0722580	0.0154708	9.7330049
EARTH	2111-11-08 13:22	> 1 mo	0.0275914	0.0007927	15.5441734
EARTH	2115-11-12 09:52	> 1 mo	0.0036041	0.0013909	18.1377910
EARTH	2122-08-25 06:24	> 1 mo	0.1085096	0.0470452	2053.5200173
VENUS	2125-08-21 03:22	> 1 mo	0.0339596	0.0150268	3128.4875623

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
233.60986370	308.53835283	0.00250595	MINIMUM
134.28400925	230.00795649	0.04434602	MINIMUM
180.68091438	266.69570544	0.08351576	SADDLE
5.30354450	90.58504340	0.36078263	SADDLE
5.74259267	271.15551867	1.64115942	SADDLE
183.58796357	88.93612242	2.07830633	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2025VX

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS
2089-11-10.473	84365.473	-0.547	1.31 ± 0.000	6.05E6	1.82E-7	7.66E-2	-7.92
2089-11-11.579	84366.579	-1.708	0.73 ± 0.020	3.14E6	1.14E-7	7.71E-2	-8.12
2091-11-11.889	85096.889	0.086	0.83 ± 0.006	3.76E4	4.07E-5	7.74E-2	-5.58
2095-11-11.563	86557.563	0.091	1.80 ± 0.000	9.13E7	8.40E-9	7.73E-2	-9.29
2098-11-11.760	87653.760	-1.692	1.84 ± 0.050	1.29E6	1.32E-7	7.70E-2	-8.11
2103-11-13.673	89480.673	-0.974	1.07 ± 0.158	7.19E6	1.16E-7	7.82E-2	-8.19
2105-11-12.031	90210.031	-0.324	1.22 ± 0.000	3.46E7	4.01E-8	7.72E-2	-8.67
2106-11-11.937	90574.937	-1.057	1.83 ± 0.000	3.94E7	1.81E-8	7.67E-2	-9.02
2107-11-13.367	90941.367	4.509	1.10 ± 0.040	9.02E5	5.84E-11	7.69E-2	-11.52
2108-11-11.588	91305.588	0.214	1.47 ± 0.253	1.27E8	8.11E-9	7.76E-2	-9.38
2108-11-11.751	91305.751	-0.581	0.44 ± 0.114	2.31E6	5.82E-7	7.71E-2	-7.52
2109-11-11.611	91670.611	-0.816	1.85 ± 0.008	2.45E6	2.71E-7	7.69E-2	-7.86
2110-11-12.314	92036.314	0.337	1.82 ± 0.032	1.29E7	5.38E-8	7.72E-2	-8.57
2110-11-12.743	92036.743	0.080	0.70 ± 0.045	3.02E7	4.95E-8	7.81E-2	-8.60
2113-11-11.946	93131.946	1.701	0.64 ± 0.006	8.32E6	4.39E-8	7.70E-2	-8.67
2114-11-11.817	93496.817	0.105	1.83 ± 0.014	4.00E6	1.81E-7	7.71E-2	-8.06
2115-11-12.322	93862.322	-0.632	1.64 ± 0.045	3.18E7	2.76E-8	7.74E-2	-8.88
2115-11-12.639	93862.639	-0.757	1.22 ± 0.022	1.09E7	8.94E-8	7.76E-2	-8.37
2120-11-11.339	95688.339	0.347	1.88 ± 0.000	5.26E7	1.17E-8	7.69E-2	-9.28
2120-11-12.140	95689.140	-1.694	0.72 ± 0.051	2.16E6	1.69E-7	7.73E-2	-8.12
2121-11-12.403	96054.403	0.723	1.03 ± 0.224	1.14E6	1.08E-6	7.75E-2	-7.31
2124-11-11.095	97149.095	-1.032	0.98 ± 0.000	1.57E7	5.95E-8	7.67E-2	-8.59
2124-11-12.056	97150.056	-1.694	1.68 ± 0.000	1.70E8	1.54E-9	7.72E-2	-10.18


Based on 28 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2025/11/09.046 to 2025/11/09.978.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 2.05 and 2.05 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20251113 142356.792 UTC.

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