Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-18 18:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.903

Aphelion (Q)

2.317

Eccentricity (e)

0.439

Inclination (i)

0.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

745.9

Earth MOID

0.00549

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-01-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0734

10980855

Maximum Brightness

33.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.4

mag

Diameter

6 - 13*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-15

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.609656

1-sigma variation

0.000469

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.439270

1-sigma variation

0.000180

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.4867

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

195.6609

1-sigma variation

0.0186

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

265.6395

1-sigma variation

0.0180

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

344.23192

1-sigma variation

0.00808

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.902582

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.316730

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.343650

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.256466

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005494

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

745.9299

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.19962E-7	8.44107E-8	1.66697E-7	7.90100E-6	-7.60487E-6	3.78818E-6
e	8.44107E-8	3.23928E-8	6.39716E-8	3.03212E-6	-2.91844E-6	1.45371E-6
i	1.66697E-7	6.39716E-8	1.34773E-7	6.71611E-6	-6.48810E-6	2.86919E-6
Ω	7.90100E-6	3.03212E-6	6.71611E-6	3.46708E-4	-3.35771E-4	1.35931E-4
ω	-7.60487E-6	-2.91844E-6	-6.48810E-6	-3.35771E-4	3.25250E-4	-1.30837E-4
M	3.78818E-6	1.45371E-6	2.86919E-6	1.35931E-4	-1.30837E-4	6.52417E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-18 18:45 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

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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

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.367

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

6 - 13*

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

0.514696

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-15.291088

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-18.04541

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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 2025VZ6 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	1962-11-04 06:42	> 1 d	0.1440747	0.0065859	0.1052384
EARTH	1964-12-02 03:50	> 1 d	0.0493809	0.0290733	0.0069580
EARTH	1967-02-08 11:13	> 1 w	0.0281151	0.0093185	0.0971427
EARTH	1969-03-02 02:08	> 1 w	0.1631211	0.0090754	0.1363267
EARTH	2023-11-01 08:02	449.0	0.1952678	0.1783808	0.0056292
EARTH	2025-11-19 12:36	< 1 min	0.0055153	0.0055086	0.0000022
EARTH	2028-01-17 05:30	> 1 d	0.0734025	0.0684561	0.0016492
EARTH	2030-02-24 14:05	1303.3	0.0834818	0.0526877	0.0102798
MARS	2067-01-13 19:08	> 1 d	0.0251664	0.0068059	0.0426783
EARTH	2082-11-09 23:40	> 1 d	0.0851957	0.0054115	0.0447738
EARTH	2084-12-19 13:43	> 1 w	0.0746064	0.0446242	0.0100114
EARTH	2087-02-16 04:49	> 1 d	0.0083379	0.0059934	0.0110797
MARS	2091-06-28 01:55	60.0	0.0351122	0.0296241	0.0041797
MARS	2114-01-23 11:07	> 1 d	0.0467506	0.0068436	0.0997658
EARTH	2123-11-15 09:50	> 1 w	0.0557321	0.0086265	0.1550912

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
331.46555038	316.35054210	0.00549436	MINIMUM
28.53278420	43.63729087	0.00641188	MINIMUM
0.00824861	0.00797069	0.08134977	SADDLE
180.00043826	179.99514381	1.29862624	SADDLE
0.00015789	179.99525276	1.92073312	SADDLE
179.99972504	359.99469666	3.30024970	MAXIMUM

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