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Last update: 2025-11-29 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.006

Aphelion (Q)

1.948

Eccentricity (e)

0.319

Inclination (i)

8.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

655.8

Earth MOID

0.02840

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-11-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0686

10262466

Maximum Brightness

22.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

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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

1.477188

1-sigma variation

0.000631

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.318697

1-sigma variation

0.000281

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.0386

1-sigma variation

0.0056

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

67.4087

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

341.7414

1-sigma variation

0.0020

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

3.83671

1-sigma variation

0.00229

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.006412

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.947964

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.032381

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.888125

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.028402

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

655.7708

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.98097E-7	1.77382E-7	3.55677E-6	-3.46038E-7	-1.13218E-6	-1.42881E-6
e	1.77382E-7	7.90365E-8	1.58481E-6	-1.54180E-7	-5.04678E-7	-6.36541E-7
i	3.55677E-6	1.58481E-6	3.17804E-5	-3.09170E-6	-1.01412E-5	-1.27532E-5
Ω	-3.46038E-7	-1.54180E-7	-3.09170E-6	3.01667E-7	9.69078E-7	1.24879E-6
ω	-1.13218E-6	-5.04678E-7	-1.01412E-5	9.69078E-7	3.81350E-6	3.78478E-6
M	-1.42881E-6	-6.36541E-7	-1.27532E-5	1.24879E-6	3.78478E-6	5.25912E-6

Date of computation: 2025-11-29 13:15 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

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

25.478

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

21 - 50*

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

0.863292

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-23.09218

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-28.414666

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

39 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025WC2 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	1973-12-01 10:54	> 1 w	0.0531825	0.0243381	0.0774148
EARTH	1982-10-28 14:05	> 1 w	0.1107948	0.0328160	0.1051975
EARTH	2025-11-27 17:48	< 1 min	0.0332249	0.0331465	0.0000261
EARTH	2034-11-10 14:28	> 1 w	0.0686004	0.0060760	0.0284299
EARTH	2086-12-03 12:47	> 1 d	0.0606910	0.0213411	0.0395424
EARTH	2095-11-22 14:21	> 1 d	0.0312590	0.0266097	0.0105571
EARTH	2104-10-21 04:17	> 1 w	0.1480549	0.0556972	0.1622300

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
9.50556678	321.69356277	0.02840154	MINIMUM
177.61992184	125.90165966	0.93898868	SADDLE
356.99304543	124.68433511	2.01684468	SADDLE
179.15672219	307.01237824	2.93753468	MAXIMUM

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