Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-12-03 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.941

Aphelion (Q)

1.549

Eccentricity (e)

0.244

Inclination (i)

17.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

507.5

Earth MOID

0.01010

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-12-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11755

17585929

Maximum Brightness

23.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-30

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

1.245118

1-sigma variation

0.000141

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.243932

1-sigma variation

0.000092

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

17.3080

1-sigma variation

0.0045

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

69.8867

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

315.5328

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

19.51315

1-sigma variation

0.00618

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.941394

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.548842

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.011370

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.402367

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.010103

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

507.4742

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.99797E-8	1.29441E-8	6.31818E-7	8.67413E-9	4.01652E-7	-8.72734E-7
e	1.29441E-8	8.38637E-9	4.09275E-7	5.61918E-9	2.60045E-7	-5.65322E-7
i	6.31818E-7	4.09275E-7	2.00043E-5	2.74502E-7	1.27218E-5	-2.76085E-5
Ω	8.67413E-9	5.61918E-9	2.74502E-7	3.77087E-9	1.74528E-7	-3.78970E-7
ω	4.01652E-7	2.60045E-7	1.27218E-5	1.74528E-7	8.14806E-6	-1.75828E-5
M	-8.72734E-7	-5.65322E-7	-2.76085E-5	-3.78970E-7	-1.75828E-5	3.81418E-5

Date of computation: 2025-12-03 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

25.489

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

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

0.797207

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-30.473976

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-12-02.4764

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

46 (1)

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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Close Approaches for 2025WG16 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1957-11-22 18:52	> 1 mo	0.1177859	0.0000407	2.1804918
EARTH	1975-12-08 14:24	> 1 mo	0.1204459	0.0049158	2.2600377
EARTH	2000-12-01 02:07	> 1 d	0.0103703	0.0103249	0.0023483
EARTH	2025-12-01 01:13	< 1 s	0.0109967	0.0109876	0.0000031
EARTH	2043-12-08 15:55	1374.4	0.1175547	0.0607138	0.0189587
EARTH	2068-11-18 16:18	> 1 d	0.1597703	0.0846165	0.0251372
EARTH	2086-11-29 04:03	> 1 d	0.0400105	0.0082449	0.0224629
EARTH	2104-11-27 22:20	> 1 d	0.0643432	0.0063214	0.0668911
EARTH	2122-11-19 04:50	> 1 d	0.1687925	0.0303337	0.0475724

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
34.60603322	328.23770922	0.01010289	MINIMUM
281.51730957	190.27992285	0.27870400	MINIMUM
319.31210532	233.82274046	0.30351519	SADDLE
161.17378900	89.89680572	0.62020929	SADDLE
350.70168802	94.52154252	1.93207381	SADDLE
181.64083096	286.09307998	2.53182180	MAXIMUM

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