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Last update: 2025-11-27 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.718

Aphelion (Q)

4.024

Eccentricity (e)

0.697

Inclination (i)

4.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1333.4

Earth MOID

0.01112

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-11-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13765

20591485

Maximum Brightness

24.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.8

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

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

2.370914

1-sigma variation

0.005838

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.697361

1-sigma variation

0.000832

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.0022

1-sigma variation

0.0037

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

74.7663

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

60.9466

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

346.68998

1-sigma variation

0.05399

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.717531

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.024297

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.075190

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.823963

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.011118

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1333.4360

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.40876E-5	4.86031E-6	2.17884E-5	5.43191E-6	5.06446E-6	3.15245E-4
e	4.86031E-6	6.92998E-7	3.10656E-6	7.74996E-7	7.22107E-7	4.49485E-5
i	2.17884E-5	3.10656E-6	1.39357E-5	3.43033E-6	3.24842E-6	2.01504E-4
Ω	5.43191E-6	7.74996E-7	3.43033E-6	1.07088E-6	7.64279E-7	5.02218E-5
ω	5.06446E-6	7.22107E-7	3.24842E-6	7.64279E-7	7.94813E-7	4.68369E-5
M	3.15245E-4	4.49485E-5	2.01504E-4	5.02218E-5	4.68369E-5	2.91542E-3

Date of computation: 2025-11-27 13:01 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

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.837

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

18 - 40*

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

0.86998

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-23.401668

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-27.116709

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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 2025WJ3 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	1952-12-13 11:49	> 1 mo	0.1556184	0.0334996	19.3651314
EARTH	1982-04-29 18:01	> 1 mo	0.1833465	0.0565858	3.5163736
VENUS	1989-06-17 12:08	> 1 mo	0.0092489	0.0000000	0.1002929
EARTH	2003-11-29 01:35	> 1 w	0.0200638	0.0164971	0.1191770
EARTH	2014-12-04 15:15	> 1 w	0.0556244	0.0103478	0.2383037
EARTH	2025-11-28 19:40	< 1 min	0.0161814	0.0161269	0.0000182
EARTH	2036-11-18 09:55	> 1 w	0.1376456	0.0127178	0.2552189
EARTH	2058-11-27 08:47	> 1 w	0.0665251	0.0031456	0.3500451
VENUS	2081-02-14 13:59	> 1 mo	0.0080088	0.0075261	0.0260069
EARTH	2114-04-27 00:55	> 1 mo	0.1424515	0.0445119	6.2519313

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
326.94174047	324.80579954	0.01111817	MINIMUM
34.53685191	106.25049140	0.05094140	MINIMUM
1.26421986	36.52907701	0.27416956	SADDLE
0.90972959	215.68224663	1.73171621	SADDLE
180.18653956	214.56519109	3.01174762	SADDLE
180.11760420	34.53193784	5.00935006	MAXIMUM

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