Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-30 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.819

Aphelion (Q)

2.995

Eccentricity (e)

0.571

Inclination (i)

9.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

962.0

Earth MOID

0.00102

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-12-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1253

18745310

Maximum Brightness

26.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.6

mag

Diameter

13 - 28*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-25

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.907148

1-sigma variation

0.000860

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.570572

1-sigma variation

0.000214

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.3304

1-sigma variation

0.0028

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

247.9262

1-sigma variation

4.056E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

238.1987

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

341.57908

1-sigma variation

0.01405

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.818982

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.995314

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.824514

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.002495

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001017

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

962.0001

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.39386E-7	1.84390E-7	2.40140E-6	-3.45507E-8	-3.63359E-8	1.20803E-5
e	1.84390E-7	4.59836E-8	5.98868E-7	-8.61595E-9	-9.05477E-9	3.01261E-6
i	2.40140E-6	5.98868E-7	7.79978E-6	-1.12141E-7	-1.17245E-7	3.92345E-5
Ω	-3.45507E-8	-8.61595E-9	-1.12141E-7	1.64510E-9	1.85314E-9	-5.64544E-7
ω	-3.63359E-8	-9.05477E-9	-1.17245E-7	1.85314E-9	4.18403E-9	-5.94171E-7
M	1.20803E-5	3.01261E-6	3.92345E-5	-5.64544E-7	-5.94171E-7	1.97371E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-30 13:00 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

26.601

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

13 - 28*

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

0.552834

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-25.316192

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-30.115692

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

64 (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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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025WM4 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	1968-02-28 13:41	> 1 mo	0.1974182	0.1627610	0.0468222
EARTH	1975-11-18 12:41	> 1 w	0.1719481	0.0082216	0.1612147
EARTH	1997-01-06 19:42	> 1 mo	0.1821280	0.0866437	0.0556201
EARTH	2018-03-31 00:51	> 1 d	0.1429314	0.1425268	0.0024464
EARTH	2025-11-30 17:44	< 1 min	0.0018124	0.0018105	0.0000006
EARTH	2044-12-18 17:56	> 1 w	0.1253047	0.0188876	0.0596060
EARTH	2064-01-17 05:13	> 1 mo	0.1934143	0.1265915	0.0313473
EARTH	2102-03-26 03:40	> 1 w	0.1401499	0.1356366	0.0188176
EARTH	2121-04-03 11:12	> 1 d	0.1423682	0.1338535	0.0234934

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
327.76828133	327.50401050	0.00101744	MINIMUM
35.35986330	86.90872465	0.14217286	MINIMUM
5.87407049	35.08080339	0.21234280	SADDLE
1.31502055	206.45047713	1.83099557	SADDLE
180.69976240	204.98478268	1.99343354	SADDLE
179.95210318	24.58501523	3.97332445	MAXIMUM

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