Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-12-15 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.900

Aphelion (Q)

1.122

Eccentricity (e)

0.110

Inclination (i)

2.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

371.5

Earth MOID

0.03987

U parameter

5.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09436

14116211

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

27 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-26

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

1.011317

1-sigma variation

0.000026

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.109798

1-sigma variation

0.000115

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.5287

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

200.6859

1-sigma variation

0.0055

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

330.2527

1-sigma variation

0.0033

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

260.78580

1-sigma variation

0.00521

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.900276

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.122357

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.091194

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.106633

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.039873

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

371.4747

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.67019E-10	2.97951E-9	7.54680E-8	1.39740E-7	8.04845E-8	1.34472E-7
e	2.97951E-9	1.33128E-8	3.37224E-7	6.24880E-7	3.59544E-7	6.00379E-7
i	7.54680E-8	3.37224E-7	8.54567E-6	1.58926E-5	9.05258E-6	1.51989E-5
Ω	1.39740E-7	6.24880E-7	1.58926E-5	3.05022E-5	1.58709E-5	2.80104E-5
ω	8.04845E-8	3.59544E-7	9.05258E-6	1.58709E-5	1.06140E-5	1.63177E-5
M	1.34472E-7	6.00379E-7	1.51989E-5	2.80104E-5	1.63177E-5	2.71463E-5

Date of computation: 2025-12-15 13:16 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

24.946

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

27 - 60*

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

0.70567

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-26.47265

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-12-15.09119

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025WN6 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	1970-12-14 18:03	518.5	0.1335991	0.0932031	0.0137531
EARTH	1971-12-18 09:26	65.6	0.0416653	0.0394714	0.0036800
EARTH	1972-11-13 19:11	> 1 w	0.0814674	0.0673978	0.0053953
EARTH	1973-02-05 07:50	> 1 w	0.0833666	0.0735203	0.0037498
EARTH	1973-10-07 14:45	> 1 w	0.1125975	0.1083893	0.0016163
EARTH	1974-03-23 01:26	> 1 w	0.0956329	0.0949114	0.0005489
EARTH	1974-09-05 05:03	> 1 w	0.1164919	0.1134544	0.0011625
EARTH	1975-05-06 11:26	> 1 w	0.0750737	0.0653982	0.0038718
EARTH	1975-07-23 00:36	> 1 w	0.0898925	0.0747652	0.0052939
EARTH	1976-06-16 16:05	1258.4	0.0430266	0.0406032	0.0028537
EARTH	1977-06-24 14:25	480.2	0.1310560	0.1053879	0.0086800
EARTH	2024-12-14 20:53	11.6	0.1098056	0.1091112	0.0002315
EARTH	2025-12-17 10:56	< 1 min	0.0407520	0.0406147	0.0000458
EARTH	2026-11-01 20:42	147.7	0.0943610	0.0938821	0.0001597
EARTH	2027-02-20 05:39	244.2	0.0900263	0.0896584	0.0001227
EARTH	2027-09-26 22:04	254.4	0.1172611	0.1167691	0.0001641
EARTH	2028-04-04 22:39	430.9	0.0919444	0.0917812	0.0000546
EARTH	2028-08-21 19:08	410.4	0.1112870	0.1110569	0.0000768
EARTH	2029-05-29 10:58	384.0	0.0565291	0.0560617	0.0001580
EARTH	2030-06-20 01:52	58.9	0.0702541	0.0686904	0.0005234
EARTH	2031-06-26 11:59	41.9	0.1736710	0.1714150	0.0007522
EARTH	2078-12-13 19:50	240.3	0.1192168	0.1018769	0.0058460
EARTH	2079-12-17 08:21	51.6	0.0397552	0.0397526	0.0000150
EARTH	2080-11-05 15:48	> 1 w	0.0892769	0.0793583	0.0035489
EARTH	2081-02-11 13:16	> 1 w	0.0869453	0.0812153	0.0021082
EARTH	2081-09-30 15:54	> 1 w	0.1154151	0.1114104	0.0014920
EARTH	2082-03-27 08:33	> 1 w	0.0948120	0.0929819	0.0008894
EARTH	2082-08-28 13:59	> 1 w	0.1143496	0.1111314	0.0012604
EARTH	2083-05-14 02:41	> 1 w	0.0692337	0.0559249	0.0057896
EARTH	2084-06-17 04:38	1158.7	0.0511336	0.0409556	0.0082742
EARTH	2085-06-23 23:49	515.0	0.1478428	0.1073759	0.0137150

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
280.84926743	344.47116444	0.03987277	MINIMUM
89.14419996	164.80471486	0.04147194	MINIMUM
5.79753197	75.06378104	0.09698257	SADDLE
184.30267361	254.36218913	0.11832001	SADDLE
9.69435739	259.38197766	1.90555257	SADDLE
187.98389467	77.66510126	2.11809384	MAXIMUM

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