Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-12-04 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.965

Aphelion (Q)

2.840

Eccentricity (e)

0.493

Inclination (i)

6.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

958.6

Earth MOID

0.00889

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-02-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19588

29302949

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-30

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.902676

1-sigma variation

0.001481

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.492803

1-sigma variation

0.000400

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.3813

1-sigma variation

0.0040

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

69.6313

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

26.6156

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

348.14656

1-sigma variation

0.01485

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.965032

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.840321

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.014043

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.559190

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008889

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

958.6185

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.19296E-6	5.92292E-7	5.85862E-6	8.61062E-7	4.59088E-7	2.19852E-5
e	5.92292E-7	1.59971E-7	1.58236E-6	2.32567E-7	1.24233E-7	5.93787E-6
i	5.85862E-6	1.58236E-6	1.56550E-5	2.30089E-6	1.24755E-6	5.87287E-5
Ω	8.61062E-7	2.32567E-7	2.30089E-6	3.38215E-7	1.84359E-7	8.63127E-6
ω	4.59088E-7	1.24233E-7	1.24755E-6	1.84359E-7	2.91820E-7	4.54654E-6
M	2.19852E-5	5.93787E-6	5.87287E-5	8.63127E-6	4.54654E-6	2.20426E-4

Date of computation: 2025-12-04 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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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

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.692

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

19 - 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

100

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.566744

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-30.322906

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-12-03.508583

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (2)

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 2025WY15 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	1984-02-04 03:22	> 1 mo	0.1552195	0.0888722	11.0524671
EARTH	2004-12-05 19:30	> 1 mo	0.0092248	0.0088755	0.0297121
EARTH	2025-12-01 03:02	< 1 min	0.0201749	0.0201306	0.0000148
EARTH	2039-02-09 22:06	> 1 w	0.1958781	0.0934322	0.0823983
EARTH	2072-12-12 06:45	> 1 mo	0.0246395	0.0075197	0.1399340
EARTH	2107-02-05 18:11	> 1 mo	0.1473701	0.0882294	1.8820266

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
346.37866526	332.22417544	0.00888872	MINIMUM
180.22562309	174.89941905	1.82420474	SADDLE
0.10050424	175.06190598	1.98251127	SADDLE
179.81513252	354.66071872	3.82303220	MAXIMUM

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