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Last update: 2025-12-27 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.421

Aphelion (Q)

4.555

Eccentricity (e)

0.831

Inclination (i)

21.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1433.3

Earth MOID

0.03405

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2053-05-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19375

28983895

Maximum Brightness

21.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.7

mag

Diameter

120 - 280*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-12-07

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

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

2.487895

1-sigma variation

0.004136

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.830767

1-sigma variation

0.000313

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.0214

1-sigma variation

0.0101

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

256.4334

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

68.9750

1-sigma variation

0.0053

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

7.20061

1-sigma variation

0.02076

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.421033

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.554756

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.422738

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.113207

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.034052

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1433.3308

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.71029E-5	1.29324E-6	4.17250E-5	-5.37629E-6	2.19317E-5	-8.58619E-5
e	1.29324E-6	9.77896E-8	3.15505E-6	-4.06531E-7	1.65825E-6	-6.49250E-6
i	4.17250E-5	3.15505E-6	1.01797E-4	-1.31166E-5	5.35065E-5	-2.09473E-4
Ω	-5.37629E-6	-4.06531E-7	-1.31166E-5	1.69009E-6	-6.89412E-6	2.69907E-5
ω	2.19317E-5	1.65825E-6	5.35065E-5	-6.89412E-6	2.81564E-5	-1.10102E-4
M	-8.58619E-5	-6.49250E-6	-2.09473E-4	2.69907E-5	-1.10102E-4	4.31055E-4

Date of computation: 2025-12-27 13:31 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

[-]

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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

21.652

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

120 - 280*

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

0.486706

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-12-07.09361

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-12-25.582968

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

187 (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

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Close Approaches for 2025XJ 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	2025-12-05 04:16	< 1 s	0.0450292	0.0449740	0.0000184
EARTH	2053-05-01 02:44	> 1 w	0.1937454	0.1728179	0.1823213
EARTH	2117-05-02 12:27	> 1 w	0.1705592	0.1273780	0.2647069
EARTH	2121-05-12 10:40	> 1 w	0.1357936	0.1227745	0.1301301

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
43.80704169	330.73999407	0.03405243	MINIMUM
318.88613748	123.02705537	0.20618538	MINIMUM
1.29419311	229.14777425	0.63317092	SADDLE
0.08588500	44.77961839	1.39213536	SADDLE
180.38307605	42.71002246	3.63883801	SADDLE
179.57442457	222.44838223	5.52027476	MAXIMUM

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