Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.943

Aphelion (Q)

1.178

Eccentricity (e)

0.111

Inclination (i)

2.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

398.9

Earth MOID

0.00061

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-01-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17515

26201992

Maximum Brightness

26.9

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.5

mag

Diameter

3 - 8*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-05-26

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.060412

1-sigma variation

0.000079

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.110887

1-sigma variation

0.000069

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.6660

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

69.0712

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

252.5576

1-sigma variation

0.0248

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

96.25962

1-sigma variation

0.01249

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.942826

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.177998

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.097106

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.001596

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000614

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

398.8505

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.30737E-9	5.06912E-9	7.86993E-8	-7.20735E-8	-1.86701E-6	9.14812E-7
e	5.06912E-9	4.76597E-9	8.16825E-8	-4.97164E-8	-1.29582E-6	6.07952E-7
i	7.86993E-8	8.16825E-8	1.47424E-6	-6.82582E-7	-1.78413E-5	8.02386E-6
Ω	-7.20735E-8	-4.97164E-8	-6.82582E-7	9.25249E-7	2.37579E-5	-1.19637E-5
ω	-1.86701E-6	-1.29582E-6	-1.78413E-5	2.37579E-5	6.13173E-4	-3.08428E-4
M	9.14812E-7	6.07952E-7	8.02386E-6	-1.19637E-5	-3.08428E-4	1.56091E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

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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

29.481

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

3 - 8*

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

194

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.853359

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-05-26.229855

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-05-27.27796

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (1)

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: *

Output option:

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Close Approaches for 2025KE4 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	1955-04-11 14:01	> 1 mo	0.1364972	0.0293232	2.8192229
EARTH	1955-08-13 00:10	> 1 mo	0.0856706	0.0841393	0.1839814
EARTH	1955-12-06 16:42	> 1 mo	0.1223048	0.0640962	2.9812611
EARTH	1968-05-26 03:06	> 1 mo	0.0298982	0.0022666	0.4238413
EARTH	1969-01-26 13:58	> 1 mo	0.1779702	0.1247760	0.0544674
EARTH	1969-11-04 17:21	> 1 w	0.1557346	0.0273777	0.3597854
EARTH	1982-05-22 03:55	> 1 w	0.1021944	0.0035470	0.4648807
EARTH	1983-02-12 19:47	> 1 mo	0.1817569	0.1803701	0.0057057
EARTH	1983-11-02 10:59	> 1 w	0.0798822	0.0270015	0.4709975
EARTH	1996-05-20 13:07	> 1 w	0.1354426	0.0008496	0.1922747
EARTH	1997-02-19 07:26	> 1 mo	0.1819789	0.1312719	0.0190788
EARTH	1997-11-01 02:49	> 1 w	0.0559477	0.0272049	0.2266250
EARTH	2010-05-29 01:41	1281.9	0.0220921	0.0001748	0.0098209
EARTH	2011-02-01 09:37	> 1 w	0.1756969	0.1724983	0.0010792
EARTH	2011-11-08 08:10	479.0	0.1273613	0.0977458	0.0099280
EARTH	2025-05-31 22:38	1.4	0.0070288	0.0070201	0.0000029
EARTH	2026-01-04 06:17	381.8	0.1751495	0.1748742	0.0000918
EARTH	2037-07-11 13:13	> 1 w	0.0710563	0.0606662	0.0035379
EARTH	2037-12-13 16:34	> 1 w	0.1464553	0.1358482	0.0035989
EARTH	2049-03-19 16:59	> 1 d	0.1714137	0.1670263	0.0014627
EARTH	2049-10-15 16:43	> 1 d	0.0504757	0.0408447	0.0034522
EARTH	2061-03-05 05:49	135.3	0.1848813	0.1847687	0.0000376
EARTH	2061-10-22 01:35	76.0	0.0353520	0.0352325	0.0000400
EARTH	2072-05-25 16:58	408.2	0.0451492	0.0330353	0.0040380
EARTH	2073-01-15 17:26	> 1 d	0.1863704	0.1838401	0.0008455
EARTH	2084-05-29 01:31	> 1 d	0.0072425	0.0014943	0.0167293
EARTH	2085-01-30 24:00	> 1 mo	0.1733375	0.1506437	0.0204019
EARTH	2085-11-08 04:15	> 1 d	0.1193236	0.0170162	0.3766624
EARTH	2100-03-20 11:18	> 1 mo	0.1594443	0.0311033	1.1120872
EARTH	2100-09-23 23:24	> 1 mo	0.0782219	0.0095032	1.9225859
EARTH	2100-11-18 05:04	> 1 mo	0.0858715	0.0351279	3.5463922
EARTH	2115-05-25 22:39	> 1 d	0.0676744	0.0008156	0.5185091
EARTH	2116-02-17 17:47	> 1 mo	0.1748926	0.0462176	0.0512210
EARTH	2116-11-06 00:57	> 1 d	0.0433706	0.0180238	0.0513764

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
292.69077297	146.46821492	0.00061415	MINIMUM
61.50960805	288.54702234	0.03129181	MINIMUM
358.66221373	219.48358569	0.08335025	SADDLE
177.34308169	37.41743083	0.19653225	SADDLE
354.84676375	35.13506225	1.92945782	SADDLE
175.35423260	215.64333643	2.19192918	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2025KE4

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2075-11-27.310	79268.310	4.705	0.000	0.69 ± 2.373	1.36E6	1.97E-11	2.07E-3	-13.04	0


Based on 26 optical observations (of which 1 are rejected as outliers) from 2025/05/26.230 to 2025/05/27.278.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 3.18 and 3.18 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20250805 130500.123 UTC.

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