Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.828

Aphelion (Q)

2.677

Eccentricity (e)

0.527

Inclination (i)

8.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

847.5

Earth MOID

0.03542

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2062-10-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14822

22173989

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-05-30

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

1.752599

1-sigma variation

0.002627

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.527328

1-sigma variation

0.000814

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.6742

1-sigma variation

0.0092

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

89.6871

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

227.8620

1-sigma variation

0.0047

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

52.16577

1-sigma variation

0.10883

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.828404

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.676793

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.973642

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.083104

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.035417

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

847.4658

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.90073E-6	2.13751E-6	2.41061E-5	8.50372E-6	-1.23580E-5	-2.85877E-4
e	2.13751E-6	6.62099E-7	7.46689E-6	2.63412E-6	-3.82791E-6	-8.85509E-5
i	2.41061E-5	7.46689E-6	8.42138E-5	2.96897E-5	-4.31592E-5	-9.98643E-4
Ω	8.50372E-6	2.63412E-6	2.96897E-5	1.05355E-5	-1.52608E-5	-3.52289E-4
ω	-1.23580E-5	-3.82791E-6	-4.31592E-5	-1.52608E-5	2.21611E-5	5.11956E-4
M	-2.85877E-4	-8.85509E-5	-9.98643E-4	-3.52289E-4	5.11956E-4	1.18430E-2

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

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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

24.117

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

40 - 90*

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

192

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.6981

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-05-23.198299

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-06-06.1715

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (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:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2025KP8 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	1953-09-26 16:13	> 1 mo	0.1724904	0.1488451	0.1670327
EARTH	1967-06-13 01:11	> 1 mo	0.0565563	0.0391424	0.3949812
EARTH	1974-05-24 17:10	> 1 mo	0.1959637	0.0448953	0.6226299
EARTH	2004-10-16 23:30	> 1 w	0.1573554	0.1439376	0.1152963
EARTH	2018-07-19 04:18	> 1 w	0.1845776	0.1179067	0.0384391
EARTH	2025-06-08 20:53	< 1 min	0.0349053	0.0347647	0.0000469
EARTH	2062-10-16 22:03	> 1 mo	0.1482240	0.1422709	0.1409869
EARTH	2076-07-18 13:28	> 1 mo	0.1850984	0.1140090	0.2493797
EARTH	2083-06-10 12:08	> 1 mo	0.0348606	0.0328703	0.1930601
EARTH	2120-10-24 03:26	> 1 mo	0.1979704	0.1413309	3.7433013

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
324.19995862	155.69196225	0.03541709	MINIMUM
36.24821112	278.37225153	0.14378459	MINIMUM
4.25892518	224.43211934	0.21515393	SADDLE
180.27069770	35.84730249	1.69981963	SADDLE
359.46483503	35.64120610	1.81237911	SADDLE
179.36061941	215.33712365	3.68707424	MAXIMUM

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