Asteroids

2025ME help

Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.499

Aphelion (Q)

1.668

Eccentricity (e)

0.539

Inclination (i)

4.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

412.0

Earth MOID

0.03608

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-06-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14335

21445397

Maximum Brightness

23.3

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

2025-06-16

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.083555

1-sigma variation

0.000460

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.539327

1-sigma variation

0.000447

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.3500

1-sigma variation

0.0059

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

104.8940

1-sigma variation

0.0119

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

35.1191

1-sigma variation

0.0124

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

12.39009

1-sigma variation

0.26340

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.499164

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.667946

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.450271

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.357666

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.036078

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

411.9787

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.11895E-7	2.05886E-7	2.72865E-6	-5.48569E-6	5.71735E-6	-1.21250E-4
e	2.05886E-7	2.00058E-7	2.65112E-6	-5.32938E-6	5.55384E-6	-1.17812E-4
i	2.72865E-6	2.65112E-6	3.51498E-5	-7.06927E-5	7.36817E-5	-1.56137E-3
Ω	-5.48569E-6	-5.32938E-6	-7.06927E-5	1.42246E-4	-1.48276E-4	3.13894E-3
ω	5.71735E-6	5.55384E-6	7.36817E-5	-1.48276E-4	1.54603E-4	-3.27147E-3
M	-1.21250E-4	-1.17812E-4	-1.56137E-3	3.13894E-3	-3.27147E-3	6.93814E-2

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Download ASCII file:

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

24.093

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

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

[-]

Download this part as:

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

295

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.727558

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-06-13.203715

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-06-28.252724

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

37 (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:

One line per time step

Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Note: Ephemerides requests are limited to a maximum of 1000 points and a final date not exceeding 2040/12/31 00:00.

Close Approaches for 2025ME 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	1951-10-15 18:18	1165.6	0.1079843	0.0747645	0.0162126
EARTH	1960-10-20 22:06	778.6	0.1053791	0.0808230	0.0100148
EARTH	1972-06-03 23:37	> 1 d	0.1153615	0.0367403	0.0552965
EARTH	1981-06-09 00:18	> 1 d	0.0501525	0.0365407	0.0538031
EARTH	1995-10-16 04:59	> 1 d	0.1050413	0.0741086	0.0585575
EARTH	2004-10-21 07:32	> 1 d	0.1065443	0.0743176	0.0474021
EARTH	2016-06-04 01:40	900.3	0.1273137	0.0413701	0.0325528
EARTH	2025-06-08 05:05	< 1 min	0.0365177	0.0364092	0.0000362
EARTH	2034-06-13 20:47	> 1 d	0.1433536	0.0523736	0.0324523
EARTH	2039-10-13 01:27	> 1 d	0.1717577	0.0749997	0.0475397
EARTH	2048-10-17 15:43	> 1 d	0.0795858	0.0742616	0.0260876
EARTH	2057-10-22 01:35	> 1 d	0.1105950	0.0741974	0.0709240
EARTH	2069-06-04 03:30	865.3	0.1634122	0.0357645	0.1017330
EARTH	2078-06-06 18:50	> 1 d	0.0637578	0.0354562	0.0793579
EARTH	2087-06-10 07:09	> 1 d	0.0509708	0.0353681	0.0463487
EARTH	2096-06-14 14:20	1082.1	0.1629973	0.1121177	0.0171524
EARTH	2101-10-14 18:58	814.5	0.1546596	0.1271299	0.0094839
EARTH	2110-10-20 17:13	> 1 d	0.0742123	0.0742072	0.0000888
EARTH	2119-10-25 13:29	> 1 d	0.1568172	0.0746199	0.1062510

Download as:

Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
83.73736017	155.57015721	0.03596731	MINIMUM
279.03475551	285.02108689	0.07431477	MINIMUM
2.56914810	42.00483231	0.48945627	SADDLE
180.97437279	219.54368699	0.65612712	SADDLE
2.24659596	221.39744862	1.51291116	SADDLE
180.48881787	39.26594223	2.65460304	MAXIMUM

Download:

MOID Plots

Click on the images to zoom-in and zoom-out