Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.862

Aphelion (Q)

2.984

Eccentricity (e)

0.552

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

973.9

Earth MOID

0.01158

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2033-08-31

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01479

2212052

Maximum Brightness

19.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.1

mag

Diameter

26 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-08-15

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.922820

1-sigma variation

0.003252

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.551683

1-sigma variation

0.000839

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.6666

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

166.3528

1-sigma variation

0.0014

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

223.5649

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

15.96223

1-sigma variation

0.03509

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.862033

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.983607

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.234977

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.052286

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.011578

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

973.8819

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.05724E-5	2.72757E-6	1.32868E-5	4.62544E-6	-2.57329E-6	-1.14107E-4
e	2.72757E-6	7.03688E-7	3.42787E-6	1.19333E-6	-6.63882E-7	-2.94385E-5
i	1.32868E-5	3.42787E-6	1.66984E-5	5.81171E-6	-3.23299E-6	-1.43404E-4
Ω	4.62544E-6	1.19333E-6	5.81171E-6	2.03525E-6	-1.13176E-6	-4.99235E-5
ω	-2.57329E-6	-6.63882E-7	-3.23299E-6	-1.13176E-6	6.32927E-7	2.77733E-5
M	-1.14107E-4	-2.94385E-5	-1.43404E-4	-4.99235E-5	2.77733E-5	1.23155E-3

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

[-]

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

25.085

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

26 - 60*

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

170

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.697625

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-08-15.304163

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-08-29.23875

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

20 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2025PJ3 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	1993-12-21 03:03	> 1 mo	0.1184072	0.0632000	0.4520383
EARTH	2001-12-04 22:22	> 1 mo	0.0746167	0.0630696	0.1574020
EARTH	2009-10-31 20:20	> 1 mo	0.1365268	0.1134704	0.0366079
EARTH	2017-09-27 00:28	> 1 mo	0.1167393	0.0376216	0.0580533
EARTH	2025-09-01 01:42	< 1 min	0.0201573	0.0200721	0.0000284
EARTH	2033-08-31 06:18	> 1 w	0.0147867	0.0111614	0.0758640
EARTH	2041-09-23 12:49	> 1 mo	0.1086250	0.0291970	0.3292145
EARTH	2049-10-24 23:12	> 1 mo	0.1386685	0.1370322	0.0326728
EARTH	2057-11-30 06:02	> 1 mo	0.0882717	0.0644051	0.7463409
EARTH	2065-12-19 20:24	> 1 mo	0.1022569	0.0637880	1.3389704
EARTH	2124-08-21 22:56	> 1 w	0.0975448	0.0114813	0.2726752

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
329.55451395	235.74765814	0.01157767	MINIMUM
27.68588831	338.24683539	0.06285136	MINIMUM
359.67184299	289.02875308	0.13915803	SADDLE
358.42059584	106.72687822	1.86757340	SADDLE
179.61035424	108.02880133	1.97891920	SADDLE
179.48049759	287.96226297	3.97818385	MAXIMUM

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