Asteroids

2025QY4 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.986

Aphelion (Q)

2.004

Eccentricity (e)

0.341

Inclination (i)

21.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

667.7

Earth MOID

0.02877

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-08-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18619

27853367

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

2025-08-24

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

1.495054

1-sigma variation

0.000617

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.340635

1-sigma variation

0.000272

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.5765

1-sigma variation

0.0098

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

157.2132

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

141.8651

1-sigma variation

0.0063

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

62.49986

1-sigma variation

0.04338

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.985786

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.004323

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.814338

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.031956

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.028770

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

667.7039

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.81121E-7	1.68012E-7	6.03038E-6	-1.04702E-7	3.86293E-6	-2.67777E-5
e	1.68012E-7	7.40660E-8	2.65841E-6	-4.61563E-8	1.70290E-6	-1.18046E-5
i	6.03038E-6	2.65841E-6	9.54177E-5	-1.65672E-6	6.11217E-5	-4.23696E-4
Ω	-1.04702E-7	-4.61563E-8	-1.65672E-6	2.87757E-8	-1.06135E-6	7.35644E-6
ω	3.86293E-6	1.70290E-6	6.11217E-5	-1.06135E-6	3.91685E-5	-2.71417E-4
M	-2.67777E-5	-1.18046E-5	-4.23696E-4	7.35644E-6	-2.71417E-4	1.88141E-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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

24.111

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

[-]

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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

190

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.745502

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-08-22.310566

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-09-01.91806

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

92 (4)

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 2025QY4 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	1972-09-01 17:00	> 1 w	0.0777693	0.0277559	0.1355813
EARTH	1983-08-20 13:58	> 1 w	0.1317979	0.0180625	0.1360025
EARTH	2025-08-29 05:55	< 1 s	0.0302283	0.0301815	0.0000156
EARTH	2036-08-15 09:37	> 1 d	0.1861883	0.0620256	0.0413912
EARTH	2078-09-01 06:08	> 1 w	0.0589375	0.0276886	0.1404858
EARTH	2089-08-23 01:37	> 1 d	0.0936412	0.0236003	0.0623576

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
25.86734739	234.95406656	0.02877009	MINIMUM
169.26191378	12.20231207	1.07766307	SADDLE
353.82935772	11.26051477	1.95440011	SADDLE
183.03916225	201.66676601	3.00453383	MAXIMUM

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