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Last update: 2025-11-24 19:20 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.847

Aphelion (Q)

1.189

Eccentricity (e)

0.168

Inclination (i)

14.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

375.3

Earth MOID

0.02903

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14533

21741766

Maximum Brightness

23.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.1

mag

Diameter

25 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-01

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

1.018301

1-sigma variation

0.000127

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.168009

1-sigma variation

0.000211

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.1120

1-sigma variation

0.0177

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

225.0501

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

77.2609

1-sigma variation

0.0193

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

97.64844

1-sigma variation

0.04721

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.847217

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.189384

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.056082

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.036628

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.029031

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

375.3292

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.62484E-8	2.68358E-8	2.25727E-6	1.98051E-7	2.46527E-6	-6.01740E-6
e	2.68358E-8	4.43240E-8	3.72833E-6	3.27131E-7	4.07139E-6	-9.93832E-6
i	2.25727E-6	3.72833E-6	3.13612E-4	2.75174E-5	3.42454E-4	-8.35952E-4
Ω	1.98051E-7	3.27131E-7	2.75174E-5	2.41459E-6	3.00449E-5	-7.33452E-5
ω	2.46527E-6	4.07139E-6	3.42454E-4	3.00449E-5	3.74077E-4	-9.12991E-4
M	-6.01740E-6	-9.93832E-6	-8.35952E-4	-7.33452E-5	-9.12991E-4	2.22848E-3

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 19:20 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

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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

25.111

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

25 - 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

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.729824

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-10-31.436384

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-15.451588

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

37 (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:*

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Close Approaches for 2025VB 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	1950-05-06 04:25	> 1 d	0.0808995	0.0495070	0.0190931
EARTH	1953-11-03 11:33	305.1	0.0500936	0.0295842	0.0243608
EARTH	1954-11-06 02:39	1126.7	0.1358043	0.0507340	0.0299921
EARTH	1985-04-18 22:12	> 1 d	0.1676805	0.1125008	0.0188214
EARTH	1986-04-30 14:51	> 1 d	0.0448479	0.0440425	0.0036201
EARTH	1987-05-24 06:17	> 1 d	0.1800266	0.1291978	0.0183837
EARTH	1989-11-05 08:16	> 1 d	0.1131590	0.0437465	0.0261520
EARTH	1990-11-04 13:47	758.3	0.0683251	0.0296146	0.0268092
EARTH	2021-04-23 09:59	334.4	0.0984929	0.0873760	0.0037763
EARTH	2022-05-07 21:47	507.0	0.0934327	0.0854290	0.0027133
EARTH	2024-11-14 18:33	160.2	0.1983546	0.1951090	0.0010827
EARTH	2025-11-03 10:59	< 1 min	0.0407481	0.0406001	0.0000493
EARTH	2026-11-06 11:20	47.5	0.1453347	0.1419035	0.0011441
EARTH	2057-04-17 08:06	> 1 d	0.1971989	0.0870139	0.0387922
EARTH	2058-04-28 08:06	> 1 d	0.0478142	0.0433843	0.0172892
EARTH	2059-05-17 01:54	> 1 d	0.1493117	0.0677805	0.0395378
EARTH	2061-11-08 13:25	> 1 d	0.1538442	0.0493329	0.0482730
EARTH	2062-11-04 00:42	738.3	0.0316824	0.0280185	0.0256474
EARTH	2063-11-08 08:46	> 1 d	0.1935685	0.0282686	0.0664582
EARTH	2093-04-17 20:03	> 1 w	0.1937396	0.0507276	0.3487803
EARTH	2094-04-28 21:45	> 1 w	0.0447948	0.0420675	0.1259081
EARTH	2095-05-18 06:53	> 1 mo	0.1551980	0.0699139	0.3626781
EARTH	2097-11-07 07:42	> 1 mo	0.1417632	0.0439307	0.4759275
EARTH	2098-11-04 07:36	> 1 d	0.0395289	0.0273304	0.3927730

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
88.90564612	300.55990765	0.02903078	MINIMUM
285.89654984	116.65257886	0.04583889	MINIMUM
6.96400561	209.71583296	0.28234212	SADDLE
187.77578369	26.99192875	0.33280275	SADDLE
359.93812612	20.96843777	1.81876688	SADDLE
175.95196093	196.85754433	2.19106361	MAXIMUM

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