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Last update: 2025-11-27 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.653

Aphelion (Q)

1.016

Eccentricity (e)

0.218

Inclination (i)

6.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

278.6

Earth MOID

0.01640

U parameter

6.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2038-12-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08256

12350578

Maximum Brightness

23.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-11-09

Observatory

Palomar Mountain--ZTF

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

0.834718

1-sigma variation

0.000040

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.217640

1-sigma variation

0.000070

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.3711

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

227.5153

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

11.4485

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

177.73340

1-sigma variation

0.00239

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.653050

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.016387

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.355515

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.020384

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.016399

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

278.5533

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.59791E-9	-2.80707E-9	-9.91201E-8	-9.91365E-9	-3.16547E-8	9.54619E-8
e	-2.80707E-9	4.93123E-9	1.74127E-7	1.74155E-8	5.56151E-8	-1.67710E-7
i	-9.91201E-8	1.74127E-7	6.14887E-6	6.15000E-7	1.96417E-6	-5.92259E-6
Ω	-9.91365E-9	1.74155E-8	6.15000E-7	6.15365E-8	1.96372E-7	-5.92278E-7
ω	-3.16547E-8	5.56151E-8	1.96417E-6	1.96372E-7	6.31672E-7	-1.89815E-6
M	9.54619E-8	-1.67710E-7	-5.92259E-6	-5.92278E-7	-1.89815E-6	5.71393E-6

Date of computation: 2025-11-27 13:01 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

25.542

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

21 - 50*

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

0.780525

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-11-03.387151

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-11-27.167201

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

76 (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

Close Approaches for 2025VT 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	1951-12-07 14:13	> 1 mo	0.0572372	0.0492221	0.0962200
EARTH	1954-10-25 08:47	> 1 d	0.1673818	0.0329029	0.2355098
EARTH	1964-12-22 08:47	1191.0	0.1991685	0.0698737	0.0993519
EARTH	1967-11-08 13:24	> 1 w	0.0196033	0.0178143	0.0153312
EARTH	1980-12-21 21:37	438.1	0.1559906	0.1078890	0.0171325
EARTH	1983-11-02 12:10	> 1 d	0.0204395	0.0176277	0.0042304
EARTH	1996-11-29 16:11	1317.9	0.0498370	0.0464548	0.0012255
EARTH	1999-10-25 15:16	28.2	0.1896666	0.1845545	0.0017050
EARTH	2009-12-22 02:39	38.1	0.1504039	0.1409867	0.0031763
EARTH	2012-10-28 07:35	693.5	0.0409115	0.0295367	0.0040515
EARTH	2025-11-10 09:50	< 1 min	0.0232897	0.0232662	0.0000079
EARTH	2038-12-16 09:56	920.2	0.0825585	0.0736007	0.0032635
EARTH	2041-10-24 15:35	105.1	0.1123948	0.0943287	0.0060609
EARTH	2054-11-12 05:04	> 1 d	0.0262384	0.0202294	0.0026221
EARTH	2067-12-22 03:46	82.7	0.1816446	0.1799260	0.0005735
EARTH	2070-11-05 03:53	603.9	0.0161880	0.0159614	0.0002414
EARTH	2083-12-21 13:51	60.3	0.1693456	0.1052613	0.0233142
EARTH	2086-11-02 17:20	> 1 d	0.0166701	0.0159555	0.0068023
EARTH	2099-12-14 21:09	> 1 mo	0.0822850	0.0622228	0.1711828
EARTH	2102-10-25 08:07	> 1 d	0.1198000	0.0284000	0.3168434
EARTH	2115-11-16 19:00	> 1 mo	0.0322754	0.0223298	0.1530499

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
158.88814213	301.53942436	0.01639889	MINIMUM
6.80739541	145.15689300	0.36207290	SADDLE
4.61739876	322.40762955	1.64042930	SADDLE
182.46864018	140.19510553	2.03008130	MAXIMUM

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