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Last update: 2025-10-06 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.859

Aphelion (Q)

1.379

Eccentricity (e)

0.232

Inclination (i)

8.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

432.2

Earth MOID

0.02321

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2033-03-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.15436

23091825

Maximum Brightness

25.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.4

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-09-29

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

1.118761

1-sigma variation

0.000273

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.232263

1-sigma variation

0.000281

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.7897

1-sigma variation

0.0111

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

9.1208

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

85.8233

1-sigma variation

0.0099

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

341.87703

1-sigma variation

0.02376

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.858914

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.378607

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.039610

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.076703

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.023214

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

432.2195

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.43103E-8	7.65106E-8	3.01342E-6	2.26310E-7	-2.69481E-6	6.47779E-6
e	7.65106E-8	7.87946E-8	3.10260E-6	2.33092E-7	-2.77188E-6	6.66912E-6
i	3.01342E-6	3.10260E-6	1.22202E-4	9.17701E-6	-1.09285E-4	2.62686E-4
Ω	2.26310E-7	2.33092E-7	9.17701E-6	6.89606E-7	-8.19524E-6	1.97259E-5
ω	-2.69481E-6	-2.77188E-6	-1.09285E-4	-8.19524E-6	9.81246E-5	-2.34983E-4
M	6.47779E-6	6.66912E-6	2.62686E-4	1.97259E-5	-2.34983E-4	5.64696E-4

Date of computation: 2025-10-06 13:00 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

[-]

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

26.36

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

14 - 30*

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

0.43661

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-09-29.431637

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-10-06.162805

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

32 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2025SA21 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	1954-10-12 13:00	> 1 w	0.0607253	0.0197123	0.4631731
EARTH	1962-03-21 03:13	> 1 w	0.1323026	0.0454084	0.2460281
EARTH	1967-10-10 00:27	> 1 d	0.0228234	0.0216784	0.0121216
EARTH	1975-03-21 01:12	766.3	0.1249836	0.0697773	0.0195478
EARTH	1980-10-10 23:10	> 1 d	0.0425030	0.0216125	0.0554549
EARTH	1993-12-03 02:07	> 1 mo	0.1772782	0.1077432	0.0290247
EARTH	2007-03-15 21:34	> 1 d	0.1146306	0.0466184	0.0535227
EARTH	2012-10-01 19:25	> 1 d	0.1468318	0.0285101	0.0410141
EARTH	2020-03-16 11:38	688.2	0.0483394	0.0452579	0.0049041
EARTH	2025-10-09 06:02	< 1 min	0.0237432	0.0236552	0.0000293
EARTH	2033-03-22 04:50	799.6	0.1543593	0.1092211	0.0152854
EARTH	2038-10-16 00:48	> 1 d	0.1036034	0.0270404	0.0268373
EARTH	2052-01-05 22:03	> 1 w	0.1866110	0.1742721	0.0041134
EARTH	2065-03-15 00:15	822.6	0.0695599	0.0432201	0.0250932
EARTH	2070-10-04 09:30	> 1 d	0.1120055	0.0319172	0.0282880
EARTH	2078-03-17 11:48	852.5	0.0477670	0.0434698	0.0058960
EARTH	2083-10-09 04:18	868.8	0.0324606	0.0247808	0.0078284
EARTH	2091-03-20 01:19	576.4	0.0801397	0.0620446	0.0064625
EARTH	2096-10-09 06:09	294.7	0.0269973	0.0255983	0.0013478
EARTH	2104-03-20 04:24	696.0	0.0676458	0.0452314	0.0090987
EARTH	2109-10-09 11:19	1028.4	0.0441185	0.0260276	0.0127801
EARTH	2117-03-18 17:18	302.2	0.0387691	0.0380744	0.0005242
EARTH	2122-10-05 06:55	76.1	0.1365851	0.1327087	0.0012928

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
294.03512519	275.67813293	0.02321429	MINIMUM
67.83572413	73.71404292	0.04326723	MINIMUM
1.50733163	355.61007590	0.18801806	SADDLE
180.68333633	174.05932862	0.40351681	SADDLE
359.66594779	173.30084946	1.87151632	SADDLE
179.44885539	353.06383937	2.35555073	MAXIMUM

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