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Last update: 2025-11-04 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.881

Aphelion (Q)

1.457

Eccentricity (e)

0.246

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

461.7

Earth MOID

0.00210

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-02-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07246

10839859

Maximum Brightness

23.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

20 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2025-10-02

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

1.169056

1-sigma variation

0.000095

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.246030

1-sigma variation

0.000083

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.7028

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

31.3132

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

66.7426

1-sigma variation

0.0015

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

339.05801

1-sigma variation

0.00590

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.881434

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.456679

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.006477

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.209806

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002098

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

461.6911

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.06898E-9	7.94733E-9	1.12878E-7	2.98236E-8	-1.47317E-7	5.61801E-7
e	7.94733E-9	6.96453E-9	9.89198E-8	2.61349E-8	-1.29066E-7	4.92306E-7
i	1.12878E-7	9.89198E-8	1.40504E-6	3.71193E-7	-1.83298E-6	6.99229E-6
Ω	2.98236E-8	2.61349E-8	3.71193E-7	9.80922E-8	-4.84506E-7	1.84751E-6
ω	-1.47317E-7	-1.29066E-7	-1.83298E-6	-4.84506E-7	2.40050E-6	-9.12883E-6
M	5.61801E-7	4.92306E-7	6.99229E-6	1.84751E-6	-9.12883E-6	3.48034E-5

Date of computation: 2025-11-04 13:15 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

25.594

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

20 - 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

0.587407

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-10-02.404514

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2025-10-24.520442

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

61 (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

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 2025TX2 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	1950-10-13 09:34	> 1 d	0.1663887	0.0475644	0.0396096
EARTH	1956-03-06 03:18	> 1 w	0.0641917	0.0496166	0.1115583
EARTH	1964-10-18 21:17	> 1 w	0.0772821	0.0003881	0.3567297
EARTH	1970-03-12 17:32	> 1 w	0.1393840	0.0486598	0.2233958
EARTH	1978-10-23 17:36	> 1 d	0.0268085	0.0012510	0.0312701
EARTH	1984-03-09 13:05	> 1 d	0.0851059	0.0483264	0.0308460
EARTH	1998-01-25 21:04	> 1 w	0.1050257	0.0873109	0.0061928
EARTH	2011-11-03 21:48	> 1 d	0.0435501	0.0164729	0.0090259
MARS	2024-04-03 15:46	264.6	0.0481691	0.0474306	0.0002568
EARTH	2025-10-24 19:23	< 1 min	0.0162597	0.0162433	0.0000055
EARTH	2031-02-24 13:20	1354.5	0.0724600	0.0648565	0.0026459
EARTH	2049-10-27 20:00	> 1 d	0.0100531	0.0024026	0.0157511
EARTH	2063-11-24 23:07	> 1 mo	0.0875739	0.0207440	0.6202327
EARTH	2078-01-20 08:51	> 1 mo	0.1073979	0.0643598	0.3351048
MARS	2078-08-03 12:26	> 1 mo	0.0490211	0.0488296	0.0534034
EARTH	2092-03-02 17:29	> 1 mo	0.0480458	0.0478820	0.0675056
EARTH	2100-10-18 10:36	> 1 mo	0.1050252	0.0014090	2.2382807
EARTH	2106-03-13 22:21	> 1 mo	0.1340768	0.0465999	2.1774041
EARTH	2114-10-29 02:50	> 1 mo	0.0091937	0.0035575	1.5022560
EARTH	2123-10-28 10:46	> 1 mo	0.0040464	0.0037298	24.9447530

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
307.27178505	292.65756433	0.00209767	MINIMUM
54.63786308	63.10333528	0.04741498	MINIMUM
2.95733660	0.50421367	0.11650391	SADDLE
180.64471566	177.17541680	0.44448704	SADDLE
359.92209269	176.67369899	1.89873862	SADDLE
179.69649373	356.42929877	2.43921921	MAXIMUM

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