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NASA JPL SBDB · 2025 FA2

2025 FA2

2025 FA2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.718 AU and a period of 0.61 yr.

Aten Observations: 38
Orbital Period · P
0.61 yr
v(q)
57.9 km/s
v(Q)
21.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
7.9
Eccentricity · e
0.4612

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.387 AU) and its farthest (1.049 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.662 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.61 yr (222 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.718 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.461) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.94° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 57.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.3 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 26.95 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 38 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3617 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
0.7181 AU
Eccentricity
0.4612
Perihelion
0.387 AU
Aphelion
1.049288 AU
Inclination
7.94°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
136.75°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2036-Apr-26 01:56 0.085909 AU
12851742 km
10.39 km/s
2039-Mar-23 10:47 0.000615 AU
91994 km
9.61 km/s
2042-Mar-17 12:11 0.112218 AU
16787600 km
15.68 km/s
2050-Apr-29 23:30 0.115475 AU
17274825 km
11.97 km/s
2053-Apr-02 20:32 0.057638 AU
8622514 km
9.04 km/s
2056-Mar-16 01:59 0.064616 AU
9666378 km
13.27 km/s
2064-Apr-30 07:43 0.112440 AU
16820813 km
14.12 km/s
2070-Mar-18 01:28 0.001108 AU
165708 km
11.02 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
26.95

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36167
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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