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NASA JPL SBDB · 2025 FC2

2025 FC2

2025 FC2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.64 AU it takes 2.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 22
Orbital Period · P
2.10 yr
v(q)
40.1 km/s
v(Q)
13.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.14
Eccentricity · e
0.4963

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.826 AU) and its farthest (2.454 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.628 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.10 yr (767 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.64 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.496) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.48° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.5 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 = 28.39 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 22 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3491 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
1.64 AU
Eccentricity
0.4963
Perihelion
0.826 AU
Aphelion
2.453932 AU
Inclination
7.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
187.14°

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
2027-Jul-27 06:32 0.114262 AU
17093296 km
10.86 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
28.39

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34913
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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