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NASA JPL SBDB · 2025 FP

2025 FP

2025 FP belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.011 AU it takes 1.02 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 63
Orbital Period · P
1.02 yr
v(q)
34.7 km/s
v(Q)
25.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.99
Eccentricity · e
0.1584

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.851 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.171 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.32 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.011 AU gives an orbital period of 1.02 yr, or about 371 days.

An eccentricity of 0.158 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.11° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.2 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 = 27.23 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 63 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5106 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.011 AU
Eccentricity
0.1584
Perihelion
0.851 AU
Aphelion
1.171142 AU
Inclination
15.11°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
150.72°

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-Mar-26 04:40 0.195423 AU
29234906 km
12.85 km/s
2078-Sep-12 00:42 0.075262 AU
11259083 km
10.95 km/s
2079-Sep-18 02:38 0.027370 AU
4094470 km
9.19 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
27.23

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51057
Condition
6
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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