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NASA JPL SBDB · 2025 OC6

2025 OC6

2025 OC6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.054 AU it takes 1.08 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
1.08 yr
v(q)
30.2 km/s
v(Q)
27.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.83
Eccentricity · e
0.0409

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.011 AU) and its farthest (1.097 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.086 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.08 yr (395 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.054 AU.

With e = 0.041, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.75° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.8 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 28.19 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 23 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4329 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
1.054 AU
Eccentricity
0.0409
Perihelion
1.011 AU
Aphelion
1.097109 AU
Inclination
7.75°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
225.92°

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
2038-Aug-01 01:07 0.094555 AU
14145280 km
5.79 km/s
2039-Jan-24 15:43 0.084184 AU
12593715 km
4.35 km/s
2052-Jul-28 14:56 0.147074 AU
22001917 km
5.63 km/s
2065-Aug-02 23:17 0.015559 AU
2327662 km
4.06 km/s
2065-Dec-27 10:31 0.099478 AU
14881714 km
4.55 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
28.19

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43292
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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