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NASA JPL SBDB · 2025 VZ

2025 VZ

2025 VZ is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.186 AU once every 1.29 yr.

Amor Observations: 58
Orbital Period · P
1.29 yr
v(q)
31 km/s
v(Q)
24.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
5.28
Eccentricity · e
0.1231

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.04 AU) and its farthest (1.332 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.292 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.29 yr (472 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.186 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.123 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 20.21° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.2 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.57 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 58 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5075 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
1.186 AU
Eccentricity
0.1231
Perihelion
1.04 AU
Aphelion
1.331997 AU
Inclination
20.21°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461000.5
Mean Anomaly
0.55°

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
2034-Nov-23 16:50 0.158072 AU
23647182 km
11.98 km/s
2056-Nov-16 13:56 0.072147 AU
10792963 km
11.55 km/s
2065-Nov-21 00:36 0.060917 AU
9113112 km
10.87 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
23.57

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50747
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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