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NASA JPL SBDB · 2025 XY

2025 XY

2025 XY is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.785 AU and a period of 0.70 yr.

Aten Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
0.70 yr
v(q)
47.9 km/s
v(Q)
23.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
7.35
Eccentricity · e
0.3403

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.518 AU) and its farthest (1.053 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.535 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.70 yr (254 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.785 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.34 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.93° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.6 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 = 27.34 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 47 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.419 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
0.7854 AU
Eccentricity
0.3403
Perihelion
0.518 AU
Aphelion
1.052672 AU
Inclination
4.93°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
33.33°

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
2033-Jan-20 16:40 0.071165 AU
10646061 km
7.30 km/s
2040-Feb-01 12:28 0.117530 AU
17582254 km
13.61 km/s
2041-Dec-01 05:19 0.005748 AU
859936 km
9.69 km/s
2048-Dec-28 05:13 0.069641 AU
10418218 km
7.02 km/s
2056-Feb-01 01:51 0.074989 AU
11218144 km
9.10 km/s
2057-Dec-02 04:08 0.157648 AU
23583800 km
14.32 km/s
2064-Dec-04 09:10 0.004439 AU
664067 km
8.15 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
27.34

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41902
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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