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NASA JPL SBDB · 2025 PC

2025 PC

2025 PC belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.106 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 22
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
38.4 km/s
v(Q)
20.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0 km
TJ
5.59
Eccentricity · e
0.2952

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.779 AU) and its farthest (1.432 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.653 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (425 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.106 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.295 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.62° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.9 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 = 29.43 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 22 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3418 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
1.106 AU
Eccentricity
0.2952
Perihelion
0.779 AU
Aphelion
1.432491 AU
Inclination
2.62°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
322.58°

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
2032-Jul-03 00:53 0.140572 AU
21029252 km
5.88 km/s
2060-Jan-30 08:57 0.003284 AU
491263 km
10.25 km/s
2061-Aug-05 20:37 0.070320 AU
10519690 km
11.68 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
29.43

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34185
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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