2015 TC25 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2015 TC25 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.
2015 TC25 orbits the sun every 381 days (1.04 years), coming as close as 0.91 AU and reaching as far as 1.15 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2015 TC25 is probably between 0.002 to 0.011 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
The rotation of 2015 TC25 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 0.04 hours.
2015 TC25's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
2015 TC25 has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 6, 2039 | 11,326,110 | 5.544 |
| July 31, 2040 | 20,494,500 | 2.894 |
| Jan. 21, 2041 | 14,073,755 | 2.592 |
| April 29, 2041 | 14,765,558 | 2.635 |
| April 1, 2042 | 21,965,124 | 7.532 |
| Oct. 1, 2064 | 21,263,746 | 7.420 |
| Sept. 2, 2065 | 16,119,945 | 2.364 |
| Dec. 6, 2065 | 13,462,123 | 2.732 |
| May 27, 2066 | 19,544,594 | 3.031 |
| March 29, 2067 | 12,068,793 | 5.624 |
| Oct. 9, 2089 | 2,415,585 | 3.957 |
| April 2, 2092 | 10,837,102 | 5.414 |
2015 TC25's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Oct. 11, 2015. It was last officially observed on April 25, 2017. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 48 observations used to determine its orbit.
2015 TC25 can be reached with a journey of 362 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 4.659 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 763,034 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2015 TC25.
The position of 2015 TC25 is indicated by a ◯ pink circle. Note that the object may not be in your current field of view. Use the controls below to adjust position, location, and time.