Asteroids

2026AB help

Last update: 2026-03-18 10:55 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.970

Aphelion (Q)

3.728

Eccentricity (e)

0.587

Inclination (i)

5.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1315.2

Earth MOID

0.00258

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-01-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03828

5727193

Maximum Brightness

22.6

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.6

mag

Diameter

8 - 18*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-07

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.349231

1-sigma variation

0.000422

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.586998

1-sigma variation

0.000075

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.6619

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

109.9358

1-sigma variation

3.041E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

17.6655

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

37.20263

1-sigma variation

0.00996

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.970237

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.728225

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003925

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.476767

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002582

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1315.1855

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.78048E-7	3.15210E-8	2.18664E-7	1.28057E-8	5.74370E-8	-4.20391E-6
e	3.15210E-8	5.58034E-9	3.87115E-8	2.26707E-9	1.01686E-8	-7.44243E-7
i	2.18664E-7	3.87115E-8	2.68569E-7	1.57297E-8	7.05537E-8	-5.16290E-6
Ω	1.28057E-8	2.26707E-9	1.57297E-8	9.24859E-10	4.13499E-9	-3.02357E-7
ω	5.74370E-8	1.01686E-8	7.05537E-8	4.13499E-9	1.87741E-8	-1.35620E-6
M	-4.20391E-6	-7.44243E-7	-5.16290E-6	-3.02357E-7	-1.35620E-6	9.92587E-5

Date of computation: 2026-03-18 10:55 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.561

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

8 - 18*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

116

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.803912

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-07.199098

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-12.625971

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

54 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

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Close Approaches for 2026AB from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1981-12-24 06:37	> 1 d	0.0848199	0.0109934	0.0321352
EARTH	2014-12-22 04:34	> 1 d	0.1405335	0.0871176	0.0178231
EARTH	2026-01-10 04:10	< 1 s	0.0053477	0.0053459	0.0000006
EARTH	2044-01-01 19:15	> 1 d	0.0382839	0.0029328	0.0237870
EARTH	2061-12-27 20:32	> 1 w	0.0791185	0.0026537	0.1389060
EARTH	2123-01-13 12:26	> 1 mo	0.0081884	0.0075961	0.0561450

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
351.51069908	6.52631702	0.00258167	MINIMUM
0.68040663	204.03405740	1.98543190	SADDLE
180.22515321	203.33034465	2.71338063	SADDLE
180.09022072	23.25839079	4.71270707	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2026AB

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2076-01-10.673	79312.673	1.395	0.000	0.70 ± 0.000	3.81E4	1.15E-5	4.65E-2	-6.18	0


Based on 54 optical observations (of which 1 are rejected as outliers) from 2026/01/07.199 to 2026/01/12.626.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.58 and 1.58 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20260202 130928.994 UTC.

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