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Last update: 2026-01-19 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.599

Aphelion (Q)

1.635

Eccentricity (e)

0.464

Inclination (i)

13.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

431.3

Earth MOID

0.00314

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-06-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12045

18019566

Maximum Brightness

24.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-07

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.117135

1-sigma variation

0.000112

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.463727

1-sigma variation

0.000099

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.7130

1-sigma variation

0.0031

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

284.3086

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

77.3388

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

11.06535

1-sigma variation

0.00677

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.599090

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.635181

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.222211

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.007343

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003138

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

431.2777

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.26281E-8	1.10905E-8	3.44816E-7	-2.03939E-9	1.25277E-7	-7.61004E-7
e	1.10905E-8	9.74171E-9	3.02920E-7	-1.75429E-9	1.09835E-7	-6.68402E-7
i	3.44816E-7	3.02920E-7	9.42417E-6	-5.10690E-8	3.40928E-6	-2.07839E-5
Ω	-2.03939E-9	-1.75429E-9	-5.10690E-8	3.53790E-9	-2.54091E-8	1.20450E-7
ω	1.25277E-7	1.09835E-7	3.40928E-6	-2.54091E-8	1.26435E-6	-7.54219E-6
M	-7.61004E-7	-6.68402E-7	-2.07839E-5	1.20450E-7	-7.54219E-6	4.58628E-5

Date of computation: 2026-01-19 12:46 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

25.223

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

24 - 50*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.5459

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-07.201335

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-19.12854

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

124 (0)

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

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2026AE 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	1954-01-04 15:07	1036.4	0.0174584	0.0010826	0.0184370
EARTH	1967-01-02 02:15	1259.1	0.0932186	0.0165853	0.0255761
EARTH	1991-06-19 13:10	> 1 d	0.1530041	0.1278784	0.0097865
EARTH	2000-01-13 01:32	777.0	0.1688265	0.1285774	0.0134178
EARTH	2004-06-11 01:18	1009.2	0.1088930	0.1088742	0.0001885
EARTH	2013-01-08 03:42	651.9	0.0689730	0.0356541	0.0111167
EARTH	2017-06-06 17:31	546.2	0.1355515	0.1239812	0.0042644
EARTH	2026-01-05 16:55	< 1 min	0.0031077	0.0031056	0.0000007
EARTH	2030-06-08 10:43	357.8	0.1204534	0.1147960	0.0020965
EARTH	2039-01-13 20:16	648.2	0.1868410	0.1534039	0.0111469
EARTH	2043-06-20 19:04	> 1 d	0.1589082	0.1316702	0.0101947
EARTH	2058-01-01 22:15	1080.2	0.1014138	0.0360937	0.0218186
EARTH	2062-06-02 23:26	> 1 d	0.1918891	0.1439801	0.0175440
EARTH	2071-01-09 07:13	1188.2	0.0761745	0.0170426	0.0198475
EARTH	2075-06-13 16:14	1218.3	0.1072777	0.1047964	0.0030370
EARTH	2089-12-30 14:24	10.0	0.1778975	0.1774639	0.0001445
EARTH	2103-01-08 20:38	626.7	0.0386522	0.0084956	0.0104301
EARTH	2107-06-14 08:01	463.9	0.1043234	0.1036315	0.0006189
EARTH	2122-01-03 03:12	373.1	0.1024537	0.0800745	0.0074638
EARTH	2126-06-06 02:59	772.5	0.1646668	0.1413848	0.0082780

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
74.90583391	3.62977963	0.00313773	MINIMUM
286.56593847	158.70745393	0.10886853	MINIMUM
0.00648380	261.68062423	0.44287178	SADDLE
180.90832419	79.93323742	0.70364150	SADDLE
357.89140689	78.06569399	1.58645817	SADDLE
178.27899914	258.29914829	2.62232953	MAXIMUM

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