Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-30 12:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.574

Aphelion (Q)

1.274

Eccentricity (e)

0.379

Inclination (i)

2.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

324.2

Earth MOID

0.01217

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-10-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13299

19895475

Maximum Brightness

24.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

26 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-11

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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

0.923654

1-sigma variation

0.000074

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.378854

1-sigma variation

0.000367

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.6830

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

294.5656

1-sigma variation

0.0045

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

316.8229

1-sigma variation

0.0027

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

204.00914

1-sigma variation

0.05457

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.573724

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.273584

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.397721

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.108690

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012172

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

324.2368

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.52778E-9	2.72662E-8	2.58670E-7	3.38081E-7	-2.02380E-7	4.05691E-6
e	2.72662E-8	1.34526E-7	1.27605E-6	1.66784E-6	-9.97459E-7	2.00140E-5
i	2.58670E-7	1.27605E-6	1.21055E-5	1.58225E-5	-9.46787E-6	1.89854E-4
Ω	3.38081E-7	1.66784E-6	1.58225E-5	2.06828E-5	-1.23762E-5	2.48143E-4
ω	-2.02380E-7	-9.97459E-7	-9.46787E-6	-1.23762E-5	7.43197E-6	-1.48458E-4
M	4.05691E-6	2.00140E-5	1.89854E-4	2.48143E-4	-1.48458E-4	2.97770E-3

Date of computation: 2026-01-30 12:45 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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.043

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

26 - 60*

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

0.584366

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-11.619767

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-27.56911

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (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

[-]

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026AG2 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	1953-10-07 17:42	508.5	0.0515853	0.0474902	0.0145031
EARTH	1961-10-21 12:05	> 1 d	0.1866366	0.1623233	0.0082177
EARTH	1963-01-17 02:33	> 1 d	0.1778729	0.1596125	0.0060991
EARTH	1971-01-30 05:15	199.6	0.0181110	0.0112081	0.0154970
EARTH	1976-10-12 22:52	1093.7	0.1905950	0.1224074	0.0231589
EARTH	1979-01-27 23:32	962.8	0.0950614	0.0267856	0.0232067
EARTH	1984-10-09 07:24	768.3	0.0872936	0.0492719	0.0163085
EARTH	1992-10-07 10:40	148.9	0.0473294	0.0461700	0.0021091
EARTH	2000-10-08 20:44	792.7	0.1076365	0.0824243	0.0087021
EARTH	2008-10-23 17:45	> 1 d	0.1966505	0.1773688	0.0064486
EARTH	2010-01-17 21:50	> 1 d	0.1734142	0.1550623	0.0061232
EARTH	2018-01-29 16:52	253.3	0.0717640	0.0551993	0.0055484
EARTH	2026-01-29 22:45	< 1 min	0.0175800	0.0175234	0.0000189
EARTH	2031-10-12 01:34	135.6	0.1329930	0.1247656	0.0027532
EARTH	2034-01-25 16:38	271.1	0.1646824	0.1469267	0.0059208
EARTH	2039-10-08 13:11	21.9	0.0556503	0.0466783	0.0042604
EARTH	2047-10-24 02:08	> 1 d	0.1934363	0.1684420	0.0083767
EARTH	2049-01-18 02:05	> 1 d	0.1725443	0.1393519	0.0110841
EARTH	2057-01-30 03:14	22.8	0.0335458	0.0126761	0.0166656
EARTH	2062-10-14 02:57	207.4	0.1958360	0.1905441	0.0017642
EARTH	2065-01-27 21:44	126.9	0.0911529	0.0822804	0.0029600
EARTH	2070-10-09 19:48	574.8	0.0741988	0.0461226	0.0145466
EARTH	2078-10-08 08:16	454.5	0.0655799	0.0448341	0.0238251
EARTH	2086-10-15 12:37	> 1 w	0.1544808	0.0446348	0.0477783
EARTH	2096-01-27 23:30	> 1 d	0.1128011	0.0149919	0.0675250
EARTH	2104-01-31 18:59	1199.0	0.0144327	0.0133305	0.0243150
EARTH	2109-10-12 13:42	> 1 w	0.1215439	0.0451675	0.3424305
EARTH	2112-01-26 21:18	> 1 w	0.1813664	0.0135115	0.5362129
EARTH	2117-10-09 11:59	> 1 w	0.0674257	0.0438179	0.6592323

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
259.59805901	28.02508353	0.01217157	MINIMUM
102.21707541	274.20140129	0.04610328	MINIMUM
180.38798125	330.75359726	0.29004797	SADDLE
1.68048056	151.79144713	0.44287928	SADDLE
1.85146347	332.07859324	1.55921052	SADDLE
180.99929633	151.17033470	2.28920561	MAXIMUM

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