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Last update: 2026-01-20 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.814

Aphelion (Q)

1.085

Eccentricity (e)

0.143

Inclination (i)

5.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

337.8

Earth MOID

0.04254

U parameter

5.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-07-19

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16807

25142408

Maximum Brightness

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

2026-01-08

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

0.949270

1-sigma variation

0.000017

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.142990

1-sigma variation

0.000099

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.9097

1-sigma variation

0.0044

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

102.2913

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

143.1018

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

184.01509

1-sigma variation

0.00667

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.813534

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.085006

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.066424

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.183749

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.042543

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

337.8182

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.80135E-10	-1.65560E-9	-7.35661E-8	-2.22072E-8	-4.72034E-9	-1.11129E-7
e	-1.65560E-9	9.79199E-9	4.35046E-7	1.31278E-7	2.72806E-8	6.58217E-7
i	-7.35661E-8	4.35046E-7	1.93411E-5	5.84280E-6	1.23126E-6	2.92084E-5
Ω	-2.22072E-8	1.31278E-7	5.84280E-6	1.76878E-6	3.81991E-7	8.79421E-6
ω	-4.72034E-9	2.72806E-8	1.23126E-6	3.81991E-7	1.50832E-7	1.71678E-6
M	-1.11129E-7	6.58217E-7	2.92084E-5	8.79421E-6	1.71678E-6	4.44330E-5

Date of computation: 2026-01-20 13:01 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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.014

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

0.597958

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-08.580383

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-19.89729

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

48 (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

[-]

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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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026AL 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	1952-09-29 22:55	233.4	0.1868587	0.1774221	0.0031862
EARTH	1953-06-21 06:52	> 1 d	0.1944411	0.1930096	0.0005027
EARTH	1954-01-20 07:04	524.8	0.0397542	0.0393143	0.0003362
EARTH	1964-09-21 19:25	110.3	0.1014598	0.1014270	0.0000230
EARTH	1966-01-26 00:59	4.2	0.1345036	0.1335391	0.0003216
EARTH	1976-08-22 06:31	812.1	0.1281013	0.1269957	0.0003776
EARTH	1976-11-06 17:28	961.5	0.1195692	0.1193120	0.0000917
EARTH	1988-08-11 08:05	> 1 d	0.1403347	0.1377275	0.0009091
EARTH	1988-11-18 01:52	> 1 d	0.1202395	0.1194129	0.0003027
EARTH	1989-04-23 18:18	> 1 d	0.1984861	0.1966929	0.0006052
EARTH	2000-08-25 02:00	> 1 d	0.1250127	0.1221424	0.0010169
EARTH	2000-11-01 01:40	> 1 d	0.1203936	0.1199802	0.0001716
EARTH	2002-01-25 08:58	64.2	0.1917586	0.1831175	0.0028853
EARTH	2012-09-20 21:09	106.1	0.1013233	0.1010306	0.0001396
EARTH	2014-01-26 23:15	7.3	0.1027035	0.0975146	0.0017422
EARTH	2024-09-26 21:07	7.8	0.1506168	0.1504920	0.0000418
EARTH	2025-06-16 13:42	84.4	0.1987746	0.1984122	0.0001208
EARTH	2026-01-21 00:41	< 1 min	0.0438799	0.0437908	0.0000297
EARTH	2037-07-19 15:37	> 1 d	0.1680666	0.1660476	0.0006880
EARTH	2037-12-12 06:20	1402.5	0.1088032	0.1073651	0.0004936
EARTH	2038-04-02 05:17	> 1 d	0.1802197	0.1782945	0.0006438
EARTH	2049-09-16 11:55	547.4	0.1048197	0.1023581	0.0009748
EARTH	2051-01-27 00:54	47.2	0.1250468	0.1158901	0.0030714
EARTH	2061-09-27 14:24	211.9	0.1631809	0.1529940	0.0034748
EARTH	2062-06-20 15:18	> 1 d	0.1961548	0.1940125	0.0007548
EARTH	2063-01-17 06:43	1357.0	0.0517376	0.0472463	0.0018289
EARTH	2074-08-07 22:31	> 1 d	0.1441998	0.1364686	0.0029082
EARTH	2074-11-19 04:33	> 1 d	0.1219778	0.1214381	0.0003785
EARTH	2075-04-24 18:04	> 1 d	0.1990193	0.1958300	0.0011177
EARTH	2086-09-23 13:06	486.0	0.1107813	0.1027343	0.0036045
EARTH	2088-01-26 06:10	435.6	0.0612044	0.0475978	0.0056388
EARTH	2098-09-28 16:25	178.0	0.1736826	0.1661083	0.0025586
EARTH	2099-06-22 02:27	> 1 d	0.1953836	0.1940613	0.0004570
EARTH	2100-01-16 22:28	711.8	0.0511553	0.0488520	0.0008482
EARTH	2111-07-07 03:16	> 1 d	0.1827164	0.1811036	0.0005577
EARTH	2112-01-01 07:21	> 1 d	0.0813948	0.0767078	0.0016192
EARTH	2123-07-08 06:35	> 1 d	0.1809386	0.1777472	0.0011453
EARTH	2123-12-31 23:28	> 1 d	0.0805051	0.0728812	0.0027286

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
244.00136142	20.48365472	0.04254332	MINIMUM
105.06475550	257.86674763	0.10143364	MINIMUM
162.25878653	309.55068739	0.12230767	SADDLE
355.07729360	137.72810310	0.20943659	SADDLE
3.40521340	327.51691162	1.79923310	SADDLE
184.29196724	148.43478845	2.09931909	MAXIMUM

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