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Last update: 2026-01-21 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.947

Aphelion (Q)

1.814

Eccentricity (e)

0.314

Inclination (i)

14.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

592.4

Earth MOID

0.00019

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2047-01-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14679

21958757

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

16 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-11

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, 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

1.380426

1-sigma variation

0.000479

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.314038

1-sigma variation

0.000251

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.0320

1-sigma variation

0.0081

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

298.7134

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

212.8560

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

307.87516

1-sigma variation

0.02995

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.946920

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.813932

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.672887

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000224

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000193

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

592.4042

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.29543E-7	1.20446E-7	3.87724E-6	2.71341E-7	-8.80509E-7	1.43482E-5
e	1.20446E-7	6.32001E-8	2.03448E-6	1.42376E-7	-4.61978E-7	7.52876E-6
i	3.87724E-6	2.03448E-6	6.54945E-5	4.58291E-6	-1.48641E-5	2.42353E-4
Ω	2.71341E-7	1.42376E-7	4.58291E-6	3.20801E-7	-1.04165E-6	1.69613E-5
ω	-8.80509E-7	-4.61978E-7	-1.48641E-5	-1.04165E-6	3.40144E-6	-5.50492E-5
M	1.43482E-5	7.52876E-6	2.42353E-4	1.69613E-5	-5.50492E-5	8.96878E-4

Date of computation: 2026-01-21 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

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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

26.167

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

16 - 30*

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

0.848453

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-11.603906

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-17.516802

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (2)

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 2026AQ2 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	1966-01-22 21:16	> 1 w	0.0333888	0.0017747	0.0634821
EARTH	1979-01-08 16:14	> 1 w	0.1223063	0.0106050	0.1055633
EARTH	2013-02-06 22:35	> 1 d	0.1294319	0.0356821	0.0378662
EARTH	2026-01-17 15:46	< 1 s	0.0153643	0.0153345	0.0000099
EARTH	2047-01-07 07:23	> 1 d	0.1467852	0.0124852	0.0673560
EARTH	2076-02-04 03:59	> 1 w	0.1121561	0.0231256	0.0818796
EARTH	2097-01-22 23:34	> 1 d	0.0345366	0.0000568	0.0344368
EARTH	2118-02-23 06:14	> 1 mo	0.1884377	0.0899722	0.2293936

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
335.97317387	17.14608284	0.00019314	MINIMUM
187.58122355	235.36010335	0.82510281	SADDLE
5.27170232	235.81397281	1.95309768	SADDLE
179.57614851	49.58642330	2.79794507	MAXIMUM

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