Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-13 05:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.886

Aphelion (Q)

2.089

Eccentricity (e)

0.404

Inclination (i)

32.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

662.8

Earth MOID

0.03842

U parameter

8.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2055-01-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18825

28162188

Maximum Brightness

25.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-12

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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

1.487745

1-sigma variation

0.004878

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.404414

1-sigma variation

0.001909

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

32.6246

1-sigma variation

0.0818

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

291.9887

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

121.5192

1-sigma variation

0.1001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

356.67050

1-sigma variation

0.04010

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.886079

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.089410

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.560145

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.043434

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.038424

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

662.8130

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.37933E-5	9.30881E-6	3.98288E-4	1.73850E-6	4.81579E-4	-1.94497E-4
e	9.30881E-6	3.64599E-6	1.55553E-4	6.78303E-7	1.87370E-4	-7.58235E-5
i	3.98288E-4	1.55553E-4	6.68592E-3	2.92289E-5	8.13145E-3	-3.27399E-3
Ω	1.73850E-6	6.78303E-7	2.92289E-5	1.27903E-7	3.56671E-5	-1.43360E-5
ω	4.81579E-4	1.87370E-4	8.13145E-3	3.56671E-5	1.00155E-2	-4.00648E-3
M	-1.94497E-4	-7.58235E-5	-3.27399E-3	-1.43360E-5	-4.00648E-3	1.60809E-3

Date of computation: 2026-01-13 05:45 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

26.226

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

15 - 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

0.678266

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-12.201762

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-13.216214

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

15 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2026AV1 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	1977-01-11 13:30	> 1 mo	0.0439170	0.0382456	0.6365938
EARTH	2026-01-10 17:42	< 1 min	0.0392214	0.0388934	0.0001093
EARTH	2055-01-18 21:49	> 1 mo	0.1882526	0.0317677	0.8497906
EARTH	2075-01-08 11:36	> 1 mo	0.0802224	0.0379328	1.1232432
EARTH	2104-01-15 05:50	> 1 mo	0.0760060	0.0383443	0.8807503
EARTH	2124-01-05 02:25	> 1 w	0.1925028	0.0306744	0.2741117

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
38.64910104	8.95257077	0.03842379	MINIMUM
289.74784739	214.45073934	0.39036670	MINIMUM
336.80585958	277.81734022	0.54538758	SADDLE
166.22171452	126.45053244	1.29707460	SADDLE
350.44588143	121.62771284	1.83485659	SADDLE
185.90540871	320.47760512	3.00459277	MAXIMUM

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