Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-12 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.601

Aphelion (Q)

1.002

Eccentricity (e)

0.250

Inclination (i)

21.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

262.1

Earth MOID

0.01773

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-01-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11398

17051462

Maximum Brightness

25.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-10

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

0.801491

1-sigma variation

0.000051

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.250320

1-sigma variation

0.000096

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.5904

1-sigma variation

0.0188

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

110.4682

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

183.4606

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

104.39906

1-sigma variation

0.00815

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.600862

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.002120

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017751

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.416852

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017728

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

262.0874

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.56343E-9	-4.88457E-9	-9.53875E-7	-2.59802E-9	-1.05194E-8	4.02106E-7
e	-4.88457E-9	9.30814E-9	1.81801E-6	4.95099E-9	2.07930E-8	-7.67418E-7
i	-9.53875E-7	1.81801E-6	3.55300E-4	9.67471E-7	4.17338E-6	-1.50048E-4
Ω	-2.59802E-9	4.95099E-9	9.67471E-7	2.63772E-9	1.02637E-8	-4.06897E-7
ω	-1.05194E-8	2.07930E-8	4.17338E-6	1.02637E-8	1.30549E-6	-3.69198E-6
M	4.02106E-7	-7.67418E-7	-1.50048E-4	-4.06897E-7	-3.69198E-6	6.63781E-5

Date of computation: 2026-01-12 13:31 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

[-]

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

27.099

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

10 - 23*

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

0.886984

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-10.333549

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-12.04539

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

35 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2026AW 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	1960-01-17 10:41	692.7	0.1539520	0.1019911	0.0178236
EARTH	1965-01-11 04:07	661.3	0.0232484	0.0187532	0.0065412
EARTH	1970-01-06 23:30	346.3	0.1048839	0.0812377	0.0080078
EARTH	1988-01-18 18:38	174.9	0.1957762	0.1811879	0.0048863
EARTH	1993-01-13 21:26	491.7	0.0790446	0.0555187	0.0080742
EARTH	1998-01-09 16:36	608.7	0.0343489	0.0193147	0.0091305
EARTH	2003-01-05 22:41	240.0	0.1585537	0.1293369	0.0098322
EARTH	2021-01-15 15:45	133.8	0.1219718	0.1147232	0.0024249
EARTH	2026-01-11 00:12	< 1 min	0.0181087	0.0180675	0.0000137
EARTH	2031-01-07 03:09	104.4	0.1139820	0.1066227	0.0024617
EARTH	2049-01-18 01:35	270.5	0.1965071	0.1684334	0.0094385
EARTH	2054-01-14 07:15	589.5	0.0813875	0.0517779	0.0102252
EARTH	2059-01-10 04:10	587.1	0.0313436	0.0188397	0.0083912
EARTH	2064-01-06 10:41	185.7	0.1566132	0.1360604	0.0069004
EARTH	2082-01-15 15:33	386.6	0.1141074	0.0928569	0.0071718
EARTH	2087-01-10 20:46	616.7	0.0201636	0.0177873	0.0051028
EARTH	2092-01-06 12:55	628.2	0.1546472	0.0804044	0.0257918
EARTH	2110-01-15 03:56	> 1 d	0.0768673	0.0252858	0.0636293
EARTH	2115-01-10 05:54	> 1 d	0.0559987	0.0212849	0.0637545
EARTH	2120-01-06 22:41	782.7	0.1984655	0.0569048	0.0552920

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
175.33953917	8.87280828	0.01772770	MINIMUM
354.07121519	185.42207063	0.41668683	MINIMUM
310.40402883	131.70305360	0.42943826	SADDLE
44.29626430	247.68614471	0.43564057	SADDLE
359.76964606	12.45267611	1.58471972	SADDLE
178.65570978	191.21540312	2.01982874	MAXIMUM

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