Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-02-06 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.925

Aphelion (Q)

1.060

Eccentricity (e)

0.068

Inclination (i)

23.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

361.0

Earth MOID

0.02134

U parameter

6.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-01-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06803

10177498

Maximum Brightness

20.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.4

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-13

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

0.992265

1-sigma variation

0.000058

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.068145

1-sigma variation

0.000012

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

23.0079

1-sigma variation

0.0087

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

293.6503

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

74.8645

1-sigma variation

0.0442

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

43.18174

1-sigma variation

0.04211

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.924647

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.059884

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.047365

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.021627

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.021337

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

361.0274

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.35273E-9	6.79297E-10	5.01419E-7	-6.47467E-9	2.56205E-6	-2.43854E-6
e	6.79297E-10	1.38034E-10	1.01627E-7	-1.31241E-9	5.19125E-7	-4.94147E-7
i	5.01419E-7	1.01627E-7	7.49982E-5	-9.68432E-7	3.83166E-4	-3.64699E-4
Ω	-6.47467E-9	-1.31241E-9	-9.68432E-7	1.25064E-8	-4.94773E-6	4.70928E-6
ω	2.56205E-6	5.19125E-7	3.83166E-4	-4.94773E-6	1.95784E-3	-1.86346E-3
M	-2.43854E-6	-4.94147E-7	-3.64699E-4	4.70928E-6	-1.86346E-3	1.77364E-3

Date of computation: 2026-02-06 13:15 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

24.364

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

40 - 80*

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

0.639491

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-13.309029

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-06.10806

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

112 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026AW2 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	1950-01-14 04:56	612.8	0.0504469	0.0218807	0.0254348
EARTH	1951-01-13 13:00	493.8	0.0299483	0.0217673	0.0197865
EARTH	1951-07-27 09:36	> 1 d	0.1902015	0.1098537	0.0280326
EARTH	1952-01-13 02:06	318.5	0.0940976	0.0241168	0.0287586
EARTH	1952-07-22 01:16	> 1 d	0.1230020	0.0560976	0.0272538
EARTH	1953-01-12 00:37	85.9	0.1643746	0.0786909	0.0291106
EARTH	1953-07-17 19:18	> 1 d	0.0634965	0.0473180	0.0198510
EARTH	1954-07-13 16:55	> 1 d	0.0536439	0.0470028	0.0142100
EARTH	1955-07-09 11:27	> 1 d	0.1098694	0.0510538	0.0269520
EARTH	1956-07-04 05:11	> 1 d	0.1813172	0.0983786	0.0291287
EARTH	2024-01-16 17:10	23.4	0.1523767	0.1492909	0.0010289
EARTH	2025-01-14 14:22	10.7	0.0781088	0.0765891	0.0005071
EARTH	2026-01-13 18:31	< 1 s	0.0219106	0.0218860	0.0000082
EARTH	2027-01-13 05:55	5.0	0.0680324	0.0665440	0.0004969
EARTH	2027-07-24 10:56	62.0	0.1450557	0.1426256	0.0008119
EARTH	2028-01-12 23:50	2.6	0.1361161	0.1331008	0.0010057
EARTH	2028-07-19 06:30	118.6	0.0823706	0.0791662	0.0010830
EARTH	2029-07-15 06:12	169.1	0.0461603	0.0461085	0.0000873
EARTH	2030-07-11 05:26	225.8	0.0834832	0.0772538	0.0021138
EARTH	2031-07-07 01:33	258.1	0.1499583	0.1411002	0.0029644
EARTH	2100-01-17 15:02	927.3	0.1884520	0.0814723	0.0361323
EARTH	2101-01-16 09:33	883.0	0.1131631	0.0237145	0.0352105
EARTH	2102-01-15 10:09	734.6	0.0436988	0.0218969	0.0299618
EARTH	2103-01-14 18:53	509.9	0.0358642	0.0218924	0.0241846
EARTH	2103-07-27 15:35	> 1 d	0.1758354	0.1011361	0.0257959
EARTH	2104-01-14 09:01	259.6	0.1015745	0.0343632	0.0240461
EARTH	2104-07-22 09:19	> 1 d	0.1096524	0.0580920	0.0191070
EARTH	2105-01-13 08:35	55.2	0.1713884	0.1180674	0.0178970
EARTH	2105-07-18 05:29	1287.7	0.0547851	0.0437611	0.0085728
EARTH	2106-07-14 04:25	628.6	0.0609149	0.0527925	0.0041005
EARTH	2107-07-09 23:58	10.0	0.1218359	0.1186418	0.0011054
EARTH	2108-07-04 19:04	487.7	0.1937948	0.1803028	0.0044980

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
100.81552175	11.68076194	0.02133673	MINIMUM
287.85026061	191.59088533	0.04682277	MINIMUM
13.27384285	282.46315828	0.38981168	SADDLE
195.50300422	100.64078998	0.41444692	SADDLE
0.88173081	88.13918175	1.88845482	SADDLE
136.25376743	223.26074377	2.04214346	MAXIMUM

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