Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-14 22:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.596

Aphelion (Q)

1.929

Eccentricity (e)

0.528

Inclination (i)

13.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

518.2

Earth MOID

0.00058

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-01-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17274

25840872

Maximum Brightness

26.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 22*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-14

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

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

1.262646

1-sigma variation

0.000250

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.528008

1-sigma variation

0.000139

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.8063

1-sigma variation

0.0038

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

294.7062

1-sigma variation

4.504E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

277.9757

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

283.82749

1-sigma variation

0.02757

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.595959

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.929333

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.169125

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.001487

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000577

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

518.2281

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.24495E-8	3.45848E-8	9.59119E-7	-1.09448E-8	-4.13137E-7	6.88857E-6
e	3.45848E-8	1.92004E-8	5.32740E-7	-5.99385E-9	-2.22547E-7	3.81548E-6
i	9.59119E-7	5.32740E-7	1.47864E-5	-1.65992E-7	-6.13630E-6	1.05815E-4
Ω	-1.09448E-8	-5.99385E-9	-1.65992E-7	2.02827E-9	8.13202E-8	-1.20648E-6
ω	-4.13137E-7	-2.22547E-7	-6.13630E-6	8.13202E-8	3.56054E-6	-4.54976E-5
M	6.88857E-6	3.81548E-6	1.05815E-4	-1.20648E-6	-4.54976E-5	7.59859E-4

Date of computation: 2026-01-14 22:45 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

[-]

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

27.141

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 - 22*

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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.915966

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-14.249903

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-14.858605

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

42 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026AZ2 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	1958-01-06 18:41	> 1 mo	0.1771465	0.0058970	1.6204526
EARTH	1969-08-11 17:23	> 1 mo	0.1785830	0.0747060	0.8728356
EARTH	1982-01-15 08:37	> 1 d	0.0097546	0.0022985	0.0399048
EARTH	1986-08-06 09:01	> 1 d	0.0938221	0.0718039	0.0269088
EARTH	2009-01-07 02:25	> 1 d	0.1719730	0.0824329	0.0298537
EARTH	2013-07-26 14:28	> 1 d	0.1350665	0.0863241	0.0194802
EARTH	2026-01-15 05:50	< 1 min	0.0023379	0.0023361	0.0000006
EARTH	2039-01-07 14:35	1403.5	0.1727356	0.1041818	0.0228532
EARTH	2056-08-06 01:15	> 1 d	0.1099209	0.0685903	0.0361381
EARTH	2062-01-22 12:11	> 1 d	0.1490444	0.0026292	0.0522184
EARTH	2069-07-25 17:40	> 1 d	0.1275659	0.0711485	0.0378171
EARTH	2075-01-13 15:02	> 1 d	0.0435892	0.0010588	0.0359625
EARTH	2092-08-10 11:16	> 1 d	0.1815354	0.0733677	0.0766379
EARTH	2105-07-29 03:41	> 1 w	0.1034482	0.0709158	0.1100299
EARTH	2111-01-14 05:33	> 1 w	0.0561690	0.0024419	0.1882029

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
294.72752075	13.05974414	0.00057673	MINIMUM
65.52254178	209.79965932	0.07339299	MINIMUM
0.65670263	111.22148727	0.45045079	SADDLE
179.95287107	292.07325991	0.99148059	SADDLE
1.86181097	293.49780230	1.57954251	SADDLE
181.05791311	112.70918786	2.91780579	MAXIMUM

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