Asteroids

2026BJ6 help

Last update: 2026-01-30 12:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.707

Aphelion (Q)

1.636

Eccentricity (e)

0.397

Inclination (i)

8.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

463.2

Earth MOID

0.00308

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-02-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19931

29815819

Maximum Brightness

26.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

11 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-27

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

1.171639

1-sigma variation

0.000140

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.396656

1-sigma variation

0.000124

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.0966

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

307.4229

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

271.0892

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

260.91602

1-sigma variation

0.02284

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.706901

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.636377

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.036320

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.009435

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003083

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

463.2222

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.96243E-8	1.73467E-8	3.50718E-7	9.10010E-9	-4.67228E-8	3.20017E-6
e	1.73467E-8	1.53384E-8	3.10062E-7	8.04702E-9	-4.06482E-8	2.82877E-6
i	3.50718E-7	3.10062E-7	6.27047E-6	1.62730E-7	-8.28668E-7	5.71923E-5
Ω	9.10010E-9	8.04702E-9	1.62730E-7	4.22971E-9	-2.12636E-8	1.48397E-6
ω	-4.67228E-8	-4.06482E-8	-8.28668E-7	-2.12636E-8	1.98766E-7	-7.61868E-6
M	3.20017E-6	2.82877E-6	5.71923E-5	1.48397E-6	-7.61868E-6	5.21857E-4

Date of computation: 2026-01-30 12:45 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

26.829

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

11 - 26*

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

0.665591

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-25.300545

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-28.39428

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2026BJ6 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	1956-08-02 06:55	> 1 d	0.0219804	0.0103888	0.0158367
EARTH	1960-01-27 22:50	> 1 d	0.0278427	0.0022078	0.0328993
EARTH	1970-07-22 13:14	> 1 d	0.1581827	0.0831184	0.0252393
EARTH	1989-08-11 04:07	170.9	0.1377352	0.1306708	0.0023551
EARTH	1993-02-03 04:48	249.4	0.0950124	0.0910842	0.0013106
EARTH	2003-08-03 22:17	1402.4	0.0164930	0.0109627	0.0130696
EARTH	2007-01-24 07:53	1116.2	0.0975067	0.0462928	0.0170744
EARTH	2022-08-08 15:01	315.1	0.0791373	0.0660659	0.0043676
EARTH	2026-01-28 19:28	< 1 s	0.0045072	0.0045030	0.0000014
EARTH	2031-02-18 15:02	> 1 d	0.1993064	0.1833043	0.0053377
EARTH	2051-07-27 11:56	> 1 d	0.1354548	0.0713330	0.0216219
EARTH	2056-08-08 10:55	> 1 d	0.0575920	0.0156553	0.0226344
EARTH	2060-01-20 20:04	969.7	0.1898365	0.1364818	0.0177849
EARTH	2065-01-30 10:47	456.0	0.0291468	0.0083531	0.0071847
EARTH	2085-08-01 00:56	> 1 d	0.0772818	0.0164913	0.0800289
EARTH	2090-08-14 10:08	> 1 d	0.1660805	0.0181558	0.0835204
EARTH	2094-01-26 07:23	> 1 d	0.0624748	0.0042408	0.0876563
EARTH	2099-02-10 21:28	> 1 d	0.1693563	0.0059598	0.0593699
EARTH	2119-08-04 09:53	> 1 d	0.0549918	0.0169803	0.0615082
EARTH	2124-08-14 07:28	> 1 d	0.1486202	0.0190098	0.0712814

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
293.48671669	26.87161667	0.00308278	MINIMUM
69.87658141	211.16547734	0.01202722	MINIMUM
2.31236231	119.53084241	0.32473052	SADDLE
181.06138614	298.45955049	0.66840173	SADDLE
2.67702205	300.11948813	1.69521938	SADDLE
181.28548036	118.61644191	2.63899424	MAXIMUM

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