Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-28 12:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.010

Aphelion (Q)

1.353

Eccentricity (e)

0.145

Inclination (i)

3.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

469.0

Earth MOID

0.02457

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-01-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03226

4826458

Maximum Brightness

20.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-17

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.181348

1-sigma variation

0.000074

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.145427

1-sigma variation

0.000047

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.9522

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

303.7798

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

186.7618

1-sigma variation

0.0017

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

305.52753

1-sigma variation

0.00398

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.009548

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.353148

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.334771

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.025609

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.024568

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

468.9918

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.41457E-9	3.44361E-9	7.00189E-8	-1.75734E-8	1.25990E-7	2.92660E-7
e	3.44361E-9	2.19010E-9	4.45312E-8	-1.11764E-8	8.01330E-8	1.86125E-7
i	7.00189E-8	4.45312E-8	9.05483E-7	-2.27276E-7	1.62919E-6	3.78461E-6
Ω	-1.75734E-8	-1.11764E-8	-2.27276E-7	5.71057E-8	-4.08826E-7	-9.49961E-7
ω	1.25990E-7	8.01330E-8	1.62919E-6	-4.08826E-7	2.94162E-6	6.80242E-6
M	2.92660E-7	1.86125E-7	3.78461E-6	-9.49961E-7	6.80242E-6	1.58239E-5

Date of computation: 2026-01-28 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

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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

26.285

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

0.505831

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2025-12-20.19657

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-28.370455

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

118 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026BK 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	1976-01-11 20:16	711.8	0.1067525	0.0921539	0.0048676
EARTH	1985-01-22 21:27	> 1 d	0.0346502	0.0189344	0.0098127
EARTH	2017-02-16 19:24	1055.3	0.0751802	0.0605403	0.0048817
EARTH	2026-01-30 12:34	< 1 min	0.0248519	0.0248272	0.0000082
EARTH	2035-01-25 13:18	> 1 d	0.0322629	0.0240730	0.0033036
EARTH	2058-02-18 14:18	> 1 d	0.0717852	0.0058942	0.0268728
EARTH	2067-01-16 09:37	> 1 d	0.0923408	0.0085091	0.0320068
EARTH	2090-02-26 16:05	> 1 d	0.1135373	0.0168929	0.0523273
EARTH	2099-01-18 03:00	462.7	0.0786058	0.0688065	0.0032715
EARTH	2122-01-30 15:47	> 1 mo	0.0256125	0.0248246	0.0253156

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
358.97578947	27.59148009	0.02456816	MINIMUM
183.21633891	212.39685519	0.33756182	SADDLE
3.79550500	213.06777076	2.02517338	SADDLE
182.51908074	31.77713187	2.33903240	MAXIMUM

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