Asteroids

2026BL help

Last update: 2026-01-20 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.977

Aphelion (Q)

1.150

Eccentricity (e)

0.082

Inclination (i)

6.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

400.7

Earth MOID

0.00767

U parameter

5.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-07-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09342

13974760

Maximum Brightness

25.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.7

mag

Diameter

3 - 7*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-17

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

1.063754

1-sigma variation

0.000020

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.081509

1-sigma variation

0.000020

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.8151

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

297.4428

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

217.5727

1-sigma variation

0.0023

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

275.88383

1-sigma variation

0.00115

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.977048

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.150460

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.112234

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.008343

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007665

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

400.7378

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.87483E-10	3.99017E-10	3.06663E-8	-1.39792E-9	4.25371E-8	1.80446E-8
e	3.99017E-10	4.11362E-10	3.15963E-8	-1.44126E-9	4.43796E-8	1.81099E-8
i	3.06663E-8	3.15963E-8	2.42989E-6	-1.10759E-7	3.38991E-6	1.40886E-6
Ω	-1.39792E-9	-1.44126E-9	-1.10759E-7	5.05623E-9	-1.55681E-7	-6.32830E-8
ω	4.25371E-8	4.43796E-8	3.38991E-6	-1.55681E-7	5.38301E-6	1.39670E-6
M	1.80446E-8	1.81099E-8	1.40886E-6	-6.32830E-8	1.39670E-6	1.31875E-6

Date of computation: 2026-01-20 13:01 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

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

29.662

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

3 - 7*

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

0.703174

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-17.195218

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-20.285796

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

28 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026BL 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	1955-01-19 19:31	> 1 w	0.0120900	0.0074123	0.0972131
EARTH	1955-07-01 13:46	> 1 mo	0.0930372	0.0922748	0.0129538
EARTH	1967-01-16 15:43	> 1 d	0.0585677	0.0057157	0.0521695
EARTH	1967-07-13 21:45	> 1 w	0.0993312	0.0946291	0.0134958
EARTH	1979-09-19 23:07	> 1 mo	0.1687130	0.1640889	0.0045402
EARTH	1992-01-20 23:56	241.9	0.0127178	0.0084500	0.0016947
EARTH	1992-06-23 04:44	1070.1	0.0970303	0.0969958	0.0000492
EARTH	2003-08-10 08:44	> 1 d	0.1458632	0.1437087	0.0007483
EARTH	2014-11-03 18:35	> 1 d	0.1695521	0.1676611	0.0006312
EARTH	2015-05-23 07:19	115.1	0.1502339	0.1465232	0.0012572
EARTH	2026-01-19 05:08	< 1 min	0.0078958	0.0078905	0.0000018
EARTH	2026-07-02 11:55	16.0	0.0934155	0.0933318	0.0000279
EARTH	2038-01-31 05:36	340.5	0.0978125	0.0911165	0.0022328
EARTH	2038-06-10 02:48	525.1	0.0997294	0.0976442	0.0007556
EARTH	2049-09-01 03:44	> 1 d	0.1685759	0.1669746	0.0005562
EARTH	2061-01-16 23:00	204.3	0.0287186	0.0219669	0.0022804
EARTH	2061-07-10 17:43	512.7	0.0971135	0.0946882	0.0008146
EARTH	2073-08-25 16:11	> 1 w	0.1580139	0.1460344	0.0074748
EARTH	2086-02-26 21:06	> 1 w	0.1381492	0.0625606	0.0383929
EARTH	2086-06-07 08:14	> 1 d	0.1126248	0.0920502	0.0248419
EARTH	2098-01-22 05:31	> 1 d	0.0476676	0.0068696	0.0245707
EARTH	2098-06-21 20:04	> 1 d	0.0874881	0.0874525	0.0005851
EARTH	2109-11-21 21:27	> 1 mo	0.1630330	0.1072404	0.0407038
EARTH	2110-06-03 06:30	> 1 d	0.1291026	0.0968660	0.0477564
EARTH	2121-08-24 16:43	> 1 mo	0.1616216	0.1489728	0.0285542

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
326.57857410	17.31584280	0.00766519	MINIMUM
111.32640208	169.32219915	0.09589617	MINIMUM
51.70327851	108.25807422	0.11976825	SADDLE
214.91609534	266.78250743	0.17851102	SADDLE
14.13556882	247.88775994	1.98455298	SADDLE
186.82268232	60.53908641	2.14017415	MAXIMUM

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