Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-20 08:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.958

Aphelion (Q)

2.337

Eccentricity (e)

0.418

Inclination (i)

9.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

772.7

Earth MOID

0.00965

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2066-02-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08257

12352627

Maximum Brightness

26.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.4

mag

Diameter

6 - 12*

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

1.647939

1-sigma variation

0.000633

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.418408

1-sigma variation

0.000230

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.8735

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

298.0766

1-sigma variation

3.699E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

209.7617

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

321.39025

1-sigma variation

0.02297

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.958427

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.337450

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.117646

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.012933

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009652

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

772.6982

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.00170E-7	1.45293E-7	2.59817E-6	2.33327E-8	4.05980E-7	1.45296E-5
e	1.45293E-7	5.27533E-8	9.43341E-7	8.47299E-9	1.47846E-7	5.27522E-6
i	2.59817E-6	9.43341E-7	1.68704E-5	1.51500E-7	2.63799E-6	9.43351E-5
Ω	2.33327E-8	8.47299E-9	1.51500E-7	1.36812E-9	2.45416E-8	8.46869E-7
ω	4.05980E-7	1.47846E-7	2.63799E-6	2.45416E-8	6.87429E-7	1.46436E-5
M	1.45296E-5	5.27522E-6	9.43351E-5	8.46869E-7	1.46436E-5	5.27583E-4

Date of computation: 2026-01-20 08:15 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

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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

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.42

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

6 - 12*

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

0.915669

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-17.422467

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-19.384318

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

46 (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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Close Approaches for 2026BM2 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	1954-02-20 22:27	> 1 mo	0.1130085	0.0595149	6.5419371
EARTH	1971-01-20 09:01	> 1 w	0.0095953	0.0091542	0.0357338
EARTH	1990-03-08 19:15	> 1 w	0.1452066	0.1070394	0.0577962
88 Thisbe	1991-02-11 04:46	> 1 w	0.0090521	0.0017588	0.0205156
EARTH	2026-01-19 19:40	< 1 min	0.0112561	0.0112399	0.0000054
EARTH	2066-02-09 00:07	> 1 w	0.0825722	0.0184793	0.0825972
EARTH	2085-01-11 12:55	> 1 d	0.0740891	0.0054592	0.0547318
EARTH	2106-03-24 06:25	> 1 w	0.1733681	0.1371934	0.0794697
EARTH	2125-01-18 03:27	> 1 mo	0.0286580	0.0112168	0.2537338

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
342.11315335	18.56991673	0.00965153	MINIMUM
181.91314824	227.69628549	1.33155717	SADDLE
2.58856626	229.37828196	1.96883213	SADDLE
180.18336095	46.58357795	3.32375321	MAXIMUM

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