Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-22 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.826

Aphelion (Q)

1.194

Eccentricity (e)

0.182

Inclination (i)

23.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

370.8

Earth MOID

0.03139

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-01-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12296

18393972

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.6

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-18

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

1.010099

1-sigma variation

0.000183

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.181820

1-sigma variation

0.000122

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

23.7758

1-sigma variation

0.0191

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

117.5367

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

256.8829

1-sigma variation

0.0427

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

24.42800

1-sigma variation

0.04245

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.826442

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.193755

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.034512

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.079430

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.031395

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

370.8038

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.36675E-8	2.20912E-8	3.49645E-6	-2.30623E-7	7.83036E-6	-7.78672E-6
e	2.20912E-8	1.49992E-8	2.32934E-6	-1.53481E-7	5.10192E-6	-5.13089E-6
i	3.49645E-6	2.32934E-6	3.65598E-4	-2.41032E-5	8.10677E-4	-8.10159E-4
Ω	-2.30623E-7	-1.53481E-7	-2.41032E-5	1.58914E-6	-5.34831E-5	5.34305E-5
ω	7.83036E-6	5.10192E-6	8.10677E-4	-5.34831E-5	1.82376E-3	-1.80949E-3
M	-7.78672E-6	-5.13089E-6	-8.10159E-4	5.34305E-5	-1.80949E-3	1.80187E-3

Date of computation: 2026-01-22 13:00 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

24.592

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

30 - 70*

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

0.6639

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-18.267343

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-20.804598

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

101 (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 2026BN2 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	1953-07-05 14:01	> 1 d	0.1802760	0.0959032	0.0317329
EARTH	1954-07-11 21:11	> 1 d	0.1009120	0.0716691	0.0295764
EARTH	1955-07-18 13:06	> 1 d	0.0752071	0.0727873	0.0121757
EARTH	1956-07-24 23:59	> 1 d	0.1347376	0.0823277	0.0454724
EARTH	1961-01-15 06:22	830.0	0.1405015	0.0384138	0.0845348
EARTH	1962-01-15 15:41	1222.3	0.0532223	0.0325720	0.0747829
EARTH	1963-01-17 05:22	> 1 d	0.0592247	0.0325370	0.0827379
EARTH	1964-01-19 15:43	> 1 d	0.1503475	0.0337786	0.0972937
EARTH	2017-07-10 03:54	1158.0	0.1191714	0.0921947	0.0101739
EARTH	2018-07-16 16:38	1135.4	0.0713850	0.0713300	0.0002146
EARTH	2019-07-23 18:49	1091.2	0.1140860	0.0937155	0.0074402
EARTH	2020-07-31 01:03	971.7	0.1944219	0.1728516	0.0073123
EARTH	2024-01-16 08:50	37.4	0.1674973	0.1579434	0.0031903
EARTH	2025-01-15 08:12	19.1	0.0777052	0.0731469	0.0015290
EARTH	2026-01-16 15:26	< 1 min	0.0382652	0.0381732	0.0000307
EARTH	2027-01-18 21:20	59.3	0.1229561	0.1179895	0.0016579
EARTH	2079-07-08 17:18	> 1 d	0.1470146	0.0763182	0.0708956
EARTH	2080-07-14 05:38	> 1 d	0.0778084	0.0707841	0.0345486
EARTH	2081-07-21 05:58	> 1 d	0.0932709	0.0723561	0.0538526
EARTH	2082-07-29 05:34	> 1 d	0.1710350	0.0855131	0.0760528
EARTH	2086-01-16 05:38	> 1 d	0.1848055	0.0443367	0.0867570
EARTH	2087-01-15 21:37	412.2	0.0924531	0.0332042	0.0847136
EARTH	2088-01-17 02:00	> 1 d	0.0321623	0.0312279	0.0213996
EARTH	2089-01-18 06:11	> 1 d	0.1103764	0.0323269	0.1018463

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
90.78988518	14.28427132	0.03139463	MINIMUM
289.28261940	192.77290272	0.07374206	MINIMUM
8.86474504	284.79221073	0.40992223	SADDLE
191.39801989	101.37980978	0.48636065	SADDLE
359.90828717	93.13229466	1.79120533	SADDLE
165.28722910	257.94874280	2.15422545	MAXIMUM

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