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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.883

Aphelion (Q)

1.322

Eccentricity (e)

0.199

Inclination (i)

5.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

422.8

Earth MOID

0.00771

U parameter

6.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2033-01-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03314

4957309

Maximum Brightness

22.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.2

mag

Diameter

10 - 22*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-27

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

1.102462

1-sigma variation

0.000081

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.199283

1-sigma variation

0.000090

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.3833

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

309.3862

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

106.6421

1-sigma variation

0.0042

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

352.92719

1-sigma variation

0.00387

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.882760

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.322164

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.106613

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.016073

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007712

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

422.8088

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.48859E-9	7.17462E-9	1.98164E-7	-2.70050E-8	1.32726E-7	-2.82094E-7
e	7.17462E-9	8.17922E-9	2.21374E-7	-2.96802E-8	8.64293E-8	-2.85981E-7
i	1.98164E-7	2.21374E-7	6.07954E-6	-8.24964E-7	3.49971E-6	-8.37573E-6
Ω	-2.70050E-8	-2.96802E-8	-8.24964E-7	1.13151E-7	-5.96863E-7	1.19280E-6
ω	1.32726E-7	8.64293E-8	3.49971E-6	-5.96863E-7	1.75091E-5	-1.21311E-5
M	-2.82094E-7	-2.85981E-7	-8.37573E-6	1.19280E-6	-1.21311E-5	1.49993E-5

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

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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

27.169

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

10 - 22*

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

0.682529

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-27.362682

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-28.504417

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2026BN6 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	1958-08-28 02:29	> 1 w	0.0522114	0.0418534	0.1198573
EARTH	1967-01-27 16:19	> 1 d	0.0269998	0.0083738	0.0368581
EARTH	1973-08-29 05:40	> 1 d	0.0577782	0.0433795	0.0162867
EARTH	1988-12-27 04:13	> 1 d	0.1032940	0.0783874	0.0084102
EARTH	1995-08-23 16:35	5.7	0.0997584	0.0945252	0.0017528
EARTH	2004-01-30 12:45	975.8	0.0665248	0.0298976	0.0122893
EARTH	2010-09-25 14:22	> 1 d	0.1159459	0.0965239	0.0064852
EARTH	2026-01-25 21:34	< 1 min	0.0097718	0.0097588	0.0000043
EARTH	2033-01-21 18:08	809.2	0.0331376	0.0200447	0.0044371
EARTH	2039-11-27 12:34	> 1 d	0.1311574	0.1267626	0.0014816
EARTH	2040-02-13 08:11	> 1 d	0.1785238	0.1638945	0.0049006
EARTH	2046-09-01 03:33	483.5	0.0882319	0.0564494	0.0120673
EARTH	2053-08-26 15:56	1428.5	0.0708318	0.0478862	0.0156735
EARTH	2076-01-27 23:46	1255.8	0.0272929	0.0074271	0.0106835
EARTH	2083-01-27 00:55	> 1 d	0.0188288	0.0071222	0.0554718
EARTH	2102-09-02 22:19	> 1 mo	0.0547492	0.0531350	0.3036107
EARTH	2109-12-09 21:42	> 1 mo	0.1207669	0.0624506	1.3490402
EARTH	2117-01-30 23:27	> 1 mo	0.0665647	0.0052370	4.7185535

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
58.82438363	23.54991004	0.00771213	MINIMUM
289.45173011	233.64194314	0.04416924	MINIMUM
352.21305373	306.13555215	0.13722120	SADDLE
175.48120556	130.50988819	0.32702403	SADDLE
355.45364411	130.08468048	1.89325773	SADDLE
177.55118253	312.23666921	2.30870169	MAXIMUM

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