Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-25 12:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.678

Aphelion (Q)

1.548

Eccentricity (e)

0.391

Inclination (i)

5.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

428.8

Earth MOID

0.01019

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-07-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16325

24421916

Maximum Brightness

25.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

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

1.112886

1-sigma variation

0.000148

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.391034

1-sigma variation

0.000171

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.2173

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

116.6431

1-sigma variation

4.684E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

102.9230

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

254.74647

1-sigma variation

0.02913

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.677710

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.548062

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.049138

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.150773

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.010188

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

428.8196

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.17709E-8	2.52206E-8	3.67367E-7	6.69764E-9	9.07822E-8	4.29798E-6
e	2.52206E-8	2.92175E-8	4.25600E-7	7.76176E-9	1.05238E-7	4.97902E-6
i	3.67367E-7	4.25600E-7	6.20032E-6	1.13311E-7	1.53423E-6	7.25253E-5
Ω	6.69764E-9	7.76176E-9	1.13311E-7	2.19402E-9	2.81436E-8	1.32225E-6
ω	9.07822E-8	1.05238E-7	1.53423E-6	2.81436E-8	3.86641E-7	1.79228E-5
M	4.29798E-6	4.97902E-6	7.25253E-5	1.32225E-6	1.79228E-5	8.48500E-4

Date of computation: 2026-01-25 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

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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

26.198

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

0.63574

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-14.381489

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-22.832436

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

121 (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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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2026BP 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	1958-01-19 14:45	> 1 w	0.0790244	0.0067791	0.6235810
VENUS	1958-03-01 01:16	> 1 mo	0.0169856	0.0169826	0.0105688
EARTH	1965-01-27 09:39	> 1 w	0.1020213	0.0078653	0.4629318
EARTH	1966-08-05 17:07	> 1 w	0.1063830	0.0357647	0.3804041
VENUS	1969-12-26 11:06	> 1 mo	0.0434173	0.0427150	0.0420584
EARTH	1973-08-15 08:15	> 1 w	0.0864228	0.0346260	0.1840821
VENUS	1982-10-09 14:10	> 1 d	0.0175111	0.0172387	0.0031738
EARTH	1992-01-16 13:13	75.4	0.1641138	0.1615382	0.0008586
EARTH	1999-01-25 23:05	869.6	0.0556501	0.0178133	0.0130517
EARTH	2000-08-02 10:49	> 1 d	0.1390919	0.0994733	0.0134250
EARTH	2007-08-17 06:45	996.2	0.1133096	0.0709538	0.0146354
EARTH	2026-01-23 17:15	< 1 s	0.0125999	0.0125831	0.0000056
EARTH	2027-07-30 14:58	169.2	0.1632504	0.1601760	0.0010256
EARTH	2034-08-20 11:34	557.7	0.1894522	0.1627301	0.0089351
EARTH	2046-01-22 07:55	1179.6	0.0273599	0.0104669	0.0173631
EARTH	2054-08-16 03:04	> 1 d	0.0920921	0.0364085	0.0344431
EARTH	2066-01-15 08:48	> 1 d	0.1911805	0.0095090	0.0632864
EARTH	2073-01-29 11:25	> 1 d	0.1286542	0.0102542	0.0565542
EARTH	2074-08-08 22:32	> 1 d	0.0670095	0.0365246	0.0357250
EARTH	2093-01-17 06:35	> 1 d	0.1445289	0.0106159	0.1098019
EARTH	2100-01-29 19:22	> 1 d	0.1193496	0.0107040	0.0980950
EARTH	2101-08-09 04:37	> 1 d	0.0772061	0.0370960	0.0710043
EARTH	2108-08-22 03:43	192.3	0.1960428	0.1922905	0.0012512
VENUS	2110-11-17 17:29	> 1 d	0.0432598	0.0406484	0.0100084
EARTH	2120-01-20 06:06	> 1 d	0.1214164	0.0115920	0.1558811
VENUS	2123-10-20 16:22	> 1 w	0.0470414	0.0406748	0.1036555

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
286.83441137	21.30443506	0.01018827	MINIMUM
75.90630766	218.17479027	0.03572607	MINIMUM
2.14703736	120.29356769	0.33941724	SADDLE
180.83369461	299.42568677	0.56642123	SADDLE
2.74389274	301.23335928	1.66829712	SADDLE
181.42677760	119.82696077	2.55482180	MAXIMUM

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