Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-01-30 20:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.846

Aphelion (Q)

1.596

Eccentricity (e)

0.307

Inclination (i)

5.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

492.7

Earth MOID

0.00249

U parameter

8.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-09-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0968

14481066

Maximum Brightness

28.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

30.9

mag

Diameter

1.8 - 4*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-01-25

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

1.220902

1-sigma variation

0.003052

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.306946

1-sigma variation

0.002346

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.4055

1-sigma variation

0.0534

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

305.3151

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

111.9878

1-sigma variation

0.0328

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

350.44018

1-sigma variation

0.03254

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.846151

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.595652

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.232683

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.006996

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002489

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

492.7418

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.31313E-6	7.14894E-6	1.62317E-4	-9.76319E-6	5.27552E-5	-9.57922E-5
e	7.14894E-6	5.50315E-6	1.24012E-4	-7.47953E-6	3.70206E-5	-7.24646E-5
i	1.62317E-4	1.24012E-4	2.85126E-3	-1.70730E-4	1.05083E-3	-1.70988E-3
Ω	-9.76319E-6	-7.47953E-6	-1.70730E-4	1.02497E-5	-5.86458E-5	1.01447E-4
ω	5.27552E-5	3.70206E-5	1.05083E-3	-5.86458E-5	1.07880E-3	-7.82179E-4
M	-9.57922E-5	-7.24646E-5	-1.70988E-3	1.01447E-4	-7.82179E-4	1.05887E-3

Date of computation: 2026-01-30 20:30 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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

30.864

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

1.8 - 4*

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

0.3

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.864663

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-01-25.164601

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-25.463451

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

6 (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 2026BP7 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	1951-09-01 23:45	> 1 mo	0.0680177	0.0576676	0.8459201
EARTH	1955-10-24 12:32	> 1 mo	0.1580762	0.0760546	1.2150383
EARTH	1960-01-01 01:05	> 1 mo	0.1117773	0.0186657	5.9433423
EARTH	1964-01-31 01:08	> 1 mo	0.0939921	0.0019284	10.3383631
EARTH	1986-08-28 04:21	> 1 mo	0.1320556	0.0564273	4.4581210
EARTH	1990-09-19 14:57	> 1 mo	0.1143516	0.0526477	2.5270786
EARTH	1994-12-04 11:45	> 1 mo	0.1542268	0.0831653	0.4138179
EARTH	1999-01-26 01:37	> 1 mo	0.0226323	0.0031184	0.4853962
EARTH	2017-09-01 07:50	> 1 w	0.0813077	0.0587494	0.1246025
EARTH	2021-11-09 10:23	> 1 mo	0.1645330	0.1622723	0.0023654
EARTH	2026-01-24 06:01	1.3	0.0028054	0.0027286	0.0000256
EARTH	2036-09-02 17:59	> 1 w	0.0967999	0.0664344	0.1789285
MARS	2039-03-05 12:38	> 1 w	0.0378010	0.0148228	0.2108327
EARTH	2041-01-20 03:48	> 1 mo	0.0354136	0.0011597	0.3081294
EARTH	2055-11-06 14:46	> 1 mo	0.1623901	0.1460967	0.0974255
EARTH	2060-02-06 16:58	> 1 mo	0.1948496	0.0037149	1.4858307
EARTH	2070-09-04 23:33	> 1 mo	0.0777580	0.0666918	1.0714410
EARTH	2075-01-16 09:34	> 1 mo	0.0633638	0.0022339	2.3262798
EARTH	2089-09-13 11:12	> 1 mo	0.0905157	0.0642191	0.3176713
EARTH	2094-01-25 17:40	> 1 mo	0.0125239	0.0010842	1.3668774
EARTH	2104-10-13 07:44	> 1 mo	0.1421591	0.0655833	20.3954458
EARTH	2120-01-11 13:05	> 1 mo	0.0871326	0.0099135	72.3202900

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
51.12964051	22.22867334	0.00248914	MINIMUM
301.72333796	241.86292653	0.05966659	MINIMUM
354.33768196	309.19291048	0.16484053	SADDLE
177.72460467	133.97336699	0.59326599	SADDLE
357.04171021	132.88707971	1.85725020	SADDLE
178.84983775	314.81287298	2.58174693	MAXIMUM

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