Asteroids

2026CD1 help

Last update: 2026-02-23 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.926

Aphelion (Q)

3.154

Eccentricity (e)

0.546

Inclination (i)

5.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

1063.9

Earth MOID

0.01593

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-03-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01648

2466091

Maximum Brightness

16.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.8

mag

Diameter

50 - 100*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-08

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

2.039578

1-sigma variation

0.002876

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.546159

1-sigma variation

0.000673

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.1927

1-sigma variation

0.0049

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

153.3902

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

46.8922

1-sigma variation

0.0051

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

315.58389

1-sigma variation

0.09558

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.925645

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.153511

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.052240

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.271859

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015931

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1063.9198

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.27239E-6	1.93565E-6	1.41034E-5	-2.72280E-6	1.47458E-5	2.74903E-4
e	1.93565E-6	4.52921E-7	3.29999E-6	-6.37108E-7	3.45067E-6	6.43241E-5
i	1.41034E-5	3.29999E-6	2.40464E-5	-4.64231E-6	2.51315E-5	4.68675E-4
Ω	-2.72280E-6	-6.37108E-7	-4.64231E-6	8.96884E-7	-4.85491E-6	-9.04822E-5
ω	1.47458E-5	3.45067E-6	2.51315E-5	-4.85491E-6	2.63498E-5	4.90019E-4
M	2.74903E-4	6.43241E-5	4.68675E-4	-9.04822E-5	4.90019E-4	9.13537E-3

Date of computation: 2026-02-23 13:15 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

[-]

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

23.786

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

50 - 100*

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

0.8

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.594706

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-08.305695

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-23.047847

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

69 (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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Close Approaches for 2026CD1 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	1953-03-17 22:17	> 1 mo	0.0475034	0.0192408	0.3807821
EARTH	1991-04-24 12:19	> 1 mo	0.0997993	0.0996344	0.0085450
EARTH	2026-03-03 15:51	< 1 min	0.0164848	0.0164335	0.0000171
EARTH	2055-06-09 15:39	> 1 w	0.1904660	0.0929270	0.3175922
EARTH	2058-02-26 05:20	> 1 mo	0.0536598	0.0162160	0.3548511
EARTH	2090-05-05 20:23	> 1 mo	0.0918349	0.0905624	0.1671100

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
339.27345682	60.77152927	0.01593149	MINIMUM
22.01767659	137.79743100	0.09154892	MINIMUM
6.23030511	109.33428584	0.10538765	SADDLE
1.79219996	281.12034908	1.92224674	SADDLE
180.63870729	279.51722576	2.15876840	SADDLE
180.39014215	99.38437481	4.15529701	MAXIMUM

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