Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-18 10:55 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.696

Aphelion (Q)

1.253

Eccentricity (e)

0.286

Inclination (i)

14.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

351.6

Earth MOID

0.00926

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-07-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14436

21596134

Maximum Brightness

28.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.5

mag

Diameter

8 - 19*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-13

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.974962

1-sigma variation

0.000051

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.285625

1-sigma variation

0.000129

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.9568

1-sigma variation

0.0076

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

324.8246

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

68.1701

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

197.32574

1-sigma variation

0.02870

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.696489

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.253435

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.203296

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.014459

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009260

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

351.6252

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.57625E-9	6.54567E-9	3.83455E-7	6.49260E-9	1.79000E-7	-1.45693E-6
e	6.54567E-9	1.66428E-8	9.75069E-7	1.65124E-8	4.54159E-7	-3.70246E-6
i	3.83455E-7	9.75069E-7	5.71336E-5	9.67621E-7	2.65980E-5	-2.16900E-4
Ω	6.49260E-9	1.65124E-8	9.67621E-7	1.63944E-8	4.50183E-7	-3.67267E-6
ω	1.79000E-7	4.54159E-7	2.65980E-5	4.50183E-7	1.24724E-5	-1.01190E-4
M	-1.45693E-6	-3.70246E-6	-2.16900E-4	-3.67267E-6	-1.01190E-4	8.23977E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-18 10:55 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

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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

[-]

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

27.488

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

8 - 19*

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

0.689435

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-13.284131

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-20.10513

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026CE2 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	1971-02-12 20:50	196.7	0.0272354	0.0128388	0.0054287
EARTH	1972-02-19 12:00	844.4	0.1845556	0.1712879	0.0044327
EARTH	1975-08-04 14:03	609.3	0.1734168	0.1696542	0.0012862
EARTH	1976-07-10 15:30	120.0	0.1723071	0.1703687	0.0006647
EARTH	1998-02-13 20:39	681.9	0.0687754	0.0212361	0.0162778
EARTH	1999-02-14 15:59	> 1 d	0.1442801	0.0995391	0.0149964
EARTH	2002-08-12 09:21	> 1 d	0.1968620	0.1801100	0.0064523
EARTH	2003-07-15 23:03	> 1 d	0.1499931	0.1436238	0.0035225
EARTH	2026-02-12 03:55	< 1 s	0.0115002	0.0114827	0.0000058
EARTH	2030-07-22 05:13	456.2	0.1443612	0.1437769	0.0002648
EARTH	2051-02-17 22:28	565.8	0.1775341	0.1415360	0.0120029
EARTH	2052-02-12 04:47	43.4	0.0535196	0.0186711	0.0120101
EARTH	2056-07-15 06:35	1067.3	0.1504255	0.1461943	0.0021239
EARTH	2077-02-12 12:07	324.0	0.0185453	0.0084534	0.0088486
EARTH	2078-02-20 18:16	893.7	0.1965257	0.1822512	0.0047714
EARTH	2081-07-31 02:45	> 1 d	0.1597591	0.1523925	0.0033649
EARTH	2082-07-09 07:59	> 1 d	0.1892219	0.1648388	0.0092561
EARTH	2103-02-19 22:34	> 1 d	0.1978412	0.0073138	0.0993439
EARTH	2104-02-13 13:28	> 1 d	0.0251374	0.0080533	0.0962514
EARTH	2108-07-20 19:02	> 1 d	0.1425852	0.1417542	0.0058239

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
93.71318764	38.17194422	0.00926005	MINIMUM
280.52710938	193.30457013	0.14373757	MINIMUM
5.45839246	296.73697483	0.35401388	SADDLE
188.96324482	114.11965391	0.35818473	SADDLE
358.05155728	106.67778481	1.69121898	SADDLE
175.50413239	283.81614230	2.23511379	MAXIMUM

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