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Last update: 2026-02-10 13:02 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.888

Aphelion (Q)

2.179

Eccentricity (e)

0.421

Inclination (i)

12.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

693.7

Earth MOID

0.00600

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2062-02-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1329

19882077

Maximum Brightness

26.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.7

mag

Diameter

8 - 17*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-08

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

1.533569

1-sigma variation

0.000671

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.421092

1-sigma variation

0.000278

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.3565

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

138.6572

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

309.2628

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

339.49177

1-sigma variation

0.01012

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.887796

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.179342

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.009144

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.705630

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.006003

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

693.6708

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.50591E-7	1.86802E-7	4.38765E-6	3.70979E-8	1.25049E-6	6.79544E-6
e	1.86802E-7	7.74461E-8	1.81863E-6	1.54063E-8	5.17608E-7	2.81738E-6
i	4.38765E-6	1.81863E-6	4.27931E-5	3.57468E-7	1.22669E-5	6.61532E-5
Ω	3.70979E-8	1.54063E-8	3.57468E-7	3.36893E-9	9.61282E-8	5.60892E-7
ω	1.25049E-6	5.17608E-7	1.22669E-5	9.61282E-8	3.69156E-6	1.88076E-5
M	6.79544E-6	2.81738E-6	6.61532E-5	5.60892E-7	1.88076E-5	1.02495E-4

Date of computation: 2026-02-10 13:02 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

27.686

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 - 17*

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

0.675783

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-08.236295

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-10.265006

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (1)

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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2026CX 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	1952-02-07 20:49	> 1 mo	0.0156151	0.0086139	0.3939277
EARTH	1971-01-11 00:07	> 1 mo	0.1494291	0.0507438	0.2690155
EARTH	2007-02-10 21:16	> 1 d	0.0482297	0.0055827	0.0780975
EARTH	2026-02-06 09:24	< 1 min	0.0065426	0.0065315	0.0000037
EARTH	2062-02-17 01:00	> 1 w	0.1329035	0.0023099	0.1429341
EARTH	2081-01-26 16:13	> 1 w	0.0839327	0.0054161	0.1121673
EARTH	2117-02-01 20:36	> 1 w	0.0502679	0.0013725	0.1612605

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
32.79828460	35.57363504	0.00600310	MINIMUM
323.09223529	291.97389961	0.20927253	MINIMUM
338.13309504	313.84700022	0.21296888	SADDLE
177.35934157	165.46407423	1.18837075	SADDLE
357.86226518	164.22175492	1.89855048	SADDLE
180.67269859	347.60965964	3.15397464	MAXIMUM

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