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Last update: 2026-02-28 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.840

Aphelion (Q)

2.892

Eccentricity (e)

0.550

Inclination (i)

0.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

931.1

Earth MOID

0.00007

U parameter

6.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2045-02-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06708

10035549

Maximum Brightness

26.6

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

2026-02-23

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

1.866041

1-sigma variation

0.000245

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.550011

1-sigma variation

0.000069

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.8362

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

334.3623

1-sigma variation

2.160E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

124.6529

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

338.62647

1-sigma variation

0.00396

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.839699

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.892383

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.881354

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001582

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000070

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

931.0653

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.98790E-8	1.68339E-8	3.26555E-8	-3.73867E-9	-2.98614E-7	9.67923E-7
e	1.68339E-8	4.73278E-9	9.18422E-9	-1.05289E-9	-8.40308E-8	2.72130E-7
i	3.26555E-8	9.18422E-9	1.79477E-8	-1.99331E-9	-1.64216E-7	5.28122E-7
Ω	-3.73867E-9	-1.05289E-9	-1.99331E-9	4.66704E-10	1.90655E-8	-6.05628E-8
ω	-2.98614E-7	-8.40308E-8	-1.64216E-7	1.90655E-8	1.51739E-6	-4.83256E-6
M	9.67923E-7	2.72130E-7	5.28122E-7	-6.05628E-8	-4.83256E-6	1.56473E-5

Date of computation: 2026-02-28 13:00 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

27.747

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

0.666058

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-23.400252

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-28.34499

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

76 (2)

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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Close Approaches for 2026DD7 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	1969-10-22 07:36	> 1 d	0.1802877	0.0132456	0.0625870
EARTH	1975-02-07 21:03	> 1 w	0.0806172	0.0003408	0.0471837
EARTH	1997-11-11 03:47	> 1 d	0.0380706	0.0135059	0.0149850
EARTH	2003-03-07 19:58	> 1 d	0.1577486	0.1042339	0.0178383
EARTH	2020-10-29 11:06	691.0	0.0802538	0.0621264	0.0060685
EARTH	2026-02-22 20:31	< 1 min	0.0010362	0.0010358	0.0000001
EARTH	2045-02-12 22:55	> 1 d	0.0670835	0.0007152	0.0226990
EARTH	2063-12-21 10:27	> 1 d	0.1519411	0.1474631	0.0014950
EARTH	2082-10-31 10:38	1121.9	0.0196367	0.0148896	0.0048121
EARTH	2090-02-20 02:57	> 1 d	0.0315675	0.0013437	0.0185664
EARTH	2115-11-28 01:42	> 1 mo	0.1183584	0.0167087	0.0767831
EARTH	2123-02-28 11:42	> 1 w	0.0256061	0.0012844	0.1457595

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
31.42247699	52.06002789	0.00006983	MINIMUM
328.44112711	303.19051357	0.01357821	MINIMUM
359.86390365	357.51084971	0.14427864	SADDLE
359.91922500	177.61314157	1.85781820	SADDLE
179.97386342	177.68481632	1.87434372	SADDLE
179.98157981	357.68947980	3.87588790	MAXIMUM

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