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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.835

Aphelion (Q)

3.253

Eccentricity (e)

0.591

Inclination (i)

14.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1067.3

Earth MOID

0.00163

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2067-01-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18966

28373158

Maximum Brightness

26.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.1

mag

Diameter

16 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-27

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

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

2.043909

1-sigma variation

0.000826

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.591450

1-sigma variation

0.000177

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.6739

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

157.7611

1-sigma variation

3.914E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

305.8084

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

47.09159

1-sigma variation

0.02979

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.835039

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.252779

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.002746

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.022092

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001630

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1067.3105

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.82532E-7	1.46076E-7	2.65457E-6	7.17517E-9	8.46950E-7	-2.46113E-5
e	1.46076E-7	3.12642E-8	5.68058E-7	1.50703E-9	1.80996E-7	-5.26729E-6
i	2.65457E-6	5.68058E-7	1.03430E-5	3.26400E-8	3.31729E-6	-9.57253E-5
Ω	7.17517E-9	1.50703E-9	3.26400E-8	1.53206E-9	1.80762E-8	-2.60463E-7
ω	8.46950E-7	1.80996E-7	3.31729E-6	1.80762E-8	1.14051E-6	-3.05559E-5
M	-2.46113E-5	-5.26729E-6	-9.57253E-5	-2.60463E-7	-3.05559E-5	8.87460E-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

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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

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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

26.098

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

16 - 40*

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

0.9

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.516161

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-27.523132

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-28.45936

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

53 (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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Close Approaches for 2026DF14 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	1985-02-11 17:13	> 1 w	0.1274358	0.0222765	0.1392684
EARTH	2026-02-27 00:34	< 1 min	0.0017472	0.0017459	0.0000004
EARTH	2067-01-27 07:49	> 1 w	0.1896628	0.0757506	0.0906123
EARTH	2111-02-28 23:28	> 1 w	0.0396717	0.0068537	0.1499436

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
29.24797420	52.88415115	0.00162985	MINIMUM
327.19825554	298.96650755	0.23699311	MINIMUM
347.72082236	336.03929054	0.26073281	SADDLE
358.62255985	177.37545244	1.84174412	SADDLE
178.90948572	179.50935959	2.26747113	SADDLE
180.57098223	0.36412466	4.22021455	MAXIMUM

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