Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.516

Aphelion (Q)

1.035

Eccentricity (e)

0.335

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

249.5

Earth MOID

0.00714

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-01-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09814

14681489

Maximum Brightness

25.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-22

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

0.775655

1-sigma variation

0.000065

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.334676

1-sigma variation

0.000155

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.6987

1-sigma variation

0.0020

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

149.9226

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

162.3085

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

84.08391

1-sigma variation

0.00530

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.516062

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.035248

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.022002

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.489889

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007145

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

249.5177

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.17008E-9	-1.00121E-8	-1.31831E-7	-2.26003E-9	9.72712E-8	2.37318E-7
e	-1.00121E-8	2.41349E-8	3.15723E-7	3.16269E-9	-2.48806E-7	-5.32230E-7
i	-1.31831E-7	3.15723E-7	4.18007E-6	9.52073E-8	-2.95435E-6	-7.81188E-6
Ω	-2.26003E-9	3.16269E-9	9.52073E-8	5.90011E-8	3.00209E-7	-1.00839E-6
ω	9.72712E-8	-2.48806E-7	-2.95435E-6	3.00209E-7	4.68451E-6	-3.95266E-7
M	2.37318E-7	-5.32230E-7	-7.81188E-6	-1.00839E-6	-3.95266E-7	2.80961E-5

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

27.055

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

10 - 23*

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

0.5

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.717959

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-22.28417

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-23.327543

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

45 (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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026DL5 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	1950-01-01 20:37	> 1 d	0.1802005	0.0445651	0.0891195
EARTH	1959-02-25 08:18	1353.4	0.0060664	0.0047461	0.0049602
EARTH	1961-01-02 12:36	326.8	0.0674796	0.0549421	0.0049161
VENUS	1962-04-02 00:27	597.9	0.0372786	0.0256202	0.0060020
EARTH	1972-02-28 03:10	853.8	0.0282965	0.0063036	0.0081283
EARTH	1974-01-05 06:06	839.3	0.0491653	0.0442224	0.0026216
EARTH	1985-03-01 10:19	88.1	0.1052559	0.0817538	0.0078469
EARTH	1987-01-18 17:53	> 1 d	0.0518313	0.0476621	0.0018913
EARTH	1998-02-28 12:44	286.8	0.1908484	0.1630936	0.0092559
EARTH	2000-02-08 17:07	> 1 d	0.0500009	0.0445574	0.0018657
EARTH	2002-01-02 15:06	170.0	0.1537721	0.1396237	0.0047476
EARTH	2013-02-16 11:04	> 1 d	0.0357297	0.0199812	0.0055362
EARTH	2015-01-02 13:39	70.6	0.1269848	0.0982966	0.0097754
VENUS	2022-03-14 14:45	161.8	0.0157940	0.0128138	0.0021325
EARTH	2026-02-23 11:39	< 1 min	0.0125608	0.0125422	0.0000062
EARTH	2028-01-02 18:43	24.3	0.0981397	0.0939332	0.0014114
VENUS	2028-05-08 20:11	127.0	0.0130635	0.0123894	0.0006210
VENUS	2034-07-05 09:37	984.0	0.0415062	0.0123219	0.0187126
EARTH	2039-02-20 12:48	> 1 d	0.0252222	0.0094922	0.0106897
EARTH	2041-01-01 19:07	281.8	0.1264105	0.0908946	0.0121837
EARTH	2050-03-01 09:10	284.7	0.1465591	0.0996259	0.0156698
EARTH	2052-01-20 23:31	> 1 d	0.0523087	0.0480996	0.0032626
VENUS	2058-06-29 16:26	> 1 d	0.0441312	0.0124194	0.0336809
EARTH	2063-03-01 09:37	787.3	0.0525009	0.0159212	0.0127888
VENUS	2064-08-26 14:17	392.4	0.0419259	0.0169015	0.0092671
EARTH	2065-01-05 04:21	604.0	0.0465580	0.0433633	0.0019281
EARTH	2076-02-20 19:08	> 1 w	0.0254479	0.0103733	0.0267097
VENUS	2077-11-24 08:29	> 1 d	0.0446020	0.0259760	0.0408073
EARTH	2078-01-02 01:24	756.8	0.1344749	0.0453826	0.0358428
EARTH	2087-03-01 23:56	56.1	0.1224074	0.0881259	0.0114390
VENUS	2088-08-23 04:10	1279.2	0.0235162	0.0134076	0.0196647
EARTH	2089-01-12 07:59	> 1 d	0.0451714	0.0425252	0.0045948
EARTH	2100-02-13 07:19	> 1 w	0.0432136	0.0194677	0.0224632
EARTH	2102-01-03 10:55	> 1 d	0.1738233	0.0463388	0.0540512
VENUS	2106-06-27 20:11	> 1 d	0.0340962	0.0137087	0.0403138
EARTH	2111-02-26 16:55	626.1	0.0103852	0.0103719	0.0000391
EARTH	2113-01-02 09:06	1005.8	0.1034167	0.0418756	0.0375186
VENUS	2113-07-31 15:10	> 1 d	0.0467530	0.0236129	0.0573977
EARTH	2122-03-02 17:22	> 1 d	0.1176043	0.0141684	0.1715829
EARTH	2124-01-12 16:59	> 1 mo	0.0422677	0.0401181	0.0383489

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
213.25435228	53.92176128	0.00714462	MINIMUM
147.00368597	7.23776507	0.04316333	MINIMUM
174.15698266	26.41584429	0.05422990	SADDLE
356.98315099	207.59533936	0.50011324	SADDLE
357.34420239	28.09301768	1.50173538	SADDLE
178.74971384	209.59474264	2.05091443	MAXIMUM

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