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Last update: 2026-03-05 17:19 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.800

Aphelion (Q)

1.783

Eccentricity (e)

0.381

Inclination (i)

4.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

535.9

Earth MOID

0.02355

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-03-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02674

4000171

Maximum Brightness

20.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.2

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-25

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.291215

1-sigma variation

0.001395

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.380734

1-sigma variation

0.000971

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.5214

1-sigma variation

0.0086

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

12.7351

1-sigma variation

0.0108

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

235.1688

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

21.27781

1-sigma variation

0.01243

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.799605

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.782824

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.410105

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.092418

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.023553

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

535.9152

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.94655E-6	1.35511E-6	1.19375E-5	1.28843E-5	-5.54145E-6	-1.73117E-5
e	1.35511E-6	9.43388E-7	8.31164E-6	8.95211E-6	-3.84142E-6	-1.20495E-5
i	1.19375E-5	8.31164E-6	7.33710E-5	7.67209E-5	-3.18988E-5	-1.05874E-4
Ω	1.28843E-5	8.95211E-6	7.67209E-5	1.17651E-4	-6.60048E-5	-1.18738E-4
ω	-5.54145E-6	-3.84142E-6	-3.18988E-5	-6.60048E-5	4.24430E-5	5.30230E-5
M	-1.73117E-5	-1.20495E-5	-1.05874E-4	-1.18738E-4	5.30230E-5	1.54501E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-05 17:19 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

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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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

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

24.192

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

40 - 90*

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

0.545789

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-25.378611

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-05.37512

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

32 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026DP10 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	1957-08-16 21:05	> 1 w	0.0614017	0.0599444	0.0324312
EARTH	1963-03-14 10:04	> 1 w	0.0351862	0.0249060	0.1313586
EARTH	1979-08-11 07:11	> 1 mo	0.0982691	0.0589473	0.2122890
EARTH	1985-03-06 02:27	> 1 w	0.1573063	0.0266109	0.2763417
EARTH	1998-08-29 06:30	> 1 w	0.1929220	0.0582787	0.1640669
EARTH	2004-03-29 00:25	> 1 mo	0.1054615	0.0304130	0.1494246
EARTH	2020-08-22 14:33	> 1 d	0.0888413	0.0590520	0.0448728
EARTH	2026-03-17 16:06	2.3	0.0267395	0.0265413	0.0000661
EARTH	2042-08-24 22:39	> 1 w	0.1144509	0.0588124	0.1266039
EARTH	2048-03-26 01:42	> 1 w	0.0886551	0.0266484	0.1563716
EARTH	2067-07-25 00:21	> 1 w	0.1595336	0.0656717	0.0360329
EARTH	2070-04-29 02:23	> 1 w	0.1872325	0.1451803	0.0144412
EARTH	2073-03-06 11:59	380.8	0.1644086	0.1421773	0.0074289
EARTH	2089-08-16 12:44	> 1 w	0.0661387	0.0587119	0.0559160
EARTH	2095-03-14 15:10	> 1 w	0.0428900	0.0226448	0.1675138
EARTH	2111-08-18 16:01	> 1 d	0.0643048	0.0578926	0.0146943
EARTH	2117-03-13 03:20	> 1 w	0.0732783	0.0228696	0.1331545

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
307.89683179	70.38736942	0.02355343	MINIMUM
56.50328985	221.70188277	0.05938940	MINIMUM
3.39292824	147.84470830	0.22257179	SADDLE
181.23670033	324.55556054	0.80085121	SADDLE
1.83899859	325.49958610	1.78521063	SADDLE
180.62605749	144.15762790	2.79503844	MAXIMUM

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