Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-02-27 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.494

Aphelion (Q)

1.142

Eccentricity (e)

0.396

Inclination (i)

2.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

270.3

Earth MOID

0.00923

U parameter

6.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-12-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08233

12316458

Maximum Brightness

25.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.5

mag

Diameter

8 - 19*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-23

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

0.818200

1-sigma variation

0.000039

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.396335

1-sigma variation

0.000225

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.2165

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

144.8354

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

154.1304

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

125.04241

1-sigma variation

0.01437

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.493919

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.142481

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.083985

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.504931

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009230

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

270.3258

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.51166E-9	-8.74947E-9	-6.97272E-8	-9.23202E-8	3.02192E-8	-5.58334E-7
e	-8.74947E-9	5.06554E-8	4.03489E-7	5.33532E-7	-1.74478E-7	3.23384E-6
i	-6.97272E-8	4.03489E-7	3.22056E-6	4.28131E-6	-1.41390E-6	2.57386E-5
Ω	-9.23202E-8	5.33532E-7	4.28131E-6	5.77040E-6	-1.95305E-6	3.39636E-5
ω	3.02192E-8	-1.74478E-7	-1.41390E-6	-1.95305E-6	6.97807E-7	-1.10891E-5
M	-5.58334E-7	3.23384E-6	2.57386E-5	3.39636E-5	-1.10891E-5	2.06581E-4

Date of computation: 2026-02-27 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

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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

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.482

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 - 19*

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

0.450613

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-23.427876

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-26.91792

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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 2026DP6 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	1950-02-22 08:58	28.1	0.0743269	0.0731479	0.0003930
EARTH	1953-02-26 00:51	50.8	0.1430001	0.1403869	0.0008711
EARTH	1960-12-09 20:32	30.6	0.0810836	0.0783761	0.0009053
EARTH	1963-12-27 08:51	391.6	0.1272110	0.1257783	0.0004782
EARTH	1967-02-05 09:45	498.5	0.1398802	0.1375316	0.0007830
VENUS	1968-01-15 19:55	117.9	0.0469380	0.0401524	0.0022734
VENUS	1968-12-27 10:35	116.1	0.0346231	0.0310076	0.0012052
EARTH	1970-02-27 16:59	25.3	0.0590029	0.0557000	0.0011019
VENUS	1971-09-25 10:40	14.0	0.0346913	0.0330139	0.0005606
VENUS	1972-09-05 16:18	12.1	0.0376061	0.0348855	0.0009075
EARTH	1977-12-11 00:29	145.5	0.0354564	0.0345959	0.0005897
EARTH	1981-01-24 07:21	> 1 d	0.1534506	0.1522442	0.0004036
EARTH	1984-02-28 00:33	49.7	0.0571564	0.0394857	0.0059237
EARTH	1991-12-18 17:19	> 1 d	0.0894872	0.0742389	0.0051825
EARTH	1995-02-12 11:25	> 1 d	0.1170588	0.1067101	0.0034537
EARTH	1998-02-24 21:12	229.1	0.1838348	0.1655934	0.0060814
EARTH	2002-12-11 12:46	157.3	0.1105551	0.0946575	0.0053530
EARTH	2006-01-07 15:33	1406.9	0.1476369	0.1440286	0.0012051
EARTH	2009-02-25 11:38	208.6	0.0363631	0.0311738	0.0017400
VENUS	2012-12-16 00:28	101.3	0.0344896	0.0297342	0.0016015
VENUS	2013-11-27 05:13	119.8	0.0298707	0.0244103	0.0018211
VENUS	2016-08-25 12:04	241.2	0.0378411	0.0267605	0.0037709
EARTH	2016-12-11 02:09	85.6	0.1304759	0.1232965	0.0023981
VENUS	2017-08-06 23:26	202.9	0.0458698	0.0363405	0.0031772
EARTH	2019-12-21 09:13	475.1	0.1056061	0.1022774	0.0011127
EARTH	2023-01-29 15:10	352.5	0.1522897	0.1512362	0.0003512
EARTH	2026-02-27 15:45	< 1 s	0.0101863	0.0101670	0.0000064
EARTH	2036-12-09 20:22	85.9	0.0823304	0.0690637	0.0045122
EARTH	2039-12-21 21:53	1389.3	0.1093986	0.0990924	0.0034572
EARTH	2043-01-24 16:33	> 1 d	0.1583222	0.1568247	0.0005015
EARTH	2046-02-24 21:07	703.0	0.0562653	0.0419333	0.0048062
EARTH	2049-02-26 08:56	162.6	0.1400030	0.1253600	0.0048823
VENUS	2050-03-12 11:58	376.1	0.0352449	0.0171080	0.0060658
VENUS	2052-12-11 00:26	28.7	0.0221089	0.0207894	0.0004445
VENUS	2053-11-23 00:01	36.0	0.0473932	0.0457766	0.0005390
EARTH	2056-12-10 23:19	144.1	0.1402085	0.1265529	0.0045665
EARTH	2059-12-13 03:30	975.6	0.0599728	0.0435557	0.0060830
EARTH	2063-01-11 05:01	> 1 d	0.1570720	0.1522169	0.0016330
EARTH	2066-02-12 04:46	> 1 d	0.1230839	0.0979682	0.0083946
EARTH	2069-02-27 23:13	5.8	0.0366624	0.0097330	0.0170188
EARTH	2079-12-10 14:40	198.3	0.0363510	0.0329950	0.0021314
VENUS	2081-11-08 06:48	699.8	0.0228639	0.0113010	0.0096483
VENUS	2082-10-21 03:11	707.9	0.0024482	0.0021828	0.0058054
EARTH	2083-01-05 08:17	> 1 d	0.1439544	0.0965210	0.0186203
EARTH	2086-02-24 15:44	> 1 mo	0.0466652	0.0076375	0.6097732
EARTH	2093-12-10 07:13	> 1 d	0.0472621	0.0353300	0.8944692
EARTH	2097-01-18 23:03	> 1 mo	0.1546360	0.1520255	0.0307292
EARTH	2100-02-27 22:46	> 1 d	0.0326363	0.0065424	1.5998123
EARTH	2107-12-19 12:45	> 1 mo	0.0882619	0.0368238	0.4637111
EARTH	2111-02-14 20:52	> 1 mo	0.1111516	0.0119535	0.9276507
EARTH	2114-02-25 07:01	> 1 mo	0.1987718	0.0096824	2.3622870
EARTH	2118-12-12 06:18	> 1 mo	0.1029610	0.0355478	2.7343420
VENUS	2119-05-21 07:30	> 1 mo	0.0121433	0.0120317	0.4666747
VENUS	2120-05-01 03:43	> 1 mo	0.0186657	0.0019008	7.6987082
EARTH	2122-01-12 23:22	> 1 mo	0.1506282	0.1064324	0.9554904
EARTH	2125-02-28 00:57	> 1 mo	0.0280095	0.0059617	6.7617657

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
237.55368088	56.53214231	0.00923021	MINIMUM
121.10196662	337.32814078	0.03493446	MINIMUM
178.93966553	16.73204479	0.15920422	SADDLE
358.53543100	196.01179731	0.52364213	SADDLE
358.66931214	16.20321198	1.47815058	SADDLE
179.43782187	197.04650788	2.15976934	MAXIMUM

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