Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-12 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.547

Aphelion (Q)

1.321

Eccentricity (e)

0.415

Inclination (i)

1.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

329.6

Earth MOID

0.00624

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-11-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03672

5493792

Maximum Brightness

22.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-25

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

0.933826

1-sigma variation

0.000082

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.414509

1-sigma variation

0.000272

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.4902

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

176.4213

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

108.0261

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

32.11021

1-sigma variation

0.02105

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.546747

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.320905

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.108163

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.319268

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.006239

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

329.6075

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.75661E-9	2.23226E-8	7.94729E-8	1.10422E-7	-8.71116E-8	1.72956E-6
e	2.23226E-8	7.38289E-8	2.63388E-7	3.57458E-7	-2.77302E-7	5.72051E-6
i	7.94729E-8	2.63388E-7	9.44533E-7	1.20760E-6	-9.00895E-7	2.04098E-5
Ω	1.10422E-7	3.57458E-7	1.20760E-6	2.67297E-6	-2.58146E-6	2.76737E-5
ω	-8.71116E-8	-2.77302E-7	-9.00895E-7	-2.58146E-6	2.69483E-6	-2.14544E-5
M	1.72956E-6	5.72051E-6	2.04098E-5	2.76737E-5	-2.14544E-5	4.43246E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-12 13:01 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

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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

25.701

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

19 - 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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.322108

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-25.548998

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-02.030316

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

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Close Approaches for 2026DQ10 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	1950-03-03 00:49	611.5	0.0216948	0.0076730	0.0248270
EARTH	1956-11-11 06:18	> 1 d	0.1303139	0.0191784	0.0400399
EARTH	1966-11-18 07:41	> 1 w	0.1968048	0.0863128	0.0369753
EARTH	1969-02-28 10:51	> 1 d	0.0781976	0.0054262	0.0487131
EARTH	1975-11-08 16:11	1042.0	0.0225537	0.0179191	0.0154546
EARTH	1978-02-27 08:57	> 1 d	0.1513602	0.0894750	0.0206451
VENUS	1982-10-25 14:26	> 1 d	0.0275427	0.0256779	0.0065917
EARTH	1988-02-28 01:44	1219.2	0.1200233	0.0507961	0.0230989
EARTH	1994-11-08 17:40	1129.6	0.0314256	0.0180524	0.0228914
EARTH	1997-02-24 05:13	> 1 d	0.1755072	0.1175121	0.0193332
EARTH	2004-11-14 10:36	1061.0	0.1764237	0.1654132	0.0036704
EARTH	2007-03-02 22:32	391.2	0.0238697	0.0062617	0.0112331
VENUS	2010-02-28 13:48	873.6	0.0418106	0.0382404	0.0048959
EARTH	2013-11-11 14:00	430.6	0.1210159	0.0934167	0.0092335
EARTH	2023-11-12 09:13	365.2	0.1520856	0.1445688	0.0025064
EARTH	2026-03-03 06:17	< 1 min	0.0101139	0.0100920	0.0000073
EARTH	2032-11-09 06:28	152.8	0.0367237	0.0270404	0.0035015
EARTH	2035-02-28 16:11	763.5	0.1464984	0.1303137	0.0053951
EARTH	2051-11-13 06:25	461.1	0.1539444	0.1453423	0.0028689
EARTH	2054-03-02 16:50	90.0	0.0421626	0.0331943	0.0030000
VENUS	2057-11-13 06:26	106.9	0.0245329	0.0242541	0.0001188
EARTH	2060-11-08 10:23	24.9	0.0365952	0.0256503	0.0040536
EARTH	2063-03-04 07:31	15.1	0.0523479	0.0349853	0.0058133
EARTH	2069-11-10 06:35	338.5	0.0544738	0.0306361	0.0085351
EARTH	2072-02-28 19:46	978.2	0.1468218	0.1277369	0.0063625
EARTH	2078-11-14 13:10	145.6	0.1710864	0.1612595	0.0032772
EARTH	2091-02-26 03:08	355.9	0.1896338	0.1688341	0.0069339
EARTH	2097-11-13 11:38	1436.9	0.1574182	0.1327544	0.0082340
EARTH	2100-03-02 18:07	451.9	0.0622577	0.0301534	0.0107586
EARTH	2106-11-10 01:27	14.7	0.0718142	0.0551952	0.0056180
EARTH	2109-03-04 21:44	68.8	0.0238252	0.0112109	0.0043477
EARTH	2115-11-12 15:41	481.8	0.0802859	0.0416544	0.0133236
EARTH	2118-02-24 14:37	> 1 d	0.1840462	0.1418167	0.0140769

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
261.53451738	57.27374931	0.00623934	MINIMUM
98.38495179	302.73786421	0.01967214	MINIMUM
179.92775731	0.00175058	0.33856919	SADDLE
359.94865181	179.96742427	0.47046085	SADDLE
359.98260905	0.02187824	1.53014694	SADDLE
180.00930201	180.05355501	2.33757655	MAXIMUM

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