Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-02-28 19:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.734

Aphelion (Q)

1.295

Eccentricity (e)

0.276

Inclination (i)

5.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

373.2

Earth MOID

0.00237

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-03-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16903

25287226

Maximum Brightness

24.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.8

mag

Diameter

50 - 100*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-25

Observatory

ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland

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

1.014425

1-sigma variation

0.000326

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.276481

1-sigma variation

0.000922

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.9609

1-sigma variation

0.0149

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

182.7421

1-sigma variation

0.0121

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

77.9095

1-sigma variation

0.0038

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

193.32702

1-sigma variation

0.14649

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.733956

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.294894

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.112416

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.008631

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002366

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

373.1886

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.06226E-7	2.93890E-7	4.85859E-6	-5.86642E-7	1.00654E-6	4.76838E-5
e	2.93890E-7	8.49350E-7	1.36526E-5	6.43580E-7	3.15606E-6	1.33338E-4
i	4.85859E-6	1.36526E-5	2.23483E-4	-1.38718E-5	4.83958E-5	2.18919E-3
Ω	-5.86642E-7	6.43580E-7	-1.38718E-5	1.46147E-4	1.64600E-5	-1.75015E-4
ω	1.00654E-6	3.15606E-6	4.83958E-5	1.64600E-5	1.45282E-5	4.66303E-4
M	4.76838E-5	1.33338E-4	2.18919E-3	-1.75015E-4	4.66303E-4	2.14599E-2

Date of computation: 2026-02-28 19:30 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

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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

23.814

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

50 - 100*

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

0.38574

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-25.849258

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-02-28.785174

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

12 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026DR14 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 16:32	> 1 mo	0.1561351	0.0364807	5.9969463
EARTH	1951-03-02 00:39	> 1 mo	0.0356214	0.0346688	0.9457436
EARTH	1952-03-24 18:32	> 1 mo	0.1699455	0.0581258	2.9575301
EARTH	1957-09-25 13:38	> 1 mo	0.1321747	0.0041651	0.7968573
EARTH	1958-09-27 05:02	> 1 mo	0.0286070	0.0011186	1.6168139
EARTH	1987-02-27 00:56	> 1 d	0.0806389	0.0344371	0.0748688
EARTH	1988-03-07 04:38	> 1 d	0.1093157	0.0710407	0.0128040
EARTH	1993-09-24 02:50	> 1 w	0.1165563	0.0030282	0.3584730
EARTH	1994-09-28 09:42	> 1 w	0.0570051	0.0003528	0.4184747
VENUS	2009-12-03 05:27	> 1 w	0.0488570	0.0407384	0.1049830
VENUS	2013-01-01 07:45	> 1 w	0.0427311	0.0416920	0.0149600
VENUS	2016-01-30 03:21	> 1 d	0.0425595	0.0419719	0.0039640
VENUS	2019-02-25 17:08	> 1 d	0.0445253	0.0418077	0.0064632
EARTH	2025-02-25 01:53	184.1	0.1139529	0.1052697	0.0029032
EARTH	2026-03-03 07:51	1.7	0.0424543	0.0420417	0.0001375
EARTH	2027-03-25 20:31	1347.3	0.1690347	0.1608668	0.0027294
EARTH	2033-09-25 05:53	723.6	0.1126753	0.0608610	0.0172720
EARTH	2034-09-28 01:14	1045.8	0.0209117	0.0019689	0.0194299
EARTH	2035-10-04 06:08	170.6	0.1721093	0.1610601	0.0036831
EARTH	2068-02-25 12:20	> 1 w	0.1336707	0.0321894	0.4038315
EARTH	2069-03-03 05:45	> 1 w	0.0361724	0.0316760	0.1982662
EARTH	2070-03-26 15:31	> 1 mo	0.1690870	0.0598261	0.4055531
EARTH	2075-09-01 08:45	> 1 mo	0.1841694	0.0344964	0.6972331
EARTH	2075-10-09 11:44	> 1 mo	0.1789658	0.0217800	0.6805377
EARTH	2076-09-25 17:58	> 1 w	0.0345265	0.0021393	0.8655796
EARTH	2077-10-01 01:58	> 1 w	0.1045685	0.0032291	0.6579666
EARTH	2112-02-27 09:48	> 1 mo	0.1112176	0.0321910	5.9573955
EARTH	2113-03-05 03:25	> 1 mo	0.0506236	0.0319094	4.7220738
EARTH	2114-02-18 15:03	> 1 mo	0.1920898	0.0093622	4.7307967
EARTH	2114-04-05 08:51	> 1 mo	0.1870653	0.0749823	4.1337646
EARTH	2119-10-01 10:34	> 1 mo	0.1516849	0.0044282	3.4570400
EARTH	2120-09-27 18:12	> 1 mo	0.0024111	0.0023414	0.0625871
EARTH	2121-10-03 21:47	> 1 mo	0.1523632	0.0030311	195.5767623

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
87.46890105	263.92873622	0.00236625	MINIMUM
276.45070216	58.80792086	0.03300678	MINIMUM
2.35147609	162.01297060	0.29260565	SADDLE
181.70353685	340.84007470	0.32476039	SADDLE
1.65037909	341.07165030	1.71698947	SADDLE
180.79240899	160.16861447	2.30992961	MAXIMUM

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