Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-23 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.952

Aphelion (Q)

1.247

Eccentricity (e)

0.134

Inclination (i)

6.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

421.1

Earth MOID

0.00397

U parameter

4.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-09-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18617

27850137

Maximum Brightness

24.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-02-24

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.099547

1-sigma variation

0.000007

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.133881

1-sigma variation

0.000009

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.2143

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

356.8912

1-sigma variation

2.401E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

233.7697

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

28.69842

1-sigma variation

0.00043

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.952339

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.246756

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.167640

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005790

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003967

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

421.1331

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.13167E-11	6.16036E-11	2.90433E-9	1.71722E-10	3.44063E-9	-3.03871E-9
e	6.16036E-11	7.39732E-11	3.48845E-9	2.06207E-10	4.14082E-9	-3.65506E-9
i	2.90433E-9	3.48845E-9	1.64602E-7	9.72357E-9	1.95724E-7	-1.72668E-7
Ω	1.71722E-10	2.06207E-10	9.72357E-9	5.76259E-10	1.15425E-8	-1.01893E-8
ω	3.44063E-9	4.14082E-9	1.95724E-7	1.15425E-8	2.36048E-7	-2.07423E-7
M	-3.03871E-9	-3.65506E-9	-1.72668E-7	-1.01893E-8	-2.07423E-7	1.82471E-7

Date of computation: 2026-03-23 13:16 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

26.808

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

12 - 26*

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

0.579979

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-24.470816

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-21.349794

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

184 (3)

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 2026DV17 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	1956-03-30 05:06	> 1 mo	0.0650917	0.0074495	7.5141963
EARTH	1956-09-21 00:25	> 1 mo	0.1559292	0.1182097	3.8883952
EARTH	1966-08-16 02:31	> 1 mo	0.1647381	0.0802401	3.7346017
EARTH	1975-03-20 18:53	> 1 w	0.0090324	0.0024217	0.0667843
EARTH	1975-09-26 12:15	> 1 mo	0.1812115	0.1415913	0.0295880
EARTH	1984-08-10 18:22	> 1 d	0.0870892	0.0848467	0.0082891
EARTH	2001-03-21 16:58	325.9	0.0209075	0.0158825	0.0016792
EARTH	2001-09-20 05:53	1222.0	0.1755617	0.1732600	0.0007753
EARTH	2018-08-08 12:44	18.4	0.0935832	0.0929930	0.0002013
EARTH	2026-03-19 22:31	< 1 s	0.0058439	0.0058428	0.0000003
EARTH	2026-09-16 16:36	1.4	0.1861667	0.1861327	0.0000113
EARTH	2041-03-12 12:54	71.8	0.0786121	0.0760143	0.0008660
EARTH	2049-08-02 18:49	12.3	0.1104044	0.1099929	0.0001377
EARTH	2064-05-30 10:22	914.0	0.1170440	0.1167464	0.0001015
EARTH	2064-08-13 23:02	374.2	0.1105678	0.1093032	0.0004289
EARTH	2079-03-25 05:52	496.6	0.0382970	0.0328941	0.0018013
EARTH	2079-09-09 01:12	1124.9	0.1705495	0.1678057	0.0009220
EARTH	2094-05-11 00:01	> 1 d	0.1103620	0.0999053	0.0037524
EARTH	2094-08-17 18:51	> 1 d	0.1218852	0.1094873	0.0048330
EARTH	2109-08-02 07:29	224.2	0.0959418	0.0909748	0.0049529
EARTH	2116-03-09 23:07	1232.1	0.1358429	0.0754845	0.0201197

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.58589383	73.07211611	0.00396719	MINIMUM
72.80646363	207.14820377	0.09042952	MINIMUM
23.46337916	152.46941064	0.11725183	SADDLE
191.32397730	316.55441973	0.27759688	SADDLE
6.48752026	312.80764319	1.93978781	SADDLE
183.39576481	129.67158799	2.25487003	MAXIMUM

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