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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.768

Aphelion (Q)

1.121

Eccentricity (e)

0.187

Inclination (i)

12.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

335.2

Earth MOID

0.01806

U parameter

4.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-02-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0185

2767604

Maximum Brightness

16.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.7

mag

Diameter

50 - 110*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-01

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

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

0.944439

1-sigma variation

0.000004

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.187127

1-sigma variation

0.000093

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.6102

1-sigma variation

0.0082

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

161.5674

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

237.3752

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

210.72051

1-sigma variation

0.01477

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.767709

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.121169

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.022705

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.181176

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018062

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

335.2428

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.39985E-11	3.44116E-10	3.03690E-8	3.78301E-9	1.18114E-8	-5.47074E-8
e	3.44116E-10	8.70003E-9	7.67689E-7	9.56825E-8	2.95183E-7	-1.37745E-6
i	3.03690E-8	7.67689E-7	6.77410E-5	8.44303E-6	2.60482E-5	-1.21549E-4
Ω	3.78301E-9	9.56825E-8	8.44303E-6	1.05233E-6	3.24582E-6	-1.51482E-5
ω	1.18114E-8	2.95183E-7	2.60482E-5	3.24582E-6	1.00631E-5	-4.68144E-5
M	-5.47074E-8	-1.37745E-6	-1.21549E-4	-1.51482E-5	-4.68144E-5	2.18219E-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

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

23.706

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 - 110*

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

0.4

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.503501

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-26.569416

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-12.24789

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

117 (1)

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 2026EA 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	1959-02-27 19:04	1.5	0.0294751	0.0289074	0.0001904
EARTH	1960-07-19 11:57	97.9	0.1851479	0.1846455	0.0001694
EARTH	1970-02-27 11:18	4.2	0.0358524	0.0353503	0.0001679
EARTH	1971-07-24 03:13	43.3	0.1727765	0.1726537	0.0000409
EARTH	1981-02-28 02:55	4.5	0.1108403	0.1098315	0.0003363
EARTH	1982-08-03 14:25	38.6	0.1532933	0.1530923	0.0000670
EARTH	1992-03-01 15:13	7.4	0.1826254	0.1816055	0.0003400
EARTH	1993-08-14 23:09	46.3	0.1544011	0.1542219	0.0000597
EARTH	2004-08-27 21:29	52.0	0.1716503	0.1714196	0.0000770
EARTH	2015-03-13 20:21	16.4	0.1468815	0.1464348	0.0001489
EARTH	2026-02-28 14:35	< 1 min	0.0370015	0.0369337	0.0000226
EARTH	2037-02-27 18:29	6.8	0.0185003	0.0181808	0.0001122
EARTH	2048-03-03 21:48	370.0	0.0890649	0.0814221	0.0025593
EARTH	2059-03-24 08:42	1162.1	0.1856759	0.1777541	0.0026659
EARTH	2059-09-01 16:02	> 1 d	0.1815053	0.1777096	0.0013737
EARTH	2070-08-16 20:45	> 1 d	0.1580366	0.1561878	0.0007800
EARTH	2080-02-28 18:41	96.9	0.1014200	0.0898728	0.0038576
EARTH	2081-07-28 23:10	894.3	0.1604356	0.1582450	0.0008694
EARTH	2091-02-28 02:45	33.1	0.0162055	0.0161070	0.0001948
EARTH	2102-03-01 21:34	> 1 d	0.0424973	0.0176127	0.0225006
EARTH	2113-03-10 08:23	> 1 d	0.1287241	0.0889375	0.0136512
EARTH	2124-08-19 13:07	238.8	0.1599046	0.1587932	0.0003730

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
109.89356888	53.57081905	0.01806184	MINIMUM
286.16427833	211.18550060	0.15235714	MINIMUM
204.78091635	134.21876418	0.24536470	SADDLE
13.90468155	311.86683096	0.28427175	SADDLE
357.79066196	112.38511430	1.76710876	SADDLE
172.32180908	286.67253548	2.10708723	MAXIMUM

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