Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-18 14:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.567

Aphelion (Q)

1.598

Eccentricity (e)

0.476

Inclination (i)

21.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

411.6

Earth MOID

0.00104

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-03-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07601

11370281

Maximum Brightness

20.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.5

mag

Diameter

50 - 120*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-13

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

1.082816

1-sigma variation

0.000541

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.476102

1-sigma variation

0.000412

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.4129

1-sigma variation

0.0212

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

359.0731

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

289.6868

1-sigma variation

0.0167

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

18.34478

1-sigma variation

0.01321

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.567285

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.598347

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.282723

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001878

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001038

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

411.5575

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.92651E-7	2.22701E-7	1.14495E-5	6.26885E-7	-9.04625E-6	7.14797E-6
e	2.22701E-7	1.69495E-7	8.71419E-6	4.77011E-7	-6.88189E-6	5.44039E-6
i	1.14495E-5	8.71419E-6	4.48021E-4	2.45239E-5	-3.53802E-4	2.79705E-4
Ω	6.26885E-7	4.77011E-7	2.45239E-5	1.34292E-6	-1.93810E-5	1.53102E-5
ω	-9.04625E-6	-6.88189E-6	-3.53802E-4	-1.93810E-5	2.79820E-4	-2.20871E-4
M	7.14797E-6	5.44039E-6	2.79705E-4	1.53102E-5	-2.20871E-4	1.74625E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-18 14:45 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

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

23.458

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 - 120*

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

0.65079

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-13.451532

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-18.472155

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

85 (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 2026ED3 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	1955-03-21 12:19	> 1 d	0.0424701	0.0018716	0.0480564
EARTH	1964-03-21 10:28	> 1 d	0.0616432	0.0016236	0.0399913
EARTH	1973-03-23 01:41	518.4	0.1056647	0.0642704	0.0137982
EARTH	1975-10-12 18:25	676.7	0.1938770	0.1910054	0.0012350
EARTH	1982-03-24 20:03	416.1	0.1659893	0.1223109	0.0145625
EARTH	1984-10-16 23:18	> 1 d	0.1865080	0.1864442	0.0005089
EARTH	2017-03-12 19:43	> 1 d	0.1818673	0.0681655	0.0379031
EARTH	2026-03-19 10:03	< 1 s	0.0205100	0.0204523	0.0000192
EARTH	2035-03-23 00:26	> 1 d	0.0760056	0.0011071	0.0387548
VENUS	2036-08-06 16:54	> 1 d	0.0400548	0.0336469	0.0268908
EARTH	2037-10-11 18:14	> 1 d	0.1986514	0.1904294	0.0134964
VENUS	2043-05-14 14:39	> 1 d	0.0423077	0.0339288	0.0508633
EARTH	2061-03-12 16:12	> 1 d	0.1927868	0.0004830	0.1155242
EARTH	2070-03-20 13:44	> 1 d	0.0049380	0.0029856	0.0827044
EARTH	2072-10-12 20:42	> 1 w	0.1918658	0.1856056	0.0754917
EARTH	2087-03-24 12:51	> 1 mo	0.1194889	0.0033459	2.9571241
EARTH	2089-10-21 19:05	> 1 mo	0.1987628	0.1880508	1.0388306
VENUS	2099-12-18 18:37	> 1 mo	0.0418594	0.0327441	3.0097049
EARTH	2112-03-19 15:12	> 1 mo	0.0410789	0.0043680	5.0419924
VENUS	2114-09-21 21:14	> 1 mo	0.0375344	0.0335189	2.0316102

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
279.68123472	73.87067541	0.00103821	MINIMUM
67.18021790	280.07262269	0.18879239	MINIMUM
353.85185159	174.56402196	0.52653781	SADDLE
174.08528430	1.93810049	0.75761766	SADDLE
357.39661622	1.09815300	1.52809341	SADDLE
181.84608561	186.77515920	2.57721291	MAXIMUM

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