Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-20 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.800

Aphelion (Q)

1.082

Eccentricity (e)

0.150

Inclination (i)

12.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

333.3

Earth MOID

0.00515

U parameter

3.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-09-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18452

27603863

Maximum Brightness

29.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.1

mag

Diameter

26 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-10

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.940775

1-sigma variation

2.962E-7

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.149766

1-sigma variation

0.000010

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.2312

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

172.3140

1-sigma variation

1.884E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

237.7271

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

201.77210

1-sigma variation

0.00197

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.799879

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.081671

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005960

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.154641

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005145

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

333.2937

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

3.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.77425E-14	-1.91827E-12	-2.08436E-10	-3.74812E-12	-1.42874E-10	3.60520E-10
e	-1.91827E-12	9.25950E-11	1.01471E-8	1.81085E-10	7.90915E-9	-1.89092E-8
i	-2.08436E-10	1.01471E-8	1.11232E-6	1.98533E-8	8.67450E-7	-2.07327E-6
Ω	-3.74812E-12	1.81085E-10	1.98533E-8	3.55086E-10	1.54670E-8	-3.69808E-8
ω	-1.42874E-10	7.90915E-9	8.67450E-7	1.54670E-8	6.84757E-7	-1.62882E-6
M	3.60520E-10	-1.89092E-8	-2.07327E-6	-3.69808E-8	-1.62882E-6	3.88184E-6

Date of computation: 2026-03-20 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

25.051

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

26 - 60*

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

0.541148

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-10.984969

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-20.00412

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

108 (2)

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026EE2 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	1958-03-13 18:58	101.0	0.0479233	0.0421699	0.0019206
EARTH	1958-09-29 03:31	975.9	0.1773245	0.1749634	0.0008082
EARTH	1970-08-16 16:45	161.7	0.1387783	0.1382592	0.0001775
EARTH	1981-03-14 19:45	54.0	0.0741655	0.0721759	0.0006634
EARTH	1981-09-22 01:53	330.5	0.1641883	0.1634475	0.0002502
EARTH	1992-03-12 21:40	34.2	0.0782993	0.0738655	0.0014782
EARTH	2004-04-08 17:05	174.8	0.1985870	0.1970143	0.0005250
EARTH	2004-08-27 14:42	207.5	0.1294417	0.1293898	0.0000217
EARTH	2015-03-13 05:59	2.3	0.0194243	0.0191799	0.0000815
EARTH	2015-10-01 14:25	53.7	0.1848140	0.1846644	0.0000499
EARTH	2026-03-12 16:06	< 1 s	0.0055781	0.0055768	0.0000005
EARTH	2026-09-29 13:59	12.6	0.1845204	0.1844679	0.0000175
EARTH	2037-08-02 17:38	6.6	0.1789113	0.1788720	0.0000131
EARTH	2047-03-22 11:38	7.5	0.1356990	0.1355419	0.0000524
EARTH	2047-09-03 17:17	16.0	0.1421358	0.1421149	0.0000070
EARTH	2057-03-12 10:10	< 1 min	0.0496445	0.0494312	0.0000711
EARTH	2068-08-20 17:31	29.5	0.1383033	0.1382783	0.0000084
EARTH	2078-03-12 11:36	1.0	0.0306367	0.0301229	0.0001713
EARTH	2078-10-08 10:11	80.6	0.1992644	0.1990432	0.0000738
EARTH	2089-03-15 00:49	50.7	0.0798747	0.0781756	0.0005665
EARTH	2089-09-15 23:21	263.9	0.1565320	0.1559938	0.0001819
EARTH	2100-08-16 13:31	238.6	0.1430435	0.1423199	0.0002491
EARTH	2110-03-14 01:02	25.5	0.0795601	0.0761189	0.0011472
EARTH	2121-03-13 20:59	11.3	0.0347955	0.0338664	0.0003098
EARTH	2121-09-25 00:35	91.8	0.1728500	0.1725742	0.0000921

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
113.93258169	66.35338911	0.00514546	MINIMUM
290.21849321	228.79278668	0.13816011	MINIMUM
209.39629029	150.44503634	0.22504611	SADDLE
17.21784919	326.00061593	0.25862377	SADDLE
357.84576642	123.53626102	1.80232698	SADDLE
170.65108612	296.14663632	2.06561808	MAXIMUM

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