Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-04-09 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.814

Aphelion (Q)

1.012

Eccentricity (e)

0.108

Inclination (i)

0.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

318.6

Earth MOID

0.00188

U parameter

4.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-11-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14312

21410022

Maximum Brightness

31.2

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

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

0.912941

1-sigma variation

0.000004

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.108448

1-sigma variation

0.000005

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.6343

1-sigma variation

2.440E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

219.0971

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

149.9613

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

258.61812

1-sigma variation

0.00073

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.813935

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.011947

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.011654

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.167891

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001881

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

318.6122

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.32656E-11	-1.82647E-11	-8.84597E-11	-2.35111E-10	1.16485E-9	-2.64172E-9
e	-1.82647E-11	2.51479E-11	1.21788E-10	3.24362E-10	-1.60419E-9	3.63691E-9
i	-8.84597E-11	1.21788E-10	5.95339E-10	1.19962E-9	-7.46033E-9	1.76905E-8
Ω	-2.35111E-10	3.24362E-10	1.19962E-9	2.99744E-8	-4.25408E-8	4.20240E-8
ω	1.16485E-9	-1.60419E-9	-7.46033E-9	-4.25408E-8	1.21420E-7	-2.28587E-7
M	-2.64172E-9	3.63691E-9	1.76905E-8	4.20240E-8	-2.28587E-7	5.27815E-7

Date of computation: 2026-04-09 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

[-]

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

26.284

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

15 - 30*

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

0.5

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.554733

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-10.01348

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-04-09.155635

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

126 (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 2026EL2 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	1950-09-15 18:54	> 1 mo	0.1809683	0.1709545	0.0033404
EARTH	1957-10-25 14:10	> 1 w	0.1725874	0.1653862	0.0024037
EARTH	1964-12-05 19:29	> 1 mo	0.1337640	0.0559730	0.0267404
EARTH	1965-05-06 04:25	1097.7	0.0674140	0.0064768	0.0609094
EARTH	1971-12-23 07:08	> 1 w	0.1161786	0.0988172	0.0057871
EARTH	1972-05-03 19:00	> 1 d	0.0334402	0.0099390	0.0093515
EARTH	1978-10-26 06:23	> 1 d	0.1806936	0.1780256	0.0008901
EARTH	1985-09-05 11:49	> 1 d	0.1850282	0.1841833	0.0002817
EARTH	1992-02-19 15:43	3.4	0.0539900	0.0442501	0.0032520
EARTH	1992-07-08 03:45	> 1 d	0.1273716	0.1221955	0.0017331
EARTH	1999-03-07 14:03	> 1 d	0.0115967	0.0098435	0.0006791
EARTH	2005-11-06 15:03	> 1 d	0.1699371	0.1688605	0.0003589
EARTH	2006-05-01 15:24	23.2	0.1724852	0.1678834	0.0015339
EARTH	2012-09-08 04:10	944.5	0.1883939	0.1881837	0.0000701
EARTH	2019-02-16 20:37	19.3	0.0441279	0.0433610	0.0002557
EARTH	2019-07-01 06:45	826.9	0.1225442	0.1220884	0.0001519
EARTH	2026-03-13 00:48	< 1 min	0.0146219	0.0146201	0.0000006
EARTH	2032-11-27 03:30	516.7	0.1431172	0.1428112	0.0001020
EARTH	2033-04-30 00:06	< 1 min	0.0873664	0.0866293	0.0002457
EARTH	2039-10-06 03:09	337.3	0.1876535	0.1875981	0.0000184
EARTH	2046-08-18 12:01	286.0	0.1778820	0.1777884	0.0000312
EARTH	2053-02-15 17:09	25.9	0.0232697	0.0229489	0.0001071
EARTH	2053-06-19 15:04	284.6	0.1095336	0.1093166	0.0000724
EARTH	2060-02-15 23:17	40.5	0.1932898	0.1886124	0.0015592
EARTH	2060-08-19 23:58	> 1 d	0.1701212	0.1693585	0.0002543
EARTH	2067-10-07 19:27	> 1 d	0.1790353	0.1783002	0.0002456
EARTH	2074-11-30 02:35	> 1 d	0.1366519	0.1321951	0.0014877
EARTH	2075-05-04 00:20	63.8	0.0705401	0.0597574	0.0035944
EARTH	2082-03-30 15:50	> 1 d	0.0165322	0.0151280	0.0004732
EARTH	2089-02-10 01:07	235.5	0.1596644	0.1157571	0.0146506
EARTH	2089-08-09 03:35	> 1 w	0.1640676	0.1549297	0.0030508
EARTH	2096-10-08 06:47	> 1 w	0.1769684	0.1683244	0.0029321
EARTH	2103-12-29 16:55	> 1 mo	0.1021071	0.0317096	0.0251233
EARTH	2104-04-24 04:53	> 1 w	0.0061026	0.0005593	0.0299034
EARTH	2109-12-05 18:30	> 1 mo	0.1581932	0.0320580	1.7098526
EARTH	2110-05-03 11:35	> 1 d	0.1081360	0.0026401	4.2035400
EARTH	2115-10-29 08:11	> 1 mo	0.1990004	0.0779311	0.9863014

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
203.09994526	104.50292580	0.00188093	MINIMUM
141.03372078	48.72612343	0.00998678	MINIMUM
169.51637445	74.33968934	0.01624845	SADDLE
349.40052721	253.97352976	0.18930473	SADDLE
349.63953243	74.23077265	1.81089903	SADDLE
171.54120332	256.14345472	2.01476593	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2026EL2

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS
2090-04-19.263	84525.263	-4.272	4.31 ± 0.001	6.13E3	4.64E-8	1.60E-1	-8.26
2091-04-19.506	84890.506	-4.796	3.04 ± 0.001	1.43E4	2.54E-9	1.60E-1	-9.53
2099-04-19.657	87812.657	-4.624	4.53 ± 0.001	2.77E4	2.34E-9	1.60E-1	-9.61
2104-04-17.146	89636.146	-2.977	2.94 ± 0.000	5.00E8	7.88E-11	1.60E-1	-11.11
2104-04-18.890	89637.890	-2.823	3.81 ± 0.001	1.85E4	2.66E-6	1.60E-1	-6.59
2114-04-18.228	93289.228	-0.204	1.97 ± 4.049	4.96E8	4.62E-9	1.61E-1	-9.40
2114-04-19.124	93290.124	-4.617	3.46 ± 0.000	6.98E6	1.00E-11	1.60E-1	-12.06
2116-04-16.963	94018.963	-3.015	4.42 ± 0.000	9.37E5	3.79E-8	1.60E-1	-8.49
2118-04-18.609	94750.609	-3.657	4.71 ± 0.001	1.16E6	1.69E-9	1.60E-1	-9.85


Based on 126 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2026/03/10.013 to 2026/04/09.156.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 5.07 and 5.07 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20260409 134636.607 UTC.

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