Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.412

Aphelion (Q)

1.040

Eccentricity (e)

0.432

Inclination (i)

10.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

225.9

Earth MOID

0.01132

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-02-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10837

16212100

Maximum Brightness

23.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-08

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

0.726001

1-sigma variation

0.000064

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.432170

1-sigma variation

0.000160

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.1637

1-sigma variation

0.0060

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

350.5454

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

344.5262

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

355.33041

1-sigma variation

0.02780

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.412246

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.039757

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.589886

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.018678

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.011315

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

225.9460

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.06149E-9	-1.01962E-8	-3.79590E-7	3.13253E-8	-2.90173E-8	-1.77170E-6
e	-1.01962E-8	2.55974E-8	9.52950E-7	-7.86414E-8	7.28423E-8	4.44779E-6
i	-3.79590E-7	9.52950E-7	3.54772E-5	-2.92777E-6	2.71169E-6	1.65585E-4
Ω	3.13253E-8	-7.86414E-8	-2.92777E-6	2.41634E-7	-2.23774E-7	-1.36648E-5
ω	-2.90173E-8	7.28423E-8	2.71169E-6	-2.23774E-7	2.08151E-7	1.26557E-5
M	-1.77170E-6	4.44779E-6	1.65585E-4	-1.36648E-5	1.26557E-5	7.72850E-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

[-]

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

25.68

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

19 - 40*

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

0.708017

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-26.524938

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-18.183477

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

123 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026EO 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	1953-03-17 21:32	> 1 d	0.0851173	0.0140298	0.1435722
MERCURY	1955-04-08 09:27	> 1 w	0.0287083	0.0047850	0.1818102
MERCURY	1959-08-06 09:10	> 1 w	0.0109873	0.0005195	0.0751275
EARTH	1961-02-20 07:55	> 1 d	0.0813893	0.0731952	0.0075711
MERCURY	1963-12-06 20:45	> 1 d	0.0113188	0.0002860	0.0288420
EARTH	1966-03-18 00:25	1013.5	0.0728348	0.0156997	0.0565673
MERCURY	1968-04-08 05:27	> 1 w	0.0168780	0.0017525	0.1267961
MERCURY	1972-08-09 01:37	> 1 w	0.0196996	0.0025471	0.1943955
EARTH	1974-02-14 08:56	> 1 w	0.0909755	0.0841133	0.0336362
MERCURY	1976-12-09 15:42	> 1 w	0.0208278	0.0028748	0.2284520
EARTH	1979-03-17 07:51	> 1 d	0.0434079	0.0120646	0.1389482
MERCURY	1981-04-08 23:55	> 1 mo	0.0073463	0.0003366	0.1762396
MERCURY	1985-08-08 02:02	> 1 d	0.0014981	0.0013424	0.0056684
EARTH	1987-02-12 09:42	> 1 d	0.0940447	0.0893112	0.0023191
MERCURY	1989-12-10 23:15	> 1 d	0.0138613	0.0011338	0.0102163
EARTH	1992-03-15 05:29	443.6	0.0182960	0.0117103	0.0027934
MERCURY	1994-04-12 08:50	219.8	0.0130413	0.0100077	0.0010148
MERCURY	1998-08-08 20:09	> 1 d	0.0061920	0.0004538	0.0076236
EARTH	2000-02-11 12:41	> 1 d	0.0952790	0.0899669	0.0022190
MERCURY	2002-12-03 16:42	> 1 d	0.0316415	0.0134666	0.0100385
EARTH	2005-03-17 06:29	514.2	0.0476317	0.0219991	0.0090513
EARTH	2013-02-24 00:33	> 1 d	0.0738921	0.0671144	0.0024361
MERCURY	2017-02-28 03:27	> 1 d	0.0173362	0.0032238	0.0080115
EARTH	2018-03-18 09:09	84.4	0.1482468	0.1315973	0.0055576
EARTH	2021-02-02 13:41	119.6	0.1420998	0.1355453	0.0022429
MERCURY	2021-06-20 13:02	878.9	0.0302306	0.0204403	0.0035007
EARTH	2026-03-11 06:50	< 1 s	0.0260274	0.0259930	0.0000115
EARTH	2034-02-06 11:40	669.6	0.1083712	0.1026217	0.0021688
EARTH	2039-03-14 19:01	1053.3	0.0115745	0.0115743	0.0000132
MERCURY	2044-05-19 21:51	> 1 d	0.0372366	0.0095608	0.0750027
EARTH	2047-02-07 17:07	> 1 d	0.1032823	0.0929392	0.0233286
MERCURY	2048-09-18 02:11	> 1 w	0.0254513	0.0060017	0.1107646
EARTH	2052-03-13 22:07	> 1 w	0.0122664	0.0120705	0.0131584
MERCURY	2053-01-17 20:22	> 1 w	0.0202529	0.0055453	0.1901859
MERCURY	2057-05-19 16:02	> 1 mo	0.0160907	0.0039482	0.5166786
EARTH	2060-02-06 02:55	> 1 mo	0.1089883	0.0944379	0.2393366
MERCURY	2061-09-18 19:53	> 1 mo	0.0146509	0.0032462	0.8031229
EARTH	2065-03-10 15:11	> 1 mo	0.0300481	0.0153462	0.4252481
MERCURY	2066-01-21 17:50	> 1 mo	0.0341521	0.0088444	1.0921774
EARTH	2070-03-18 11:36	> 1 d	0.1598763	0.0236032	0.5477771
EARTH	2073-02-01 10:47	1172.5	0.1660126	0.1036519	0.3380239
EARTH	2078-02-21 20:08	> 1 w	0.0780669	0.0717186	0.0327095
EARTH	2083-03-18 11:48	> 1 d	0.0609942	0.0172270	0.1158669
MERCURY	2086-06-28 17:42	> 1 mo	0.0443612	0.0179379	0.3222433
MERCURY	2090-11-01 12:39	> 1 mo	0.0239519	0.0093506	0.4607590
EARTH	2091-02-09 03:05	> 1 mo	0.0974764	0.0903477	0.1200652
MERCURY	2095-03-07 19:35	> 1 mo	0.0071778	0.0012109	0.5937818
EARTH	2096-03-13 05:31	> 1 mo	0.0152858	0.0132669	0.2063034
MERCURY	2099-07-12 12:56	> 1 mo	0.0127770	0.0026775	0.9004513
EARTH	2101-03-18 14:05	> 1 w	0.1952355	0.0273163	0.7645299
MERCURY	2103-11-16 19:46	> 1 mo	0.0448600	0.0121565	1.2969897
EARTH	2104-02-04 00:27	> 1 w	0.1381145	0.0998002	0.5472458
EARTH	2109-03-01 05:32	> 1 mo	0.0651313	0.0446641	0.2894106
EARTH	2114-03-19 20:54	> 1 w	0.0916942	0.0196387	0.7089927
EARTH	2122-02-12 09:19	> 1 mo	0.0921540	0.0868812	0.1295835
MERCURY	2124-04-24 16:00	> 1 mo	0.0267883	0.0103042	0.4944770

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
208.96186538	68.20924121	0.01131526	MINIMUM
354.24539377	223.48926994	0.60042924	SADDLE
355.68681044	45.77619212	1.40079022	SADDLE
179.03360127	229.58630058	2.04992352	MAXIMUM

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