Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.652

Aphelion (Q)

1.040

Eccentricity (e)

0.229

Inclination (i)

13.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

284.4

Earth MOID

0.04439

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2033-03-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04502

6735406

Maximum Brightness

17.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-11

Observatory

MAPS, San Pedro de Atacama

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

0.846274

1-sigma variation

0.000032

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.229025

1-sigma variation

0.000072

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.9309

1-sigma variation

0.0069

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

353.8927

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

355.6181

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

298.54996

1-sigma variation

0.01119

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.652456

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.040092

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.352962

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.045104

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.044391

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

284.3577

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.05185E-9	-2.32969E-9	-2.22151E-7	-2.88107E-8	8.16674E-8	-3.62908E-7
e	-2.32969E-9	5.16001E-9	4.92056E-7	6.38148E-8	-1.80877E-7	8.03780E-7
i	-2.22151E-7	4.92056E-7	4.69249E-5	6.08568E-6	-1.72473E-5	7.66452E-5
Ω	-2.88107E-8	6.38148E-8	6.08568E-6	7.89281E-7	-2.23679E-6	9.94005E-6
ω	8.16674E-8	-1.80877E-7	-1.72473E-5	-2.23679E-6	6.34484E-6	-2.81828E-5
M	-3.62908E-7	8.03780E-7	7.66452E-5	9.94005E-6	-2.81828E-5	1.25219E-4

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

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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

24.081

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

40 - 90*

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

0.702563

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-02-19.591647

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-19.628231

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

68 (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

Computation parameters

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026EO2 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	1952-03-28 18:29	> 1 d	0.1242038	0.0658993	0.0394120
EARTH	1959-03-24 07:57	> 1 d	0.0696168	0.0507932	0.0204024
EARTH	1966-03-18 08:06	> 1 d	0.0449940	0.0443273	0.0026221
EARTH	1973-03-12 19:07	> 1 d	0.0508130	0.0462026	0.0045827
EARTH	1980-03-04 23:36	> 1 d	0.0825107	0.0651159	0.0070489
EARTH	1987-02-25 07:04	1378.1	0.1302179	0.1089050	0.0076829
EARTH	1994-02-18 02:13	526.9	0.1938817	0.1721016	0.0074998
EARTH	2012-03-29 05:11	262.0	0.1340654	0.1229015	0.0037851
EARTH	2019-03-25 07:53	261.2	0.0782223	0.0737782	0.0015242
EARTH	2026-03-19 17:22	< 1 min	0.0482031	0.0481418	0.0000205
EARTH	2033-03-15 08:00	413.0	0.0450234	0.0445117	0.0003039
EARTH	2040-03-09 22:47	1076.8	0.0591205	0.0521879	0.0028065
EARTH	2047-03-03 18:36	> 1 d	0.0914177	0.0753661	0.0060488
EARTH	2054-02-23 19:10	> 1 d	0.1382015	0.1136386	0.0089221
EARTH	2079-03-29 23:36	625.9	0.1365755	0.1087945	0.0097030
EARTH	2086-03-25 07:43	868.3	0.0818492	0.0668829	0.0054974
EARTH	2093-03-20 23:01	467.4	0.0545777	0.0505997	0.0014839
EARTH	2100-03-18 19:28	213.3	0.0454579	0.0451350	0.0001568
EARTH	2107-03-17 08:52	1152.9	0.0444926	0.0443038	0.0005300
EARTH	2114-03-14 21:54	> 1 d	0.0473032	0.0447782	0.0044685
EARTH	2121-03-11 02:06	> 1 d	0.0589087	0.0487246	0.0156097

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
188.13463054	70.62648808	0.04439129	MINIMUM
334.92091696	215.38232630	0.36223955	SADDLE
353.01135423	57.88881257	1.64436769	SADDLE
177.38776853	242.40136948	2.04738753	MAXIMUM

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