Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-18 10:55 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.647

Aphelion (Q)

2.148

Eccentricity (e)

0.537

Inclination (i)

22.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

603.6

Earth MOID

0.00205

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-09-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00907

1356224

Maximum Brightness

18.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.3

mag

Diameter

23 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-12

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

1.397687

1-sigma variation

0.000631

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.536982

1-sigma variation

0.000260

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

22.4468

1-sigma variation

0.0099

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

352.6984

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

270.2862

1-sigma variation

0.0062

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

19.82381

1-sigma variation

0.00589

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.647155

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.148220

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.014138

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003615

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002053

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

603.5503

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.97828E-7	1.64246E-7	6.22415E-6	-2.49985E-7	-3.90365E-6	-3.71778E-6
e	1.64246E-7	6.78114E-8	2.56979E-6	-1.03213E-7	-1.61142E-6	-1.53491E-6
i	6.22415E-6	2.56979E-6	9.73890E-5	-3.91157E-6	-6.10558E-5	-5.81660E-5
Ω	-2.49985E-7	-1.03213E-7	-3.91157E-6	1.57107E-7	2.45214E-6	2.33616E-6
ω	-3.90365E-6	-1.61142E-6	-6.10558E-5	2.45214E-6	3.83415E-5	3.64802E-5
M	-3.71778E-6	-1.53491E-6	-5.81660E-5	2.33616E-6	3.64802E-5	3.47434E-5

Date of computation: 2026-03-18 10:55 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

25.294

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

23 - 50*

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

0.671696

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-12.291536

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-14.821854

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

129 (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 2026EP2 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	1960-03-14 21:33	> 1 d	0.0335760	0.0015057	0.0485679
EARTH	1973-09-14 04:15	> 1 w	0.0499524	0.0066157	0.2476723
EARTH	1993-03-17 04:57	> 1 d	0.0751395	0.0010389	0.0878908
EARTH	2006-09-15 09:47	> 1 d	0.0314270	0.0078929	0.0768377
EARTH	2026-03-14 14:43	< 1 s	0.0159677	0.0159465	0.0000071
EARTH	2039-09-17 06:11	> 1 d	0.0090658	0.0082549	0.0229119
EARTH	2069-03-18 10:17	> 1 mo	0.0978346	0.0021205	2.8440839
EARTH	2074-03-09 08:24	> 1 mo	0.1017188	0.0036163	2.8322933
EARTH	2087-09-19 05:54	> 1 mo	0.0437969	0.0107136	1.9428675
EARTH	2092-09-09 09:07	> 1 mo	0.1354118	0.0187878	0.6096044
EARTH	2122-03-20 06:40	> 1 mo	0.1080578	0.0052915	8.2605574

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
302.44788046	67.63967605	0.00205255	MINIMUM
58.11559849	250.10629651	0.00807690	MINIMUM
0.41437769	158.83799653	0.48522270	SADDLE
180.14395916	338.86292466	1.29404433	SADDLE
0.65352716	339.34019295	1.60189098	SADDLE
180.30527238	158.96331070	3.11121673	MAXIMUM

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