Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.970

Aphelion (Q)

1.169

Eccentricity (e)

0.093

Inclination (i)

11.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

403.9

Earth MOID

0.00080

U parameter

5.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-09-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13044

19513348

Maximum Brightness

24.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.3

mag

Diameter

9 - 21*

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

1.069332

1-sigma variation

0.000020

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.093278

1-sigma variation

0.000017

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.2323

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

352.9579

1-sigma variation

3.653E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

225.2323

1-sigma variation

0.0038

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

39.73853

1-sigma variation

0.00240

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.969587

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.169078

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.128514

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000860

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000796

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

403.8939

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.84039E-10	3.26164E-10	1.98717E-8	7.14877E-10	-7.44548E-8	4.64244E-8
e	3.26164E-10	2.77369E-10	1.69388E-8	6.06841E-10	-6.29543E-8	3.92115E-8
i	1.98717E-8	1.69388E-8	1.03994E-6	3.69263E-8	-3.80416E-6	2.36471E-6
Ω	7.14877E-10	6.06841E-10	3.69263E-8	1.33429E-9	-1.38832E-7	8.65985E-8
ω	-7.44548E-8	-6.29543E-8	-3.80416E-6	-1.38832E-7	1.46538E-5	-9.16994E-6
M	4.64244E-8	3.92115E-8	2.36471E-6	8.65985E-8	-9.16994E-6	5.74316E-6

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

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

27.287

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

9 - 21*

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

0.793322

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-12.434228

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-13.564471

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

75 (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 2026EU2 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	1956-03-11 07:44	1026.2	0.0296852	0.0009691	0.0096701
EARTH	1956-08-28 04:01	> 1 d	0.1637306	0.1618947	0.0012091
EARTH	1964-04-04 18:27	1122.3	0.1650662	0.1434901	0.0072340
EARTH	1964-08-01 11:50	1004.3	0.1862249	0.1788678	0.0028183
EARTH	1987-03-09 14:44	179.2	0.0642887	0.0582614	0.0020094
EARTH	1987-09-02 19:39	720.8	0.1678633	0.1668992	0.0003475
EARTH	1995-03-22 15:58	445.1	0.0836564	0.0745683	0.0030311
EARTH	1995-08-13 18:33	721.7	0.1633554	0.1622726	0.0004329
EARTH	2026-03-13 21:05	< 1 s	0.0023422	0.0023415	0.0000002
EARTH	2026-09-11 01:26	17.3	0.1304387	0.1303822	0.0000189
EARTH	2047-03-17 11:30	353.4	0.0446630	0.0349547	0.0032363
EARTH	2047-09-04 13:03	713.2	0.1203777	0.1188031	0.0006075
EARTH	2057-03-04 21:30	187.8	0.1534883	0.1425848	0.0036348
EARTH	2057-10-01 18:31	> 1 d	0.1891878	0.1847520	0.0015434
EARTH	2078-03-19 23:22	> 1 d	0.0774136	0.0384559	0.0130059
EARTH	2078-08-31 02:40	> 1 d	0.1179012	0.1178532	0.0003288
EARTH	2088-03-09 01:14	611.5	0.0699042	0.0462028	0.0079011
EARTH	2088-09-19 02:53	> 1 d	0.1550059	0.1463706	0.0031333
EARTH	2109-03-26 01:02	> 1 d	0.1276825	0.0578880	0.0234845
EARTH	2109-08-26 12:34	> 1 d	0.1217745	0.1181812	0.0053678
EARTH	2119-03-11 12:28	> 1 d	0.0586818	0.0003772	0.0349983
EARTH	2119-09-19 16:37	> 1 w	0.1505952	0.1293116	0.0137911

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
318.52027605	67.74308274	0.00079647	MINIMUM
114.46083784	234.00979727	0.11482234	MINIMUM
41.30831422	158.39768754	0.19790383	SADDLE
214.42268428	325.51940660	0.26176187	SADDLE
13.61208684	307.45814473	1.95517965	SADDLE
182.45399443	116.21706936	2.17070206	MAXIMUM

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