Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.923

Aphelion (Q)

1.722

Eccentricity (e)

0.302

Inclination (i)

1.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

555.4

Earth MOID

0.00245

U parameter

6.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-06-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06216

9298860

Maximum Brightness

28.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

4 - 10*

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

1.322404

1-sigma variation

0.000056

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.301991

1-sigma variation

0.000035

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.6708

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

167.3548

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

51.0449

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

32.07737

1-sigma variation

0.00176

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.923050

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.721758

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017467

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.476324

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002448

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

555.4494

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.13909E-9	1.97132E-9	1.48036E-8	1.92839E-8	2.66223E-9	-9.83432E-8
e	1.97132E-9	1.23817E-9	9.35781E-9	1.22414E-8	1.62016E-9	-6.17947E-8
i	1.48036E-8	9.35781E-9	1.02163E-7	1.60949E-7	-3.14494E-8	-4.75695E-7
Ω	1.92839E-8	1.22414E-8	1.60949E-7	2.70057E-7	-7.94895E-8	-6.29694E-7
ω	2.66223E-9	1.62016E-9	-3.14494E-8	-7.94895E-8	7.51163E-8	-7.26682E-8
M	-9.83432E-8	-6.17947E-8	-4.75695E-7	-6.29694E-7	-7.26682E-8	3.08766E-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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.972

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

4 - 10*

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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

1.05245

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-12.28198

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-12.921417

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

59 (5)

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 2026EV2 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	1952-02-24 21:46	239.5	0.1892619	0.1808395	0.0028075
EARTH	1955-03-09 08:55	682.3	0.0258678	0.0131860	0.0042300
EARTH	1958-03-25 18:21	512.1	0.0500625	0.0479506	0.0007042
EARTH	1961-05-02 22:20	> 1 d	0.0897886	0.0894620	0.0001218
EARTH	1964-06-11 02:36	> 1 d	0.0584542	0.0438685	0.0057493
EARTH	1967-06-29 08:55	> 1 d	0.0562310	0.0377194	0.0100134
EARTH	1970-07-08 22:31	1146.6	0.1679776	0.1251389	0.0144109
EARTH	2023-03-01 20:38	112.7	0.1143049	0.1106095	0.0012318
EARTH	2026-03-13 05:45	< 1 s	0.0024668	0.0024660	0.0000002
EARTH	2029-06-06 01:45	607.2	0.0621590	0.0602133	0.0006519
EARTH	2032-07-08 17:19	163.9	0.1747828	0.1684164	0.0021232
EARTH	2061-02-25 19:54	715.6	0.1702324	0.1404330	0.0099331
EARTH	2064-03-31 15:52	> 1 d	0.0608699	0.0431886	0.0058952
EARTH	2067-06-25 00:20	1359.4	0.0298280	0.0285179	0.0017383
EARTH	2096-03-16 11:33	> 1 w	0.0177136	0.0035135	0.0428662
EARTH	2099-07-01 00:36	> 1 w	0.0693045	0.0286930	0.1489856
EARTH	2119-02-28 21:58	> 1 mo	0.1531689	0.0017599	1.1658144
EARTH	2122-05-28 15:44	> 1 mo	0.0738115	0.0327569	0.4723240

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
325.31969661	66.92145193	0.00244759	MINIMUM
40.11443613	166.78951478	0.02871324	MINIMUM
3.77322964	118.22029554	0.08732599	SADDLE
181.66662239	295.70302937	0.72930878	SADDLE
2.92445587	297.06583467	1.91579937	SADDLE
181.56326604	115.63483394	2.72865017	MAXIMUM

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