Asteroids

2026EY2 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.649

Aphelion (Q)

1.195

Eccentricity (e)

0.296

Inclination (i)

10.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

323.1

Earth MOID

0.00957

U parameter

5.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2047-10-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17868

26729706

Maximum Brightness

28.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.5

mag

Diameter

8 - 19*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-13

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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

0.921573

1-sigma variation

0.000007

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.296290

1-sigma variation

0.000083

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.4043

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

352.9650

1-sigma variation

4.471E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

305.0287

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

3.51656

1-sigma variation

0.01012

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.648520

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.194626

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.287573

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.019149

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009570

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

323.1418

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.46318E-11	6.06427E-10	2.57694E-8	3.26916E-10	-8.73321E-9	7.43517E-8
e	6.06427E-10	6.83301E-9	2.90681E-7	3.68809E-9	-9.64465E-8	8.36737E-7
i	2.57694E-8	2.90681E-7	1.23696E-5	1.56983E-7	-4.09656E-6	3.55917E-5
Ω	3.26916E-10	3.68809E-9	1.56983E-7	1.99906E-9	-5.19756E-8	4.51575E-7
ω	-8.73321E-9	-9.64465E-8	-4.09656E-6	-5.19756E-8	1.39852E-6	-1.18300E-5
M	7.43517E-8	8.36737E-7	3.55917E-5	4.51575E-7	-1.18300E-5	1.02473E-4

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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.534

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

8 - 19*

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

0.738537

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-13.306203

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-16.362354

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

54 (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 2026EY2 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	1951-03-13 07:13	61.7	0.1588675	0.1541069	0.0015870
EARTH	1956-11-15 13:07	67.6	0.1762947	0.1748255	0.0004958
EARTH	1958-03-10 10:47	182.4	0.1261728	0.1232697	0.0009681
VENUS	1966-06-10 08:55	64.3	0.0424689	0.0423408	0.0000444
EARTH	1971-11-06 01:39	36.6	0.1629891	0.1626214	0.0001230
EARTH	1973-03-16 05:45	2.5	0.0108092	0.0106814	0.0000430
EARTH	1986-11-10 18:30	190.6	0.1548227	0.1547602	0.0000534
EARTH	1988-03-14 11:31	133.5	0.0771988	0.0719441	0.0017532
EARTH	2001-11-16 09:06	134.5	0.1841467	0.1812019	0.0010053
EARTH	2003-03-04 17:17	408.6	0.1591997	0.1556828	0.0011735
VENUS	2007-01-22 05:58	244.6	0.0458766	0.0432226	0.0009647
EARTH	2011-03-14 19:19	44.3	0.1100468	0.1066900	0.0011191
EARTH	2024-11-02 08:55	71.2	0.1690747	0.1684860	0.0001974
EARTH	2026-03-16 12:19	< 1 s	0.0106048	0.0105953	0.0000032
EARTH	2047-10-30 05:51	231.5	0.1786770	0.1772601	0.0004810
EARTH	2049-03-16 04:49	13.1	0.0119337	0.0100053	0.0008452
EARTH	2062-10-29 05:22	> 1 d	0.1843266	0.1720036	0.0046794
EARTH	2064-03-15 15:49	198.6	0.0357379	0.0106314	0.0097520
EARTH	2079-03-12 11:51	564.3	0.1830610	0.1429519	0.0133770
VENUS	2082-02-06 20:31	> 1 d	0.0407278	0.0402923	0.0028778
EARTH	2084-11-13 09:18	> 1 d	0.1582680	0.1542742	0.0064312
EARTH	2086-03-14 00:08	> 1 d	0.0903085	0.0141431	0.0303093
EARTH	2099-11-04 00:47	> 1 d	0.1701679	0.1563953	0.0216763
EARTH	2101-03-17 05:21	601.1	0.0146851	0.0102355	0.0378574
EARTH	2108-03-02 12:09	> 1 d	0.1677940	0.1274039	0.0135413
EARTH	2123-03-14 18:35	> 1 d	0.1467677	0.0125668	0.0517976

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
253.46236503	70.25369539	0.00957024	MINIMUM
92.52057274	303.62328992	0.15327742	MINIMUM
168.68448004	5.54472563	0.27018602	SADDLE
352.79086117	184.29703670	0.38964365	SADDLE
357.46020683	10.84245652	1.62791839	SADDLE
180.68011662	194.33567632	2.20494521	MAXIMUM

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