Asteroids

2026FB6 help

Last update: 2026-03-27 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.999

Aphelion (Q)

2.310

Eccentricity (e)

0.396

Inclination (i)

0.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

777.1

Earth MOID

0.01402

U parameter

8.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-05-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01564

2339181

Maximum Brightness

21.8

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

2026-03-22

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.654223

1-sigma variation

0.005942

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.396250

1-sigma variation

0.002179

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.8924

1-sigma variation

0.0043

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

142.3652

1-sigma variation

0.0220

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

75.3045

1-sigma variation

0.0110

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

21.46701

1-sigma variation

0.11508

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.998738

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.309708

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.280230

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.537055

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.014019

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

777.1224

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.53018E-5	1.29466E-5	2.56569E-5	1.20928E-4	1.15999E-6	-6.83714E-4
e	1.29466E-5	4.74805E-6	9.40862E-6	4.43071E-5	4.82093E-7	-2.50750E-4
i	2.56569E-5	9.40862E-6	1.86713E-5	8.91936E-5	-8.63572E-7	-4.96768E-4
Ω	1.20928E-4	4.43071E-5	8.91936E-5	4.84854E-4	-8.82325E-5	-2.33424E-3
ω	1.15999E-6	4.82093E-7	-8.63572E-7	-8.82325E-5	1.21425E-4	-3.30885E-5
M	-6.83714E-4	-2.50750E-4	-4.96768E-4	-2.33424E-3	-3.30885E-5	1.32430E-2

Date of computation: 2026-03-27 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

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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

27.51

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

0.203451

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-22.317728

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-27.384436

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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 2026FB6 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	1962-03-23 04:17	> 1 mo	0.0956902	0.0124729	1.4779622
EARTH	1979-06-01 08:20	> 1 mo	0.0501701	0.0159679	0.3438419
EARTH	1994-03-19 07:41	> 1 mo	0.1371466	0.0122823	0.7554112
EARTH	2011-06-16 11:34	> 1 mo	0.1686624	0.0157297	0.4787668
EARTH	2026-04-04 03:47	< 1 min	0.0322195	0.0317588	0.0001535
EARTH	2043-05-15 06:00	> 1 mo	0.0156365	0.0155983	0.0137402
EARTH	2060-06-15 03:38	> 1 mo	0.1532869	0.0149267	6.9206823
EARTH	2092-04-04 01:35	> 1 mo	0.0337962	0.0146025	6.6527561
7 Iris	2106-08-16 04:34	> 1 mo	0.0036742	0.0031142	11.5174275
EARTH	2109-03-20 12:39	> 1 mo	0.1482279	0.0134256	38.4957748

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
352.37390782	100.75204929	0.01401161	MINIMUM
10.93697096	129.08635452	0.01565918	MINIMUM
2.77279421	116.61742662	0.01732804	SADDLE
180.87470090	294.21351579	1.31520243	SADDLE
1.99152425	295.43369916	1.99187374	SADDLE
180.87882439	114.22136679	3.31504948	MAXIMUM

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