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Last update: 2026-03-24 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.768

Aphelion (Q)

2.630

Eccentricity (e)

0.548

Inclination (i)

30.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

808.7

Earth MOID

0.01266

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2057-03-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01385

2072422

Maximum Brightness

17.2

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

2026-03-20

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

1.698769

1-sigma variation

0.002762

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.548026

1-sigma variation

0.000772

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

30.0707

1-sigma variation

0.0277

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

1.9955

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

251.6205

1-sigma variation

0.0249

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

12.98242

1-sigma variation

0.01770

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.767800

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.629737

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.433296

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017161

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012661

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

808.7229

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.63115E-6	2.13256E-6	7.65353E-5	-2.45880E-6	-6.86479E-5	-4.88836E-5
e	2.13256E-6	5.95953E-7	2.13882E-5	-6.87126E-7	-1.91839E-5	-1.36607E-5
i	7.65353E-5	2.13882E-5	7.67623E-4	-2.46613E-5	-6.88477E-4	-4.90272E-4
Ω	-2.45880E-6	-6.87126E-7	-2.46613E-5	7.92294E-7	2.21181E-5	1.57507E-5
ω	-6.86479E-5	-1.91839E-5	-6.88477E-4	2.21181E-5	6.17556E-4	4.39742E-4
M	-4.88836E-5	-1.36607E-5	-4.90272E-4	1.57507E-5	4.39742E-4	3.13139E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-24 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

[-]

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

25.3

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

0.613603

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-19.404262

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-24.145123

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

71 (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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Close Approaches for 2026FG3 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	1984-03-24 19:57	> 1 w	0.0299614	0.0101683	0.5321912
EARTH	2026-03-24 15:35	< 1 s	0.0207182	0.0206545	0.0000212
EARTH	2057-03-23 17:23	> 1 w	0.0138533	0.0132431	0.1384418
EARTH	2088-04-01 12:45	> 1 mo	0.1806543	0.0025853	17.1967244
EARTH	2108-03-18 18:30	> 1 mo	0.1116318	0.0119146	22.7173576

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
318.09066426	77.50284138	0.01266098	MINIMUM
54.19670390	239.49597467	0.24649717	MINIMUM
9.11165363	165.37987829	0.51882956	SADDLE
3.86473916	334.05499213	1.69831658	SADDLE
183.99440836	329.22354138	1.82596193	SADDLE
178.08577530	145.67262105	3.55515089	MAXIMUM

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