Asteroids

2026FG5 help

Last update: 2026-04-08 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.477

Aphelion (Q)

3.793

Eccentricity (e)

0.777

Inclination (i)

5.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

1139.2

Earth MOID

0.00203

U parameter

8.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2079-04-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04186

6262839

Maximum Brightness

20.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

28 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-22

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

2.134742

1-sigma variation

0.008586

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.776778

1-sigma variation

0.001106

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.9294

1-sigma variation

0.0099

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

14.0657

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

280.1892

1-sigma variation

0.0036

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

6.40682

1-sigma variation

0.02570

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.476521

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.792964

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.255857

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.017824

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002030

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1139.2437

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.37258E-5	9.49894E-6	8.50383E-5	-1.83259E-5	3.08904E-5	-2.20693E-4
e	9.49894E-6	1.22386E-6	1.09565E-5	-2.36114E-6	3.98003E-6	-2.84344E-5
i	8.50383E-5	1.09565E-5	9.80875E-5	-2.11383E-5	3.56314E-5	-2.54556E-4
Ω	-1.83259E-5	-2.36114E-6	-2.11383E-5	4.55561E-6	-7.67875E-6	5.48575E-5
ω	3.08904E-5	3.98003E-6	3.56314E-5	-7.67875E-6	1.29552E-5	-9.24680E-5
M	-2.20693E-4	-2.84344E-5	-2.54556E-4	5.48575E-5	-9.24680E-5	6.60629E-4

Date of computation: 2026-04-08 13:16 UTC

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Download ASCII file:

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

[-]

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

24.916

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

28 - 60*

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

[-]

Download this part as:

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

0.669071

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-22.339689

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-04-03.919458

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

One line per time step

Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Note: Ephemerides requests are limited to a maximum of 1000 points and a final date not exceeding 2040/12/31 00:00.

Close Approaches for 2026FG5 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	1951-11-03 14:36	> 1 mo	0.1339270	0.0260134	1.8283773
EARTH	1970-04-02 18:35	> 1 d	0.0138540	0.0121857	0.0371085
EARTH	1979-11-01 10:34	> 1 w	0.0723828	0.0307194	0.2491847
EARTH	1998-03-26 20:48	> 1 mo	0.1269659	0.0067937	0.6951352
MERCURY	1998-05-09 00:14	> 1 mo	0.0245842	0.0080453	0.4152181
EARTH	2007-10-24 18:03	> 1 mo	0.0865332	0.0362993	0.6421607
EARTH	2026-04-04 03:25	< 1 s	0.0219365	0.0218353	0.0000337
MERCURY	2048-03-09 23:04	> 1 mo	0.0279428	0.0060320	0.3718049
EARTH	2079-04-06 03:03	> 1 w	0.0418645	0.0078758	0.3897907
EARTH	2104-04-01 16:19	> 1 mo	0.0426804	0.0089915	1.2300369
MERCURY	2113-09-16 04:13	> 1 d	0.0185318	0.0120448	0.0052047
EARTH	2113-11-02 20:11	1241.5	0.0756857	0.0733042	0.0008223

Download as:

Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.21765261	87.56568125	0.00203011	MINIMUM
46.32101491	291.35674618	0.03690261	MINIMUM
359.58753654	189.05562170	0.54474304	SADDLE
359.68510164	9.33121493	1.45858853	SADDLE
179.93545439	9.83717638	2.81609313	SADDLE
179.98282533	189.85256098	4.80540030	MAXIMUM

Download:

MOID Plots

Click on the images to zoom-in and zoom-out