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Last update: 2026-03-29 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.829

Aphelion (Q)

1.323

Eccentricity (e)

0.230

Inclination (i)

13.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

407.6

Earth MOID

0.00064

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-09-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02867

4289070

Maximum Brightness

21.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.6

mag

Diameter

8 - 18*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-25

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

1.075796

1-sigma variation

0.000084

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.229818

1-sigma variation

0.000110

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.8372

1-sigma variation

0.0059

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

8.0632

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

264.9899

1-sigma variation

0.0037

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

3.88415

1-sigma variation

0.00778

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.828559

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.323034

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.038058

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000913

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000642

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

407.5619

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.98063E-9	9.19534E-9	4.96632E-7	-7.82624E-9	-3.10558E-7	6.49659E-7
e	9.19534E-9	1.21143E-8	6.54301E-7	-1.03091E-8	-4.08855E-7	8.55734E-7
i	4.96632E-7	6.54301E-7	3.53399E-5	-5.56798E-7	-2.20790E-5	4.62169E-5
Ω	-7.82624E-9	-1.03091E-8	-5.56798E-7	8.77783E-9	3.48196E-7	-7.28361E-7
ω	-3.10558E-7	-4.08855E-7	-2.20790E-5	3.48196E-7	1.38503E-5	-2.89081E-5
M	6.49659E-7	8.55734E-7	4.62169E-5	-7.28361E-7	-2.89081E-5	6.04621E-5

Date of computation: 2026-03-29 13:00 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

27.602

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 - 18*

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

0.583926

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-25.311026

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-28.967957

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

43 (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 2026FG6 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	1951-03-28 19:05	> 1 mo	0.0171624	0.0006919	1.7700081
EARTH	1952-09-25 05:18	> 1 w	0.1311153	0.0118924	1.5546867
EARTH	1962-03-29 22:17	> 1 d	0.0152436	0.0004467	0.1165224
EARTH	1963-09-26 19:27	> 1 d	0.0730981	0.0176224	0.1183110
EARTH	1974-10-04 13:45	> 1 d	0.1604516	0.0147850	0.1075934
EARTH	1983-03-23 04:27	> 1 d	0.1449094	0.0037157	0.0852308
EARTH	1994-04-01 17:42	> 1 d	0.0761222	0.0027587	0.0298031
EARTH	1995-09-28 13:55	853.6	0.0206706	0.0173054	0.0100079
EARTH	2006-10-04 21:55	708.6	0.1690989	0.1266710	0.0141621
EARTH	2015-03-21 19:28	452.1	0.1768866	0.1516578	0.0084098
EARTH	2026-03-29 10:07	< 1 s	0.0046990	0.0046930	0.0000020
EARTH	2027-09-27 15:03	21.0	0.0286707	0.0279326	0.0002631
EARTH	2045-03-25 05:09	938.5	0.0889639	0.0421162	0.0156163
EARTH	2046-09-25 08:46	333.8	0.0814758	0.0412218	0.0142412
EARTH	2055-04-08 02:27	714.2	0.1722354	0.1406245	0.0105410
EARTH	2056-10-02 21:47	455.8	0.1809952	0.1541270	0.0089712
EARTH	2074-03-29 11:19	374.7	0.0022768	0.0018664	0.0030414
EARTH	2075-09-29 08:25	> 1 d	0.1137400	0.0223239	0.2379398
EARTH	2091-03-21 05:47	> 1 mo	0.1908061	0.0023782	2.0746127
EARTH	2092-09-23 13:48	> 1 w	0.0865955	0.0341149	2.0584804
EARTH	2100-04-03 07:44	> 1 mo	0.0875593	0.0001834	2.4533076
EARTH	2101-10-03 01:54	> 1 mo	0.1994653	0.0300924	2.3525045
EARTH	2117-03-25 17:38	> 1 mo	0.1005207	0.0000897	0.9136533
EARTH	2118-09-26 23:22	> 1 w	0.0336784	0.0326607	0.1837028

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
288.20799285	82.80595174	0.00064248	MINIMUM
77.21103698	260.21222527	0.02617454	MINIMUM
2.95643371	172.18315790	0.29013520	SADDLE
182.45259414	350.61882429	0.43624925	SADDLE
1.31757022	350.01285866	1.79931487	SADDLE
180.08463195	168.71817994	2.32292632	MAXIMUM

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