Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-04-12 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.698

Aphelion (Q)

1.103

Eccentricity (e)

0.225

Inclination (i)

12.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

312.0

Earth MOID

0.03667

U parameter

6.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-04-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08789

13148708

Maximum Brightness

22.6

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

2026-03-26

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

0.900360

1-sigma variation

0.000033

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.225298

1-sigma variation

0.000204

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.4130

1-sigma variation

0.0148

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

9.6993

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

324.7918

1-sigma variation

0.0078

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

312.59730

1-sigma variation

0.03305

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.697511

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.103209

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.279495

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.048989

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.036675

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

312.0490

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.10604E-9	-6.78092E-9	-4.93474E-7	2.14924E-8	2.57674E-7	-1.09886E-6
e	-6.78092E-9	4.15817E-8	3.02606E-6	-1.31781E-7	-1.58066E-6	6.73894E-6
i	-4.93474E-7	3.02606E-6	2.20218E-4	-9.59025E-6	-1.15030E-4	4.90418E-4
Ω	2.14924E-8	-1.31781E-7	-9.59025E-6	4.17691E-7	5.00849E-6	-2.13561E-5
ω	2.57674E-7	-1.58066E-6	-1.15030E-4	5.00849E-6	6.01219E-5	-2.56206E-4
M	-1.09886E-6	6.73894E-6	4.90418E-4	-2.13561E-5	-2.56206E-4	1.09219E-3

Date of computation: 2026-04-12 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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

24.88

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

[-]

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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

0.63124

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-24.347342

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-04-12.141082

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

75 (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 2026FH6 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	1950-03-15 00:30	> 1 d	0.1490809	0.1275699	0.0077306
VENUS	1952-04-24 23:04	> 1 d	0.0220948	0.0215298	0.0017030
EARTH	1956-04-03 23:15	775.3	0.0469480	0.0376859	0.0043266
EARTH	1962-04-08 09:46	71.0	0.1153029	0.0919651	0.0079433
VENUS	1978-10-09 20:14	683.9	0.0220144	0.0208991	0.0009417
EARTH	1979-02-22 11:45	955.8	0.1959848	0.1922061	0.0012723
EARTH	1985-03-20 15:51	> 1 d	0.1281657	0.1126069	0.0053256
EARTH	1991-04-05 12:49	1050.6	0.0418132	0.0368028	0.0052566
VENUS	1994-02-17 19:44	> 1 d	0.0417628	0.0259189	0.0138676
EARTH	1997-04-08 01:29	35.6	0.1068289	0.0601094	0.0168283
EARTH	2020-03-19 05:58	562.8	0.1321084	0.1278843	0.0014227
VENUS	2020-08-08 16:32	377.5	0.0211729	0.0207098	0.0003254
EARTH	2026-04-04 11:02	< 1 min	0.0463414	0.0461945	0.0000490
EARTH	2032-04-07 19:42	3.1	0.0878937	0.0828458	0.0016944
VENUS	2035-12-21 03:49	903.5	0.0337141	0.0265840	0.0027165
EARTH	2055-03-16 16:16	654.6	0.1433400	0.1399515	0.0011434
EARTH	2061-04-04 08:54	101.7	0.0440548	0.0432159	0.0002961
VENUS	2062-06-07 20:38	236.2	0.0214764	0.0204793	0.0004246
EARTH	2067-04-08 06:04	14.9	0.1110488	0.1038297	0.0024171
EARTH	2084-02-21 16:54	> 1 d	0.1961721	0.1910507	0.0018016
VENUS	2088-11-22 19:21	1338.3	0.0251538	0.0219358	0.0033167
EARTH	2090-03-22 09:24	> 1 d	0.1214818	0.1083651	0.0044858
EARTH	2096-04-04 01:34	1273.1	0.0445061	0.0370079	0.0066499
EARTH	2102-04-09 01:53	202.4	0.0778463	0.0395280	0.0185839
VENUS	2104-04-12 14:24	> 1 d	0.0313233	0.0228078	0.0190850
EARTH	2108-04-08 09:01	478.1	0.1598557	0.1012149	0.0200972

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
231.32224418	90.81788684	0.03667468	MINIMUM
89.28082579	332.41413745	0.20672514	MINIMUM
132.91152556	12.04726767	0.21641047	SADDLE
339.24308590	205.31280282	0.34435689	SADDLE
352.62498745	42.41318000	1.68223133	SADDLE
179.74706631	229.84504291	2.10986612	MAXIMUM

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