Asteroids

2026FJ3 help

Last update: 2026-03-22 09:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.918

Aphelion (Q)

1.600

Eccentricity (e)

0.271

Inclination (i)

22.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

515.9

Earth MOID

0.02562

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2050-03-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08141

12178127

Maximum Brightness

23.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.5

mag

Diameter

13 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-21

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

1.258908

1-sigma variation

0.000480

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.270924

1-sigma variation

0.000286

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

22.8798

1-sigma variation

0.0153

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

358.8927

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

239.3291

1-sigma variation

0.0182

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

21.00925

1-sigma variation

0.00271

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.917840

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.599977

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.349158

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.029430

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.025619

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

515.9287

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.29965E-7	1.37286E-7	7.31687E-6	-1.00219E-7	-8.71535E-6	1.29439E-6
e	1.37286E-7	8.19641E-8	4.36760E-6	-5.98255E-8	-5.20127E-6	7.72053E-7
i	7.31687E-6	4.36760E-6	2.32902E-4	-3.18945E-6	-2.77413E-4	4.12256E-5
Ω	-1.00219E-7	-5.98255E-8	-3.18945E-6	4.37056E-8	3.79909E-6	-5.64421E-7
ω	-8.71535E-6	-5.20127E-6	-2.77413E-4	3.79909E-6	3.30768E-4	-4.92473E-5
M	1.29439E-6	7.72053E-7	4.12256E-5	-5.64421E-7	-4.92473E-5	7.36442E-6

Date of computation: 2026-03-22 09:00 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

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.508

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

13 - 30*

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

0.646132

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-19.284485

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-22.07396

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (2)

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 2026FJ3 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	1961-03-25 11:55	> 1 mo	0.0990233	0.0216026	0.7939522
EARTH	1978-03-14 16:50	> 1 w	0.1565973	0.0195641	0.6219908
EARTH	2002-03-20 23:48	> 1 d	0.0276759	0.0250500	0.0356584
EARTH	2026-03-21 20:54	< 1 min	0.0262935	0.0262370	0.0000188
EARTH	2050-03-25 01:16	> 1 d	0.0814058	0.0238353	0.0796180
EARTH	2067-03-13 11:22	> 1 d	0.1972006	0.0180194	0.0862028
EARTH	2091-03-18 16:34	> 1 d	0.0798002	0.0246772	0.0556638
EARTH	2115-03-22 15:10	> 1 d	0.0281258	0.0264523	0.0097226

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
314.86589119	75.26136581	0.02561862	MINIMUM
80.27096959	232.31623571	0.26133775	MINIMUM
23.99580191	164.93561758	0.39530203	SADDLE
195.88968334	324.79092347	0.76215828	SADDLE
8.09612932	322.26840743	1.87488080	SADDLE
175.73943449	128.88437169	2.57617903	MAXIMUM

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