Asteroids

2026FJ6 help

Last update: 2026-04-09 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.947

Aphelion (Q)

1.741

Eccentricity (e)

0.296

Inclination (i)

13.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

569.1

Earth MOID

0.03913

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-04-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04038

6041071

Maximum Brightness

17.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.9

mag

Diameter

70 - 150*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-25

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

1.344038

1-sigma variation

0.000615

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.295678

1-sigma variation

0.000351

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.5398

1-sigma variation

0.0119

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

21.0330

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

236.8778

1-sigma variation

0.0051

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

4.88987

1-sigma variation

0.00381

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.946636

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.741440

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.464809

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.054163

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.039126

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

569.1356

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.78312E-7	2.15593E-7	7.32365E-6	-3.03477E-7	-3.15589E-6	2.34383E-6
e	2.15593E-7	1.22864E-7	4.17360E-6	-1.72972E-7	-1.79820E-6	1.33566E-6
i	7.32365E-6	4.17360E-6	1.41778E-4	-5.87476E-6	-6.10951E-5	4.53732E-5
Ω	-3.03477E-7	-1.72972E-7	-5.87476E-6	2.43967E-7	2.52693E-6	-1.87951E-6
ω	-3.15589E-6	-1.79820E-6	-6.10951E-5	2.52693E-6	2.63827E-5	-1.95636E-5
M	2.34383E-6	1.33566E-6	4.53732E-5	-1.87951E-6	-1.95636E-5	1.45243E-5

Date of computation: 2026-04-09 13:16 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

[-]

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

22.931

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

70 - 150*

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

0.2

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.465957

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-24.394688

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-04-09.395963

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

156 (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 2026FJ6 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	1959-04-21 04:57	> 1 d	0.0625986	0.0346043	0.0401357
EARTH	1973-05-02 16:25	> 1 w	0.1555996	0.0021849	0.0840548
MARS	1983-02-21 13:49	489.8	0.0322205	0.0151794	0.0790750
EARTH	2012-04-10 10:20	> 1 d	0.1196007	0.0337596	0.0573310
EARTH	2026-04-18 06:58	< 1 min	0.0403714	0.0402614	0.0000367
MARS	2037-09-08 11:13	1255.5	0.0176063	0.0126936	0.0262881
EARTH	2040-05-01 07:25	> 1 d	0.1498989	0.0089797	0.0556672
EARTH	2079-04-10 16:56	> 1 w	0.1343417	0.0346011	0.1743639
EARTH	2093-04-17 06:30	> 1 w	0.0404138	0.0401691	0.0138567
EARTH	2107-04-24 17:48	> 1 mo	0.0866040	0.0351681	0.4550086
EARTH	2121-05-16 10:05	> 1 mo	0.1988924	0.0478749	0.5855824

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
321.62315821	101.88813204	0.03912580	MINIMUM
51.70478184	221.47109949	0.22365053	MINIMUM
23.88847534	185.59175266	0.23816669	SADDLE
186.16789898	337.58599116	0.80144491	SADDLE
3.49997161	337.18116908	1.92175761	SADDLE
179.06581407	152.33373885	2.74399673	MAXIMUM

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