Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-27 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.588

Aphelion (Q)

1.504

Eccentricity (e)

0.438

Inclination (i)

5.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

390.8

Earth MOID

0.00448

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-08-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16167

24185882

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.9

mag

Diameter

7 - 15*

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

1.046019

1-sigma variation

0.000077

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.438300

1-sigma variation

0.000111

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.9023

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

181.5127

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

247.2912

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

133.25437

1-sigma variation

0.02183

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.587549

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.504490

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.021176

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.280944

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.004476

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

390.7580

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.95407E-9	8.53581E-9	1.42630E-7	-8.68991E-9	-5.67099E-9	-1.68413E-6
e	8.53581E-9	1.22466E-8	2.04488E-7	-1.24624E-8	-8.85732E-9	-2.41483E-6
i	1.42630E-7	2.04488E-7	3.42019E-6	-2.08552E-7	-1.36806E-7	-4.03437E-5
Ω	-8.68991E-9	-1.24624E-8	-2.08552E-7	1.27590E-8	8.55669E-9	2.45817E-6
ω	-5.67099E-9	-8.85732E-9	-1.36806E-7	8.55669E-9	6.08641E-8	1.63760E-6
M	-1.68413E-6	-2.41483E-6	-4.03437E-5	2.45817E-6	1.63760E-6	4.76384E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-27 13:01 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

27.949

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

7 - 15*

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

0.472552

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-21.224344

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-26.258404

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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 2026FP3 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	1956-08-02 20:11	> 1 d	0.1737058	0.0750945	0.0425548
EARTH	1961-03-17 11:28	> 1 d	0.0667887	0.0054310	0.0487491
EARTH	1972-08-05 14:25	506.8	0.1208345	0.0985383	0.0080216
EARTH	1977-03-18 21:41	272.2	0.0217428	0.0056973	0.0061125
EARTH	1988-08-01 10:45	678.1	0.1970405	0.1667612	0.0102438
EARTH	1993-03-17 06:46	559.1	0.1598589	0.1212485	0.0128741
EARTH	2005-08-13 16:08	729.3	0.1103775	0.0848112	0.0098840
EARTH	2010-03-24 15:54	698.1	0.1211757	0.0842877	0.0122996
EARTH	2021-08-08 20:57	164.6	0.0777588	0.0750334	0.0010285
EARTH	2026-03-20 04:43	< 1 min	0.0050180	0.0050137	0.0000014
EARTH	2037-08-17 11:47	345.4	0.1616726	0.1407200	0.0071238
EARTH	2041-03-16 18:52	36.4	0.1255490	0.0969974	0.0095191
VENUS	2045-03-22 13:32	> 1 d	0.0398739	0.0398340	0.0005489
EARTH	2052-08-11 04:30	> 1 d	0.0725944	0.0723679	0.0019908
EARTH	2057-03-26 01:12	> 1 d	0.1537550	0.0422300	0.0371925
EARTH	2067-08-05 18:04	> 1 d	0.1513570	0.0730650	0.0479267
VENUS	2069-10-28 12:34	> 1 d	0.0475793	0.0398333	0.0366692
EARTH	2072-03-20 06:53	> 1 d	0.0127841	0.0035894	0.0591073
EARTH	2082-08-07 00:53	> 1 mo	0.1333620	0.0719838	0.6511777
EARTH	2087-03-25 02:47	> 1 mo	0.1134178	0.0030701	1.0862976
EARTH	2097-08-12 15:15	> 1 mo	0.0722174	0.0712487	0.2518207
EARTH	2101-03-20 19:04	> 1 mo	0.1975937	0.0090932	1.8925389
VENUS	2111-08-31 16:04	> 1 mo	0.0398047	0.0379575	0.9188165
EARTH	2112-08-19 12:35	> 1 mo	0.1673090	0.0727057	2.6717110
EARTH	2116-03-19 02:29	> 1 mo	0.0608311	0.0029137	4.0038443

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
83.79483558	73.77560495	0.00447575	MINIMUM
275.75797599	214.39169321	0.07254792	MINIMUM
359.18166276	323.92804991	0.40551207	SADDLE
180.14582360	144.00536411	0.50467452	SADDLE
358.24129323	142.47725989	1.59940775	SADDLE
179.05069301	323.32252024	2.48851028	MAXIMUM

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