Asteroids

2026FQ8 help

Last update: 2026-03-29 01:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.992

Aphelion (Q)

2.996

Eccentricity (e)

0.503

Inclination (i)

1.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1028.3

Earth MOID

0.01274

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2057-03-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09728

14552937

Maximum Brightness

23.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.9

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-28

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

1.993837

1-sigma variation

0.001929

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.502695

1-sigma variation

0.000485

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.8214

1-sigma variation

0.0014

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

355.2131

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

218.3754

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

17.68529

1-sigma variation

0.02541

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.991544

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.996129

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.452338

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.074610

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012735

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1028.3307

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.71998E-6	9.35155E-7	2.70244E-6	-8.66646E-7	6.66396E-6	-4.90151E-5
e	9.35155E-7	2.35086E-7	6.79335E-7	-2.17892E-7	1.67551E-6	-1.23218E-5
i	2.70244E-6	6.79335E-7	1.96552E-6	-6.21063E-7	4.82111E-6	-3.56049E-5
Ω	-8.66646E-7	-2.17892E-7	-6.21063E-7	2.52163E-7	-1.61719E-6	1.14228E-5
ω	6.66396E-6	1.67551E-6	4.82111E-6	-1.61719E-6	1.21481E-5	-8.78429E-5
M	-4.90151E-5	-1.23218E-5	-3.56049E-5	1.14228E-5	-8.78429E-5	6.45840E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-29 01:30 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

25.881

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

18 - 40*

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

0.496662

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-18.289501

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-29.0457

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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 2026FQ8 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	1961-03-28 13:52	> 1 mo	0.0311532	0.0105752	0.1367364
EARTH	2009-05-27 20:50	> 1 w	0.0602592	0.0288990	0.0854429
MARS	2023-02-23 19:26	> 1 d	0.0204032	0.0013020	0.0196497
EARTH	2026-04-02 02:23	< 1 min	0.0206133	0.0205615	0.0000173
MARS	2028-10-15 07:27	> 1 d	0.0298135	0.0021444	0.0190459
EARTH	2057-03-20 10:01	> 1 w	0.0972804	0.0100621	0.2077124
3 Juno	2066-05-07 20:33	> 1 d	0.0130558	0.0129338	0.0092073
EARTH	2071-06-06 12:09	> 1 d	0.1009148	0.0301778	0.0462919
EARTH	2102-04-15 11:29	> 1 mo	0.0160207	0.0141943	0.0788313

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
350.89738882	92.46635684	0.01273550	MINIMUM
7.83815506	121.93837705	0.02648704	MINIMUM
6.33998599	119.32922075	0.02650360	SADDLE
1.56179858	290.99270597	1.98577189	SADDLE
180.53694305	289.77937422	2.00192602	SADDLE
180.50647607	109.76525711	4.00158950	MAXIMUM

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