Asteroids

2026FR6 help

Last update: 2026-03-27 08:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.662

Aphelion (Q)

2.123

Eccentricity (e)

0.525

Inclination (i)

10.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

600.0

Earth MOID

0.03858

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-10-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04475

6694357

Maximum Brightness

21.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-25

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.392177

1-sigma variation

0.008039

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.524639

1-sigma variation

0.003807

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.1544

1-sigma variation

0.0632

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

24.6896

1-sigma variation

0.0122

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

255.5149

1-sigma variation

0.0282

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

9.16278

1-sigma variation

0.02140

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.661787

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.122568

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.164242

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.110810

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.038578

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

599.9848

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.46241E-5	3.06071E-5	5.06931E-4	3.10404E-5	-2.04611E-4	1.71948E-4
e	3.06071E-5	1.44962E-5	2.40139E-4	1.45793E-5	-9.67764E-5	8.14444E-5
i	5.06931E-4	2.40139E-4	3.99628E-3	1.92059E-4	-1.55146E-3	1.35168E-3
Ω	3.10404E-5	1.45793E-5	1.92059E-4	1.48936E-4	-2.37654E-4	7.51139E-5
ω	-2.04611E-4	-9.67764E-5	-1.55146E-3	-2.37654E-4	7.93425E-4	-5.36646E-4
M	1.71948E-4	8.14444E-5	1.35168E-3	7.51139E-5	-5.36646E-4	4.57927E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-27 08:30 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

25.675

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

19 - 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

0.327815

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-25.411864

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-27.345545

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

18 (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 2026FR6 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	1952-03-28 11:57	> 1 mo	0.0897788	0.0424719	3.7902849
EARTH	1960-10-01 21:56	> 1 mo	0.0561979	0.0475094	1.2085883
EARTH	1975-04-03 00:12	> 1 mo	0.0405309	0.0404493	0.0358385
EARTH	1983-10-08 03:20	> 1 mo	0.0922633	0.0462479	0.9676280
EARTH	2003-03-25 03:46	> 1 mo	0.1702228	0.0422520	0.9600473
EARTH	2011-09-30 23:52	> 1 mo	0.0807270	0.0453775	0.6208444
EARTH	2026-04-02 13:29	2.1	0.0391355	0.0383723	0.0002544
EARTH	2034-10-04 12:25	> 1 w	0.0447490	0.0446476	0.0193340
EARTH	2049-04-01 09:50	> 1 mo	0.0443044	0.0378944	1.1836837
EARTH	2057-10-01 21:40	> 1 mo	0.0643569	0.0433298	2.9955907
EARTH	2072-03-23 18:46	> 1 mo	0.1875444	0.0400177	9.3925828
EARTH	2090-04-09 17:48	> 1 mo	0.1037964	0.0388657	30.6422574
EARTH	2098-10-07 09:58	> 1 mo	0.0678659	0.0413458	44.6914324
EARTH	2113-04-04 04:06	> 1 mo	0.0346056	0.0345599	1.8408767
EARTH	2121-10-07 18:59	> 1 mo	0.0588907	0.0402031	420.7882849

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
303.70740849	87.46660804	0.03857759	MINIMUM
58.77205098	267.44090807	0.04472168	MINIMUM
1.75173987	178.72819996	0.38223271	SADDLE
180.64057709	355.97436213	1.16566217	SADDLE
0.54520584	356.48175885	1.63948750	SADDLE
179.82614269	175.51807910	3.12925738	MAXIMUM

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