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Last update: 2026-03-29 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.873

Aphelion (Q)

2.898

Eccentricity (e)

0.537

Inclination (i)

8.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

945.8

Earth MOID

0.00047

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2057-06-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17227

25771474

Maximum Brightness

28.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.6

mag

Diameter

8 - 18*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-19

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

1.885735

1-sigma variation

0.001627

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.536959

1-sigma variation

0.000434

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.4864

1-sigma variation

0.0049

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

8.4318

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

230.2862

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

13.32823

1-sigma variation

0.01440

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.873173

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.898298

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.040917

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001143

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000474

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

945.8439

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.64706E-6	7.06161E-7	7.96101E-6	3.98425E-7	-1.92832E-7	-2.34357E-5
e	7.06161E-7	1.88384E-7	2.12377E-6	1.06285E-7	-5.14145E-8	-6.25197E-6
i	7.96101E-6	2.12377E-6	2.39430E-5	1.19806E-6	-5.78467E-7	-7.04827E-5
Ω	3.98425E-7	1.06285E-7	1.19806E-6	6.01292E-8	-3.01013E-8	-3.52727E-6
ω	-1.92832E-7	-5.14145E-8	-5.78467E-7	-3.01013E-8	2.39633E-8	1.70557E-6
M	-2.34357E-5	-6.25197E-6	-7.04827E-5	-3.52727E-6	1.70557E-6	2.07487E-4

Date of computation: 2026-03-29 13:00 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

27.644

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

8 - 18*

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

0.595831

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-19.250102

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-28.128065

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

49 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026FU2 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	1950-03-27 03:54	> 1 mo	0.0197505	0.0040113	0.3102833
EARTH	1963-07-24 05:59	> 1 w	0.1822660	0.1498000	0.1879957
EARTH	1971-03-14 11:04	> 1 w	0.1927996	0.0120785	0.3328271
EARTH	1984-06-27 01:54	> 1 mo	0.1657412	0.1533105	0.0647449
EARTH	2005-04-29 19:31	> 1 mo	0.1457839	0.0581422	0.0794834
EARTH	2026-03-28 23:13	< 1 s	0.0061669	0.0061544	0.0000042
EARTH	2057-06-23 04:21	> 1 mo	0.1722717	0.1561548	0.0542514
EARTH	2070-04-04 05:20	> 1 mo	0.0449937	0.0001987	0.2630744
EARTH	2101-07-29 10:30	> 1 mo	0.1862722	0.1427598	0.6807363
EARTH	2114-06-24 12:20	> 1 mo	0.1727111	0.1542597	0.3841520

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
331.20141948	83.22610597	0.00047356	MINIMUM
31.54824961	189.08545872	0.14606396	MINIMUM
7.51349104	147.10887822	0.18250337	SADDLE
1.68035274	316.32425788	1.85832121	SADDLE
180.85856152	314.71205350	1.91959529	SADDLE
180.12298543	134.31457947	3.90515507	MAXIMUM

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