Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.853

Aphelion (Q)

1.593

Eccentricity (e)

0.303

Inclination (i)

13.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

494.0

Earth MOID

0.02801

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-09-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13543

20259776

Maximum Brightness

24.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.9

mag

Diameter

17 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-21

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

1.222905

1-sigma variation

0.000642

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.302755

1-sigma variation

0.000471

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.0153

1-sigma variation

0.0171

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

184.8745

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

77.6343

1-sigma variation

0.0121

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

9.18920

1-sigma variation

0.01155

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.852665

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.593146

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.045975

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.185237

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.028010

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

493.9553

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.11962E-7	3.02032E-7	1.09610E-5	3.30341E-7	-7.72951E-6	7.40981E-6
e	3.02032E-7	2.21455E-7	8.03593E-6	2.42217E-7	-5.66398E-6	5.43206E-6
i	1.09610E-5	8.03593E-6	2.91644E-4	8.78890E-6	-2.05681E-4	1.97152E-4
Ω	3.30341E-7	2.42217E-7	8.78890E-6	2.64990E-7	-6.19407E-6	5.94104E-6
ω	-7.72951E-6	-5.66398E-6	-2.05681E-4	-6.19407E-6	1.45501E-4	-1.39108E-4
M	7.40981E-6	5.43206E-6	1.97152E-4	5.94104E-6	-1.39108E-4	1.33292E-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

25.927

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

17 - 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

0.488886

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-21.320933

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-27.316665

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

34 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026FV3 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	1953-03-22 11:49	> 1 w	0.1733466	0.0213679	0.2567612
EARTH	1957-04-15 00:43	> 1 mo	0.1763835	0.0039707	0.3955242
EARTH	1961-09-05 10:40	> 1 d	0.1377569	0.1015798	0.3568883
EARTH	1980-04-01 21:07	> 1 mo	0.0479208	0.0263490	0.9170369
EARTH	1988-09-10 16:23	> 1 w	0.1733552	0.1013889	0.6502707
EARTH	2003-03-31 18:06	> 1 d	0.0277398	0.0273861	0.0159846
EARTH	2011-09-10 15:06	> 1 d	0.1509649	0.1006623	0.0528053
EARTH	2026-03-31 05:48	< 1 min	0.0280243	0.0279124	0.0000373
EARTH	2034-09-09 21:42	> 1 d	0.1354282	0.0989566	0.0263598
EARTH	2049-03-29 10:51	> 1 d	0.0451098	0.0280004	0.0798115
EARTH	2057-09-07 19:16	> 1 d	0.1011768	0.0990385	0.0140800
EARTH	2072-03-23 05:50	> 1 d	0.1670840	0.0535825	0.0387732
EARTH	2076-04-16 09:46	> 1 d	0.1846625	0.1064598	0.0260747
EARTH	2080-09-05 16:39	268.6	0.1302500	0.1078488	0.0082642
EARTH	2099-04-05 05:46	> 1 d	0.0805681	0.0274967	0.0386588
EARTH	2107-09-14 05:53	> 1 d	0.1907853	0.0934019	0.0474950
EARTH	2122-04-02 03:01	> 1 d	0.0307453	0.0302838	0.0102697

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
303.97223837	84.97346210	0.02801159	MINIMUM
64.33639166	240.76100078	0.09966642	MINIMUM
6.12065888	166.07879448	0.26553577	SADDLE
183.09959263	340.31680151	0.66923957	SADDLE
2.04009330	340.26454632	1.82590841	SADDLE
179.95810480	157.99274239	2.59355260	MAXIMUM

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