Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-04-09 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.826

Aphelion (Q)

1.789

Eccentricity (e)

0.368

Inclination (i)

4.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

545.9

Earth MOID

0.00098

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-04-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01915

2864835

Maximum Brightness

19.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.4

mag

Diameter

22 - 50*

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

1.307250

1-sigma variation

0.000321

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.368452

1-sigma variation

0.000205

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.1425

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

25.7763

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

249.0889

1-sigma variation

0.0016

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

2.37911

1-sigma variation

0.00455

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.825590

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.788909

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.303814

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.004468

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000980

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

545.9290

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.02871E-7	6.57473E-8	5.94642E-7	1.99762E-7	-4.93316E-7	1.46042E-6
e	6.57473E-8	4.20232E-8	3.80094E-7	1.27559E-7	-3.14726E-7	9.33315E-7
i	5.94642E-7	3.80094E-7	3.43833E-6	1.15234E-6	-2.84162E-6	8.44066E-6
Ω	1.99762E-7	1.27559E-7	1.15234E-6	3.94071E-7	-9.83498E-7	2.83896E-6
ω	-4.93316E-7	-3.14726E-7	-2.84162E-6	-9.83498E-7	2.48927E-6	-7.01943E-6
M	1.46042E-6	9.33315E-7	8.44066E-6	2.83896E-6	-7.01943E-6	2.07352E-5

Date of computation: 2026-04-09 13:16 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

25.418

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

22 - 50*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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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

0.4

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.629638

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-24.823692

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-04-09.367406

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

51 (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 2026FV6 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	2017-04-04 07:28	1070.5	0.1654321	0.1200619	0.0151247
EARTH	2020-04-08 18:07	404.3	0.0838407	0.0700470	0.0045982
EARTH	2023-04-13 18:10	745.2	0.0222500	0.0020698	0.0068250
EARTH	2026-04-13 17:35	< 1 min	0.0191502	0.0191218	0.0000095
EARTH	2029-04-08 20:31	582.8	0.0876098	0.0669575	0.0068847
EARTH	2032-04-03 20:26	865.1	0.1717874	0.1340533	0.0125788
EARTH	2093-09-18 17:21	> 1 d	0.1380364	0.0444611	0.0551547
EARTH	2096-09-13 08:30	> 1 d	0.0621833	0.0451774	0.0382413
EARTH	2099-09-08 20:16	> 1 d	0.0519464	0.0452570	0.0240895
EARTH	2102-08-30 08:39	> 1 w	0.1080486	0.0427156	0.0464178
EARTH	2105-08-06 19:11	> 1 w	0.1653327	0.0791838	0.0298598
EARTH	2108-07-15 16:35	> 1 w	0.1948652	0.1615778	0.0113983
EARTH	2114-06-06 21:44	> 1 w	0.1852576	0.1331518	0.0179028
EARTH	2117-05-14 13:58	> 1 w	0.1427454	0.0371413	0.0365113
EARTH	2120-04-24 18:00	> 1 w	0.0732074	0.0016951	0.0464356
EARTH	2123-04-17 06:39	> 1 d	0.0007155	0.0007075	0.0046384
EARTH	2126-05-08 18:47	> 1 mo	0.1251993	0.0094741	52.3553949

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
309.21145682	99.63170692	0.00098030	MINIMUM
52.57036051	243.41710644	0.04633588	MINIMUM
1.61677733	172.64524704	0.20100309	SADDLE
180.51225959	350.84426515	0.81016767	SADDLE
0.57827028	351.08798814	1.80827991	SADDLE
180.13315258	170.59141668	2.80404257	MAXIMUM

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