Asteroids

2026FZ6 help

Last update: 2026-03-27 22:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.025

Aphelion (Q)

1.615

Eccentricity (e)

0.224

Inclination (i)

12.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

553.7

Earth MOID

0.02689

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2070-03-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04869

7284576

Maximum Brightness

22.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

11 - 24*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-03-25

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

1.319704

1-sigma variation

0.001315

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.223539

1-sigma variation

0.000722

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.2312

1-sigma variation

0.0280

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

10.0579

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

174.5907

1-sigma variation

0.0141

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

48.68035

1-sigma variation

0.08181

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.024700

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.614709

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.611488

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.026898

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.026892

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

553.7496

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.72819E-6	9.49357E-7	3.68698E-5	-2.61346E-7	1.76028E-5	-1.07491E-4
e	9.49357E-7	5.21515E-7	2.02539E-5	-1.43709E-7	9.67312E-6	-5.90503E-5
i	3.68698E-5	2.02539E-5	7.86607E-4	-5.59257E-6	3.75903E-4	-2.29345E-3
Ω	-2.61346E-7	-1.43709E-7	-5.59257E-6	7.93912E-8	-3.56074E-6	1.67848E-5
ω	1.76028E-5	9.67312E-6	3.75903E-4	-3.56074E-6	1.99986E-4	-1.10707E-3
M	-1.07491E-4	-5.90503E-5	-2.29345E-3	1.67848E-5	-1.10707E-3	6.69293E-3

Date of computation: 2026-03-27 22:45 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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.001

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

11 - 24*

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

0.464583

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-03-25.288386

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-03-27.913775

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

20 (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 2026FZ6 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	1979-03-23 14:18	> 1 w	0.0855781	0.0173496	0.2969629
EARTH	1982-04-10 04:25	> 1 w	0.1076983	0.0119577	0.3383783
EARTH	2023-03-13 16:05	> 1 d	0.1966828	0.1116347	0.0283877
EARTH	2026-03-31 07:22	< 1 min	0.0266870	0.0264878	0.0000664
EARTH	2070-03-27 06:02	> 1 mo	0.0486944	0.0238810	0.2922586
EARTH	2073-04-12 12:36	> 1 w	0.1330159	0.0053511	0.2344761
EARTH	2120-03-28 15:23	> 1 mo	0.0423930	0.0249520	1.2701953
EARTH	2123-04-12 08:50	> 1 mo	0.1143971	0.0100598	1.2531776

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
4.26564693	84.67166639	0.02689167	MINIMUM
181.04197514	261.76322209	0.61252310	SADDLE
3.91229389	264.23601013	2.02696525	SADDLE
182.73915686	83.08440548	2.61227766	MAXIMUM

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