Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-04-11 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.838

Aphelion (Q)

3.414

Eccentricity (e)

0.606

Inclination (i)

11.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1132.6

Earth MOID

0.02600

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-08-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18817

28150065

Maximum Brightness

25.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.4

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-04-09

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

2.126405

1-sigma variation

0.007444

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.605709

1-sigma variation

0.001485

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.5129

1-sigma variation

0.0209

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

20.8477

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

244.0475

1-sigma variation

0.0049

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

4.07161

1-sigma variation

0.01181

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.838423

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.414387

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.833432

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.062534

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.025998

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1132.5759

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.54190E-5	1.10567E-5	1.55309E-4	7.21341E-6	-2.86899E-5	-8.78679E-5
e	1.10567E-5	2.20606E-6	3.09830E-5	1.43900E-6	-5.68904E-6	-1.75342E-5
i	1.55309E-4	3.09830E-5	4.35330E-4	2.02180E-5	-8.11687E-5	-2.46168E-4
Ω	7.21341E-6	1.43900E-6	2.02180E-5	9.39236E-7	-3.77493E-6	-1.14329E-5
ω	-2.86899E-5	-5.68904E-6	-8.11687E-5	-3.77493E-6	2.43658E-5	4.45125E-5
M	-8.78679E-5	-1.75342E-5	-2.46168E-4	-1.14329E-5	4.45125E-5	1.39417E-4

Date of computation: 2026-04-11 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

26.434

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

14 - 30*

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

0.467065

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-04-08.302151

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-04-11.322971

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

24 (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 2026GT 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	1998-04-14 11:32	> 1 mo	0.0656769	0.0269501	0.8524762
EARTH	2001-08-16 21:15	> 1 mo	0.1774990	0.1766123	0.0764971
EARTH	2026-04-16 12:56	< 1 min	0.0299091	0.0297319	0.0000591
EARTH	2029-08-11 17:30	> 1 w	0.1881716	0.1701948	0.0387811
EARTH	2085-05-02 19:47	> 1 mo	0.1333670	0.0175551	1.2678155
EARTH	2088-08-26 14:28	> 1 mo	0.1866792	0.1638017	0.6892721
EARTH	2113-04-07 20:41	> 1 mo	0.1805938	0.0334406	1.0787901

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
329.60882397	102.04542659	0.02596591	MINIMUM
32.96352472	223.30659275	0.17036963	MINIMUM
5.39606312	170.86908390	0.24871829	SADDLE
1.07856934	341.88698636	1.81541211	SADDLE
180.59986704	340.43474422	2.44427573	SADDLE
179.85128051	160.06346421	4.40947583	MAXIMUM

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