Asteroids

2026JE1 help

Last update: 2026-05-19 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.982

Aphelion (Q)

1.414

Eccentricity (e)

0.180

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

478.8

Earth MOID

0.00358

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-05-22

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00747

1117179

Maximum Brightness

18.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.4

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-05-08

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.197824

1-sigma variation

0.000150

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.180338

1-sigma variation

0.000111

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.7121

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

59.7595

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

220.3899

1-sigma variation

0.0034

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

346.08011

1-sigma variation

0.00636

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.981810

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.413837

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.355022

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.007132

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003577

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

478.8371

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.23876E-8	1.65992E-8	2.62902E-7	3.97881E-8	-5.03366E-7	9.51352E-7
e	1.65992E-8	1.23075E-8	1.94931E-7	2.94960E-8	-3.73157E-7	7.05342E-7
i	2.62902E-7	1.94931E-7	3.08741E-6	4.67083E-7	-5.90946E-6	1.11710E-5
Ω	3.97881E-8	2.94960E-8	4.67083E-7	7.10013E-8	-8.97131E-7	1.69214E-6
ω	-5.03366E-7	-3.73157E-7	-5.90946E-6	-8.97131E-7	1.13495E-5	-2.14082E-5
M	9.51352E-7	7.05342E-7	1.11710E-5	1.69214E-6	-2.14082E-5	4.04374E-5

Date of computation: 2026-05-19 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

27.388

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

9 - 20*

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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.42154

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-05-08.366642

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-05-19.429467

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

57 (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 2026JE1 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	1969-08-18 18:38	> 1 w	0.0995064	0.0661066	0.0524500
EARTH	1973-06-08 15:27	> 1 w	0.0341861	0.0061650	0.0167942
EARTH	1977-05-11 20:32	> 1 w	0.0741028	0.0018184	0.0845564
EARTH	2014-08-27 04:11	1301.2	0.1772114	0.1294837	0.0164257
EARTH	2018-08-05 16:01	> 1 d	0.0654878	0.0625228	0.0015257
EARTH	2022-06-02 13:44	> 1 d	0.0244566	0.0149766	0.0031608
EARTH	2026-05-22 05:24	< 1 min	0.0074679	0.0074567	0.0000037
EARTH	2043-07-12 13:19	> 1 w	0.0598984	0.0565737	0.0030229
EARTH	2060-08-27 18:28	> 1 d	0.1486808	0.0714094	0.0315466
EARTH	2064-05-08 00:01	> 1 d	0.1223776	0.0221707	0.0334299
EARTH	2081-06-03 19:40	> 1 d	0.0293365	0.0043853	0.0083179
EARTH	2102-07-21 10:17	> 1 mo	0.0609708	0.0604884	0.0050595
EARTH	2123-08-28 06:08	> 1 w	0.1366640	0.0651531	0.1650754

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
328.18299680	137.33299742	0.00357679	MINIMUM
181.66811015	357.10897478	0.43322101	SADDLE
0.65214352	356.40816031	1.96491574	SADDLE
180.00714658	175.74289421	2.43011485	MAXIMUM

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