Asteroids

2026JT help

Last update: 2026-05-14 13:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.917

Aphelion (Q)

1.370

Eccentricity (e)

0.198

Inclination (i)

15.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

446.5

Earth MOID

0.03986

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-05-14

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04614

6903064

Maximum Brightness

21.5

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

2026-05-08

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.143332

1-sigma variation

0.000446

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.198138

1-sigma variation

0.000360

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

15.7150

1-sigma variation

0.0232

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

48.3943

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

259.1540

1-sigma variation

0.0327

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

326.46945

1-sigma variation

0.05214

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.916795

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.369870

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.150266

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.049712

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.039858

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

446.5368

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.99165E-7	1.60774E-7	1.03608E-5	-4.58051E-7	-1.45972E-5	2.32679E-5
e	1.60774E-7	1.29786E-7	8.36359E-6	-3.69754E-7	-1.17832E-5	1.87827E-5
i	1.03608E-5	8.36359E-6	5.39040E-4	-2.38313E-5	-7.59334E-4	1.21039E-3
Ω	-4.58051E-7	-3.69754E-7	-2.38313E-5	1.05362E-6	3.35701E-5	-5.35111E-5
ω	-1.45972E-5	-1.17832E-5	-7.59334E-4	3.35701E-5	1.06994E-3	-1.70539E-3
M	2.32679E-5	1.87827E-5	1.21039E-3	-5.35111E-5	-1.70539E-3	2.71834E-3

Date of computation: 2026-05-14 13:30 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

26.417

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

0.55833

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-05-08.250802

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-05-14.180323

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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 2026JT 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	1954-05-07 18:01	> 1 d	0.1834797	0.0343896	0.1197013
EARTH	1960-10-26 00:41	68.6	0.1394471	0.1166084	0.0647355
EARTH	1971-10-27 21:46	> 1 d	0.1157238	0.1149499	0.0121881
EARTH	1982-10-31 12:10	> 1 w	0.1521720	0.1208393	0.0674597
EARTH	1993-05-16 20:56	181.5	0.1594152	0.0390596	0.1123351
EARTH	2004-05-15 13:42	> 1 d	0.0811567	0.0388220	0.0802575
EARTH	2015-05-15 10:30	> 1 d	0.0525522	0.0396263	0.0257009
EARTH	2026-05-14 18:14	< 1 min	0.0438727	0.0436770	0.0000652
EARTH	2037-05-14 15:46	> 1 d	0.0461441	0.0396071	0.0202013
EARTH	2048-05-15 11:23	> 1 d	0.0754379	0.0393935	0.1003326
EARTH	2059-05-17 10:25	658.3	0.1482552	0.0396427	0.1543545
EARTH	2070-11-01 16:59	> 1 w	0.1659917	0.1254379	0.1098528
EARTH	2081-10-28 04:31	> 1 d	0.1225650	0.1160687	0.0542313
EARTH	2092-10-26 05:36	> 1 d	0.1203634	0.1154197	0.0521666
EARTH	2103-10-28 02:22	> 1 d	0.1732716	0.1174876	0.1490611
EARTH	2108-05-10 08:02	> 1 d	0.1429603	0.0388844	0.1875860
EARTH	2119-05-15 03:14	> 1 d	0.0457711	0.0413980	0.0607339

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
296.40931498	127.92959279	0.03985769	MINIMUM
74.20844944	290.03452024	0.11455737	MINIMUM
7.17236832	212.40883851	0.28056383	SADDLE
184.79992349	26.48470260	0.49666947	SADDLE
0.02363509	23.17988031	1.88441304	SADDLE
176.66035685	199.65592395	2.36466263	MAXIMUM

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