Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-05-15 15:37 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.958

Aphelion (Q)

2.202

Eccentricity (e)

0.394

Inclination (i)

5.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

725.6

Earth MOID

0.00159

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-04-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0526

7869512

Maximum Brightness

28.6

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.1

mag

Diameter

4 - 9*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-05-12

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

1.580306

1-sigma variation

0.000240

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.393666

1-sigma variation

0.000098

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.9934

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

230.6184

1-sigma variation

1.832E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

323.9274

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

28.99367

1-sigma variation

0.00735

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.958193

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.202419

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003336

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.967983

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001589

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

725.6216

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.77346E-8	2.34345E-8	2.31982E-7	3.45200E-9	5.65250E-8	-1.76633E-6
e	2.34345E-8	9.51225E-9	9.41659E-8	1.40561E-9	2.28401E-8	-7.16917E-7
i	2.31982E-7	9.41659E-8	9.32612E-7	1.40338E-8	2.24911E-7	-7.09652E-6
Ω	3.45200E-9	1.40561E-9	1.40338E-8	3.35685E-10	1.26804E-9	-1.04909E-7
ω	5.65250E-8	2.28401E-8	2.24911E-7	1.26804E-9	1.04260E-7	-1.74595E-6
M	-1.76633E-6	-7.16917E-7	-7.09652E-6	-1.04909E-7	-1.74595E-6	5.40446E-5

Date of computation: 2026-05-15 15:37 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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

29.076

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

4 - 9*

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

0.667983

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-05-12.368609

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-05-15.398237

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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 2026JW2 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	1970-04-08 09:43	> 1 mo	0.0668069	0.0473416	0.0287289
EARTH	1997-05-21 07:16	> 1 d	0.0690740	0.0018190	0.0380110
EARTH	1999-02-16 15:18	> 1 d	0.1391807	0.0826025	0.0315426
EARTH	2026-05-11 11:06	< 1 min	0.0029626	0.0029607	0.0000006
EARTH	2028-04-18 22:32	1362.8	0.0526044	0.0489246	0.0012350
EARTH	2030-03-18 19:21	> 1 d	0.0731784	0.0723810	0.0004680
EARTH	2032-02-25 15:35	1326.2	0.1062986	0.0931126	0.0049011
EARTH	2034-02-14 03:10	886.4	0.1971869	0.1695466	0.0093918

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
23.64056443	124.56929984	0.00158945	MINIMUM
180.60802455	271.07927210	1.20495899	SADDLE
2.08369779	272.40320766	1.95725047	SADDLE
181.16080948	91.44376296	3.20181365	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2026JW2

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS
2123-05-12.463	96600.463	-4.548	0.82 ± 0.001	5.00E2	8.13E-8	4.74E-3	-9.41
2125-05-11.907	97330.907	-4.301	0.84 ± 0.002	1.54E3	8.56E-8	4.74E-3	-9.40
2125-05-11.978	97330.978	-3.190	1.40 ± 0.001	8.89E2	6.09E-6	4.74E-3	-7.55


Based on 27 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2026/05/12.369 to 2026/05/15.398.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.78 and 1.78 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20260515 161658.737 UTC.

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