Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-05-23 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.743

Aphelion (Q)

1.145

Eccentricity (e)

0.213

Inclination (i)

0.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

334.9

Earth MOID

0.00078

U parameter

4.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-09-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01958

2929494

Maximum Brightness

25.9

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

30.6

mag

Diameter

2.0 - 4*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-05-19

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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

0.943869

1-sigma variation

0.000003

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.213177

1-sigma variation

0.000022

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.2642

1-sigma variation

4.091E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

226.4597

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

249.6766

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

121.56759

1-sigma variation

0.00253

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.742658

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.145079

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.033082

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.154228

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000781

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

334.9391

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.38372E-12	-5.97887E-11	-8.75300E-11	-6.05627E-10	5.82728E-10	6.57651E-9
e	-5.97887E-11	5.05234E-10	8.00989E-10	8.55778E-9	-7.52463E-9	-5.66600E-8
i	-8.75300E-11	8.00989E-10	1.67340E-9	3.46134E-8	-3.05386E-8	-9.29699E-8
Ω	-6.05627E-10	8.55778E-9	3.46134E-8	1.25663E-6	-1.10231E-6	-1.13612E-6
ω	5.82728E-10	-7.52463E-9	-3.05386E-8	-1.10231E-6	9.82238E-7	9.78700E-7
M	6.57651E-9	-5.66600E-8	-9.29699E-8	-1.13612E-6	9.78700E-7	6.40795E-6

Date of computation: 2026-05-23 13:00 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

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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

30.644

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

2.0 - 4*

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

0.728248

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-05-19.252837

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-05-23.30561

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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 2026KQ 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	1967-05-21 05:56	80.4	0.0718021	0.0606916	0.0037035
EARTH	1968-04-11 03:56	> 1 d	0.1369661	0.1264399	0.0035098
EARTH	1968-06-16 17:42	> 1 d	0.1187707	0.1105441	0.0027430
EARTH	1969-08-08 22:56	> 1 d	0.1589370	0.1565378	0.0008001
EARTH	1969-12-28 23:11	> 1 d	0.1898514	0.1852352	0.0015414
EARTH	1970-10-10 15:43	1382.1	0.0579261	0.0350878	0.0077277
EARTH	1971-10-07 17:01	405.2	0.1489941	0.1246633	0.0081159
EARTH	1996-05-20 11:29	12.9	0.0897579	0.0871410	0.0008723
EARTH	1997-06-04 20:56	957.1	0.0994076	0.0967090	0.0008996
EARTH	1998-02-20 20:26	> 1 d	0.1974373	0.1966917	0.0002485
EARTH	1998-07-28 21:43	1410.6	0.1630482	0.1629911	0.0000191
EARTH	1999-01-10 01:56	> 1 d	0.1992266	0.1984715	0.0002518
EARTH	1999-09-18 03:14	> 1 d	0.1126875	0.1087465	0.0013138
EARTH	1999-11-12 09:02	> 1 d	0.1267389	0.1218317	0.0016372
EARTH	2000-10-10 01:34	106.1	0.0745013	0.0675974	0.0023046
EARTH	2025-05-25 02:53	4.0	0.1982343	0.1979305	0.0001013
EARTH	2026-05-18 08:00	< 1 min	0.0011963	0.0011958	0.0000002
EARTH	2027-09-21 00:39	< 1 min	0.0195825	0.0194479	0.0000449
VENUS	2036-02-24 08:38	146.3	0.0430037	0.0416693	0.0004521
EARTH	2037-03-16 04:15	809.1	0.1949850	0.1940986	0.0002955
EARTH	2037-07-16 10:32	523.2	0.1252691	0.1250842	0.0000616
EARTH	2047-05-22 01:25	72.1	0.0267339	0.0250055	0.0005762
EARTH	2048-09-17 02:52	30.8	0.1144059	0.1143711	0.0000116
EARTH	2057-05-21 14:41	452.6	0.0277281	0.0180065	0.0032429
EARTH	2058-09-16 03:50	69.4	0.1324192	0.1284597	0.0013198
EARTH	2067-07-31 05:03	> 1 w	0.1171491	0.1096069	0.0025142
EARTH	2067-11-12 17:41	> 1 w	0.1806705	0.1566984	0.0079928
VENUS	2074-04-29 14:44	> 1 w	0.0404865	0.0010916	0.0175404
EARTH	2076-05-20 18:11	1043.7	0.0851139	0.0028408	0.0336969
EARTH	2077-09-18 18:41	620.0	0.0146079	0.0029334	0.0344820
EARTH	2086-08-28 10:26	> 1 mo	0.0862348	0.0022404	0.4354544
EARTH	2095-03-28 14:18	> 1 mo	0.1825707	0.0086945	0.3756387
EARTH	2095-07-10 21:56	> 1 mo	0.1168222	0.0014405	0.1119444
EARTH	2104-05-26 02:56	> 1 mo	0.0370359	0.0023789	0.3000824
EARTH	2105-09-14 02:59	> 1 d	0.1982077	0.0009515	0.0698334
EARTH	2113-05-23 18:04	> 1 mo	0.0119078	0.0026815	1.1828891
VENUS	2114-11-17 01:46	> 1 mo	0.0475194	0.0204186	4.4646213
EARTH	2122-09-14 17:24	> 1 mo	0.0208790	0.0021256	20.7338514

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
109.57074099	131.79472840	0.00078078	MINIMUM
252.37043611	253.65054741	0.00355036	MINIMUM
180.86252346	192.60932547	0.12869657	SADDLE
1.31993694	13.08212672	0.24125926	SADDLE
1.36120847	193.12300729	1.75910537	SADDLE
180.81752830	12.56657092	2.12894868	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2026KQ

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2088-09-19.025	83948.025	0.652	1.51 ± 0.011	7.35E5	1.92E-6	4.65E-4	-8.66	0
2100-05-12.918	88200.918	-2.467	0.93 ± 0.035	4.15E7	1.99E-9	4.65E-4	-11.71	0
2100-09-13.380	88324.380	-1.653	1.72 ± 0.005	1.65E7	1.79E-8	4.65E-4	-10.76	0
2107-09-20.941	90887.941	-0.344	0.42 ± 0.008	8.23E6	2.01E-7	4.66E-4	-9.75	0
2111-09-18.260	92346.260	0.223	1.37 ± 0.008	2.89E6	4.80E-7	4.65E-4	-9.40	0
2113-09-16.088	93075.088	-0.182	0.17 ± 0.089	1.18E7	1.48E-7	4.67E-4	-9.92	0
2114-09-22.699	93446.699	0.961	2.13 ± 0.008	1.86E7	1.96E-8	4.65E-4	-10.80	0
2115-09-23.986	93812.986	-0.159	1.73 ± 0.005	4.99E6	2.32E-7	4.63E-4	-9.73	0
2115-09-26.891	93815.891	0.077	1.88 ± 0.000	1.73E7	6.44E-8	4.65E-4	-10.29	0
2116-09-23.911	94178.911	3.677	0.62 ± 0.008	2.06E5	9.70E-9	4.65E-4	-11.12	0
2116-09-25.051	94180.051	-0.507	0.80 ± 0.007	1.28E6	1.16E-6	4.65E-4	-9.04	0
2120-09-19.959	95635.959	0.642	0.79 ± 0.012	1.19E6	1.16E-6	4.65E-4	-9.06	0
2121-05-17.076	95875.076	1.310	1.94 ± 0.000	1.79E8	1.93E-9	4.72E-4	-11.83	0
2121-09-14.569	95995.569	-0.155	1.18 ± 0.004	3.45E6	4.45E-7	4.63E-4	-9.48	0
2121-09-25.027	96006.027	1.672	0.24 ± 0.005	4.70E5	9.38E-7	4.65E-4	-9.15	0
2123-09-15.709	96726.709	3.947	1.50 ± 0.005	8.88E5	6.91E-10	4.65E-4	-12.29	0
2123-09-19.579	96730.579	0.548	0.44 ± 0.009	5.92E6	2.54E-7	4.67E-4	-9.73	0
2124-09-19.680	97096.680	-0.159	1.73 ± 0.022	9.42E7	1.24E-8	4.63E-4	-11.05	0
2125-09-25.722	97467.722	2.899	1.90 ± 0.014	2.97E5	8.00E-8	4.64E-4	-10.24	0
2125-09-25.851	97467.851	-2.507	1.16 ± 0.013	5.84E6	1.15E-8	4.64E-4	-11.08	0
2126-09-18.625	97825.625	-1.320	2.03 ± 0.005	1.10E7	3.15E-8	4.62E-4	-10.65	n/a


Based on 31 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2026/05/19.253 to 2026/05/23.306.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 2.24 and 2.24 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20260523 133524.717 UTC.

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