Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-06-03 23:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.903

Aphelion (Q)

1.853

Eccentricity (e)

0.345

Inclination (i)

14.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

590.8

Earth MOID

0.00028

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-06-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00422

631192

Maximum Brightness

17.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.2

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-06-03

Observatory

University of Arizona 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

1.377859

1-sigma variation

0.001155

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.344550

1-sigma variation

0.000594

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.1861

1-sigma variation

0.0157

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

74.1181

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

235.0305

1-sigma variation

0.0228

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

334.92235

1-sigma variation

0.05035

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.903118

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.852601

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.527244

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000400

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000283

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

590.7528

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.33407E-6	6.86131E-7	1.79283E-5	-8.08858E-7	-2.51689E-5	5.80760E-5
e	6.86131E-7	3.53383E-7	9.26760E-6	-4.12008E-7	-1.27939E-5	2.98115E-5
i	1.79283E-5	9.26760E-6	2.45376E-4	-1.04928E-5	-3.23989E-4	7.75011E-4
Ω	-8.08858E-7	-4.12008E-7	-1.04928E-5	5.23136E-7	1.64779E-5	-3.56790E-5
ω	-2.51689E-5	-1.27939E-5	-3.23989E-4	1.64779E-5	5.20775E-4	-1.11328E-3
M	5.80760E-5	2.98115E-5	7.75011E-4	-3.56790E-5	-1.11328E-3	2.53497E-3

Date of computation: 2026-06-03 23:15 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

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

26.231

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

15 - 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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

0.4

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.448942

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-03.329481

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-03.90928

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

37 (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 2026LC 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	1956-05-28 18:00	> 1 mo	0.0879644	0.0053673	2.8610999
EARTH	1983-06-07 19:27	> 1 w	0.0288184	0.0017624	0.2716250
EARTH	1991-05-22 19:03	> 1 w	0.1994080	0.0135330	0.2540403
EARTH	2026-06-05 10:17	< 1 min	0.0042193	0.0042100	0.0000031
MARS	2028-08-02 05:06	759.9	0.0378813	0.0103539	0.0099906
EARTH	2047-06-11 02:41	> 1 w	0.0580000	0.0026548	0.1432218
EARTH	2081-05-28 07:53	> 1 w	0.1041959	0.0034848	0.1895569
EARTH	2102-06-09 07:57	> 1 w	0.0332276	0.0006987	0.2081035

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
319.98041461	149.16888404	0.00028339	MINIMUM
50.13355471	274.09854150	0.22733403	MINIMUM
19.65464180	233.24301874	0.25050089	SADDLE
184.20116306	26.63911259	0.91086130	SADDLE
1.06637228	25.91292389	1.87834246	SADDLE
177.82958938	202.17262953	2.85495251	MAXIMUM

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