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Last update: 2026-07-01 12:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.028

Aphelion (Q)

3.515

Eccentricity (e)

0.547

Inclination (i)

4.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1250.4

Earth MOID

0.01478

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-08-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19709

29484571

Maximum Brightness

25.3

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

2026-06-13

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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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

2.271440

1-sigma variation

0.002097

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.547393

1-sigma variation

0.000414

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.5458

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

88.9882

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

190.1620

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

354.39833

1-sigma variation

0.00797

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.028069

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.514811

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.464802

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017624

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.014776

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1250.4038

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.39545E-6	8.68265E-7	4.95173E-6	1.01411E-6	8.12553E-7	1.67156E-5
e	8.68265E-7	1.71515E-7	9.78161E-7	2.00313E-7	1.60639E-7	3.30192E-6
i	4.95173E-6	9.78161E-7	5.58011E-6	1.14037E-6	9.30547E-7	1.88279E-5
Ω	1.01411E-6	2.00313E-7	1.14037E-6	2.36718E-7	1.68990E-7	3.86039E-6
ω	8.12553E-7	1.60639E-7	9.30547E-7	1.68990E-7	3.33384E-7	3.05037E-6
M	1.67156E-5	3.30192E-6	1.88279E-5	3.86039E-6	3.05037E-6	6.35767E-5

Date of computation: 2026-07-01 12:45 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

26.362

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

0.785878

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-13.416725

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-18.03719

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

33 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026LD2 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	1961-07-28 16:08	> 1 d	0.0863120	0.0316847	0.0308340
EARTH	2002-07-29 19:01	> 1 w	0.0960880	0.0316115	0.1571371
EARTH	2026-06-18 08:19	< 1 min	0.0223379	0.0222947	0.0000144
EARTH	2043-08-10 11:01	> 1 w	0.1970922	0.0429337	0.1357397
EARTH	2084-05-20 02:23	> 1 w	0.1946057	0.0185493	0.2732385
EARTH	2101-06-07 21:56	> 1 mo	0.0498817	0.0020485	0.1596285

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
356.94805881	168.91158482	0.01477566	MINIMUM
0.17086013	354.94937921	2.01159152	SADDLE
180.07443648	354.77931968	2.53136975	SADDLE
180.01702058	174.74932804	4.53150883	MAXIMUM

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