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Last update: 2026-06-07 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.857

Aphelion (Q)

1.570

Eccentricity (e)

0.294

Inclination (i)

9.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

488.6

Earth MOID

0.00624

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-06-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0958

14331300

Maximum Brightness

22.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.1

mag

Diameter

26 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

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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

1.213984

1-sigma variation

0.000326

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.293651

1-sigma variation

0.000255

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.0476

1-sigma variation

0.0069

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

73.9364

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

105.9753

1-sigma variation

0.0068

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

46.29835

1-sigma variation

0.02985

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.857496

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.570472

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.221243

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.011779

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.006242

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

488.5599

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.06261E-7	8.32012E-8	2.26106E-6	-2.21336E-7	2.17070E-6	-9.73069E-6
e	8.32012E-8	6.52061E-8	1.77234E-6	-1.73444E-7	1.68732E-6	-7.61547E-6
i	2.26106E-6	1.77234E-6	4.81783E-5	-4.71423E-6	4.57902E-5	-2.06938E-4
Ω	-2.21336E-7	-1.73444E-7	-4.71423E-6	4.61383E-7	-4.49280E-6	2.02602E-5
ω	2.17070E-6	1.68732E-6	4.57902E-5	-4.49280E-6	4.68447E-5	-1.99496E-4
M	-9.73069E-6	-7.61547E-6	-2.06938E-4	2.02602E-5	-1.99496E-4	8.91277E-4

Date of computation: 2026-06-07 13:16 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

25.08

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

26 - 60*

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

0.4

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.744842

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-05.266941

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-07.375122

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (2)

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026LF 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	1953-01-07 17:34	422.9	0.1456285	0.0969349	0.0203572
EARTH	1957-01-06 14:18	729.9	0.1005388	0.0898362	0.0094618
EARTH	1961-01-04 06:45	868.3	0.0931489	0.0896396	0.0051521
EARTH	1965-01-01 06:59	866.3	0.1371812	0.1008118	0.0144002
EARTH	2018-06-10 17:08	770.8	0.1165363	0.0867657	0.0099246
EARTH	2022-06-06 03:08	975.9	0.0431261	0.0137189	0.0099872
EARTH	2026-06-04 03:55	< 1 min	0.0165795	0.0165398	0.0000132
EARTH	2030-06-09 13:08	820.8	0.0957988	0.0658852	0.0099742
EARTH	2034-06-15 05:05	1145.3	0.1958335	0.1429287	0.0176351
EARTH	2077-01-01 12:32	> 1 d	0.1818710	0.0937400	0.0659267
EARTH	2081-01-05 12:32	> 1 d	0.1095038	0.0951680	0.0376171
EARTH	2085-01-08 14:31	> 1 d	0.1010929	0.0954774	0.0246079
EARTH	2089-01-09 18:57	> 1 d	0.1509635	0.0944294	0.0662413
EARTH	2093-03-09 08:22	> 1 mo	0.1960256	0.1782976	0.0104897
EARTH	2097-04-07 05:17	> 1 mo	0.1868625	0.1337738	0.0328355
EARTH	2101-05-08 04:26	> 1 mo	0.1418782	0.0415488	0.0847090
EARTH	2105-05-27 05:21	> 1 w	0.0726682	0.0003840	0.1056058
EARTH	2109-06-03 01:25	> 1 d	0.0125449	0.0043100	0.0689124
EARTH	2113-05-28 00:52	> 1 mo	0.0675341	0.0003880	0.5290429
EARTH	2117-05-10 23:56	> 1 mo	0.1366561	0.0346494	0.7823854
EARTH	2121-04-11 20:45	> 1 mo	0.1844346	0.1208758	0.4949118
EARTH	2125-03-15 02:32	> 1 mo	0.1987138	0.1977182	0.0398606

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
56.55487761	147.12674889	0.00624154	MINIMUM
302.44871200	1.90816043	0.09396200	MINIMUM
356.72049803	70.15534629	0.19746781	SADDLE
179.72694501	256.09202966	0.59752540	SADDLE
2.79640921	258.41239840	1.85605726	SADDLE
182.47696394	78.14615196	2.55979684	MAXIMUM

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