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Last update: 2026-06-06 23:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.996

Aphelion (Q)

1.255

Eccentricity (e)

0.115

Inclination (i)

11.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

436.1

Earth MOID

0.03331

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2056-12-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17494

26169976

Maximum Brightness

21.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

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

1.125388

1-sigma variation

0.001245

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.115046

1-sigma variation

0.001170

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.9207

1-sigma variation

0.0287

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

251.9286

1-sigma variation

0.0061

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

299.9649

1-sigma variation

0.1708

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

55.21630

1-sigma variation

0.27144

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.995916

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.254859

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.036016

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.192130

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.033310

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

436.0653

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.54990E-6	1.45416E-6	3.36460E-5	7.63421E-6	2.12582E-4	-3.37759E-4
e	1.45416E-6	1.36840E-6	3.09570E-5	7.15431E-6	1.99508E-4	-3.17395E-4
i	3.36460E-5	3.09570E-5	8.25658E-4	1.67206E-4	4.59807E-3	-7.24983E-3
Ω	7.63421E-6	7.15431E-6	1.67206E-4	3.76522E-5	1.04655E-3	-1.66228E-3
ω	2.12582E-4	1.99508E-4	4.59807E-3	1.04655E-3	2.91770E-2	-4.63507E-2
M	-3.37759E-4	-3.17395E-4	-7.24983E-3	-1.66228E-3	-4.63507E-2	7.36825E-2

Date of computation: 2026-06-06 23:45 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

24.08

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

40 - 90*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

0.8

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.678999

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-06.22887

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-06.948932

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (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

[-]

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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 2026LK 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	1952-05-28 23:44	> 1 mo	0.1631620	0.0352463	2.0780549
EARTH	1976-12-07 06:36	> 1 mo	0.1980483	0.1848392	0.2206681
EARTH	1982-12-30 11:12	> 1 mo	0.1645464	0.1637854	0.0201855
EARTH	1983-05-30 23:26	> 1 d	0.0355569	0.0335123	0.0784055
EARTH	1989-05-28 14:40	> 1 d	0.1449232	0.0328615	0.2518556
EARTH	2019-12-17 01:18	> 1 w	0.1785363	0.1734092	0.0127138
EARTH	2020-06-03 05:31	> 1 d	0.1360943	0.0298221	0.0595408
EARTH	2026-01-04 03:48	311.6	0.1704793	0.1674177	0.0010251
EARTH	2026-05-29 20:16	24.8	0.0406563	0.0404431	0.0000710
EARTH	2056-12-17 23:06	> 1 mo	0.1749355	0.1702134	0.0531991
EARTH	2057-06-02 22:09	> 1 w	0.1219425	0.0301193	0.2512897
EARTH	2063-01-09 07:37	> 1 mo	0.1800087	0.1715987	0.0708974
EARTH	2063-05-29 08:03	> 1 d	0.0711409	0.0319515	0.2137123
EARTH	2087-12-08 16:37	> 1 mo	0.1967051	0.1810892	0.0456148
EARTH	2094-01-03 02:38	> 1 mo	0.1693034	0.1674259	0.0299053
EARTH	2094-05-30 01:40	> 1 d	0.0359024	0.0323277	0.0954964
EARTH	2118-12-16 21:52	> 1 mo	0.1789772	0.1723513	0.4643108
EARTH	2119-06-05 08:32	> 1 mo	0.1436187	0.0283199	1.9626394
EARTH	2125-01-13 20:07	> 1 mo	0.1919144	0.1763146	0.7814365
EARTH	2125-05-29 09:28	> 1 w	0.1012650	0.0306090	1.9241372

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
51.35846208	143.72909107	0.03330983	MINIMUM
271.67252683	352.18643625	0.16570529	MINIMUM
330.10626181	53.28236551	0.20892402	SADDLE
163.98093683	254.27801294	0.33209437	SADDLE
3.35470322	270.86010241	1.98834911	SADDLE
191.31731390	98.96003015	2.24784962	MAXIMUM

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