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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.914

Aphelion (Q)

1.776

Eccentricity (e)

0.320

Inclination (i)

2.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

569.7

Earth MOID

0.00394

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2040-06-15

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.082

12267007

Maximum Brightness

21.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.5

mag

Diameter

30 - 80*

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

1.344982

1-sigma variation

0.000317

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.320436

1-sigma variation

0.000191

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.5403

1-sigma variation

0.0013

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

250.0716

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

311.4561

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

30.19332

1-sigma variation

0.01437

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.914001

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.775962

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.017933

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.544894

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003939

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

569.7351

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.00356E-7	6.04461E-8	4.04136E-7	4.20078E-8	4.13135E-7	-4.54088E-6
e	6.04461E-8	3.64688E-8	2.43089E-7	2.19210E-8	2.33070E-7	-2.72750E-6
i	4.04136E-7	2.43089E-7	1.63064E-6	1.90440E-7	1.74548E-6	-1.83269E-5
Ω	4.20078E-8	2.19210E-8	1.90440E-7	2.11965E-7	1.03891E-6	-2.31888E-6
ω	4.13135E-7	2.33070E-7	1.74548E-6	1.03891E-6	5.78039E-6	-2.06435E-5
M	-4.54088E-6	-2.72750E-6	-1.83269E-5	-2.31888E-6	-2.06435E-5	2.06398E-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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

24.49

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

30 - 80*

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

0.277052

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-05.406294

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-07.439201

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (1)

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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026LN 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	1957-06-01 04:48	> 1 w	0.0224404	0.0035476	0.0478491
EARTH	1968-04-19 20:25	> 1 w	0.0914637	0.0793058	0.0054407
EARTH	1979-03-03 14:12	> 1 d	0.0535063	0.0445702	0.0118668
EARTH	1990-02-15 10:21	> 1 d	0.0925764	0.0497173	0.0173149
EARTH	2015-06-14 03:11	> 1 d	0.0631752	0.0049863	0.0228032
EARTH	2026-06-04 17:27	< 1 min	0.0087914	0.0087768	0.0000049
EARTH	2040-06-15 03:14	> 1 d	0.0819999	0.0055432	0.0292376
MARS	2049-03-29 07:48	371.3	0.0397047	0.0197926	0.0150483
EARTH	2051-02-11 23:16	> 1 d	0.1322645	0.0759320	0.0197596
EARTH	2065-03-01 00:39	> 1 d	0.0498307	0.0443952	0.0027005
EARTH	2079-05-02 13:42	> 1 w	0.0850778	0.0472511	0.0139820
EARTH	2093-06-09 15:26	> 1 d	0.0239890	0.0050232	0.0499839
EARTH	2104-03-13 03:21	> 1 mo	0.0680178	0.0460255	0.2395502

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
39.78923280	150.18347427	0.00393930	MINIMUM
325.58684806	49.68778555	0.04369220	MINIMUM
1.20585373	97.79462601	0.09364072	SADDLE
181.35274712	278.65317028	0.77945372	SADDLE
2.94410284	280.23014691	1.91127579	SADDLE
181.63516256	98.85825493	2.77797588	MAXIMUM

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