Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-11-08 14:38 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.960

Aphelion (Q)

3.931

Eccentricity (e)

0.608

Inclination (i)

0.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1396.9

Earth MOID

0.00110

U parameter

4.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2072-07-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01401

2095178

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-06-20

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

61400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.445593

1-sigma variation

0.000028

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.607507

1-sigma variation

0.000005

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.1348

1-sigma variation

1.257E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

178.0429

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

123.0076

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

41.70198

1-sigma variation

0.00071

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.959878

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.931308

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.281075

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.164376

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001097

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1396.9302

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

4.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.80663E-10	1.29051E-10	2.35632E-11	6.91278E-9	-6.60857E-9	-1.97710E-8
e	1.29051E-10	2.13333E-11	3.89659E-12	1.14562E-9	-1.09529E-9	-3.26833E-9
i	2.35632E-11	3.89659E-12	1.58072E-12	2.92078E-10	-2.82414E-10	-5.97142E-10
Ω	6.91278E-9	1.14562E-9	2.92078E-10	6.51323E-6	-6.50879E-6	-1.75484E-7
ω	-6.60857E-9	-1.09529E-9	-2.82414E-10	-6.50879E-6	6.50450E-6	1.67772E-7
M	-1.97710E-8	-3.26833E-9	-5.97142E-10	-1.75484E-7	1.67772E-7	5.00720E-7

Date of computation: 2026-11-08 14:38 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

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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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

23.996

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

[-]

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

139

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.567228

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-20.242236

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-06.209114

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

34 (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 2026MD1 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	1980-09-07 13:31	342.2	0.1825761	0.1727622	0.0032713
EARTH	2026-06-25 06:04	< 1 s	0.0150665	0.0150661	0.0000001
EARTH	2072-07-04 06:49	1005.7	0.0140054	0.0096688	0.0014561
MARS	2092-03-26 23:05	> 1 d	0.0385751	0.0211839	0.0471859
EARTH	2119-07-26 06:56	> 1 mo	0.0300102	0.0245622	0.0021285
EARTH	2123-07-02 16:33	> 1 mo	0.1005135	0.0025124	0.3209945

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
14.87614800	228.36830545	0.00109693	MINIMUM
344.40590947	166.91110833	0.00231847	MINIMUM
359.61712169	197.60651829	0.05436330	SADDLE
359.63119250	17.62666104	1.94393042	SADDLE
179.90818727	17.97545657	2.94725985	SADDLE
179.90548987	197.97198873	4.94551541	MAXIMUM

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