Asteroids

2026MZ help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.372

Aphelion (Q)

1.087

Eccentricity (e)

0.490

Inclination (i)

32.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

227.6

Earth MOID

0.00878

U parameter

5.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-06-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03645

5452780

Maximum Brightness

21.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

20 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-06-20

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.729580

1-sigma variation

0.000010

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.489603

1-sigma variation

0.000105

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

32.3303

1-sigma variation

0.0224

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

88.8445

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

339.8324

1-sigma variation

0.0054

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

210.02729

1-sigma variation

0.02123

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.372376

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.086784

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.604063

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.010233

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008775

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

227.6186

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.07159E-10	-9.89768E-10	-2.07755E-7	3.48173E-9	4.53793E-8	-1.88805E-7
e	-9.89768E-10	1.09569E-8	2.33993E-6	-3.91864E-8	-5.50230E-7	2.20675E-6
i	-2.07755E-7	2.33993E-6	5.00519E-4	-8.38157E-6	-1.18383E-4	4.73407E-4
Ω	3.48173E-9	-3.91864E-8	-8.38157E-6	1.40357E-7	1.98193E-6	-7.92657E-6
ω	4.53793E-8	-5.50230E-7	-1.18383E-4	1.98193E-6	2.86848E-5	-1.13385E-4
M	-1.88805E-7	2.20675E-6	4.73407E-4	-7.92657E-6	-1.13385E-4	4.50699E-4

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

25.606

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

20 - 40*

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

0.824183

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-20.215435

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-21.279023

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

37 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026MZ 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	1950-06-20 05:52	235.4	0.1020647	0.0636856	0.0128608
EARTH	1955-06-19 07:22	340.3	0.1720053	0.1381131	0.0113158
EARTH	1973-06-16 15:31	180.4	0.1531698	0.1454270	0.0025864
EARTH	1978-06-19 06:13	40.1	0.0902711	0.0879349	0.0007792
EARTH	1983-06-20 18:10	22.5	0.0308735	0.0271292	0.0012566
EARTH	1988-06-20 09:08	9.9	0.0222594	0.0141325	0.0028802
EARTH	1993-06-20 08:43	39.9	0.0868869	0.0776826	0.0030723
EARTH	1998-06-19 11:59	70.8	0.1594913	0.1511600	0.0027784
EARTH	2016-06-16 12:33	42.8	0.1529937	0.1503864	0.0008696
EARTH	2021-06-19 08:35	13.1	0.0820438	0.0806049	0.0004798
EARTH	2026-06-20 20:17	< 1 min	0.0155206	0.0154956	0.0000083
EARTH	2031-06-21 07:15	3.4	0.0364496	0.0349167	0.0005118
EARTH	2036-06-20 04:29	19.7	0.0963618	0.0935837	0.0009263
EARTH	2041-06-19 11:19	40.7	0.1581039	0.1542631	0.0012805
EARTH	2059-06-15 10:31	145.3	0.1912238	0.1861061	0.0017094
EARTH	2064-06-17 15:00	123.8	0.1306506	0.1246073	0.0020176
EARTH	2069-06-19 20:11	82.1	0.0691433	0.0622099	0.0023168
EARTH	2074-06-21 00:49	32.4	0.0149343	0.0103221	0.0019222
EARTH	2079-06-21 11:40	1.1	0.0262512	0.0218558	0.0014909
EARTH	2084-06-20 13:53	5.0	0.0757908	0.0756644	0.0000421
EARTH	2089-06-20 04:21	32.3	0.1295891	0.1243514	0.0017466
EARTH	2094-06-19 06:29	99.1	0.1891835	0.1788497	0.0034462
EARTH	2112-06-16 22:25	482.3	0.1712919	0.1498878	0.0071829
EARTH	2117-06-19 14:09	444.6	0.1167511	0.0903543	0.0088665
EARTH	2122-06-21 09:11	327.4	0.0653450	0.0352574	0.0102510

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
214.55872965	164.58849419	0.00877528	MINIMUM
328.56175761	278.58958498	0.66753278	SADDLE
343.81702932	124.04204561	1.37286889	SADDLE
183.49124994	328.52429892	2.06480102	MAXIMUM

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