Asteroids

2026MZ3 help

Last update: 2026-06-27 09:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.000

Aphelion (Q)

3.808

Eccentricity (e)

0.584

Inclination (i)

5.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

1361.5

Earth MOID

0.00240

U parameter

8.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-06-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01871

2798988

Maximum Brightness

26.3

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.3

mag

Diameter

6 - 13*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-06-22

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

2.404068

1-sigma variation

0.008754

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.584005

1-sigma variation

0.001526

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.4133

1-sigma variation

0.0118

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

91.2741

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

161.1628

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

0.45504

1-sigma variation

0.00430

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.000081

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.808055

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.558628

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003766

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002401

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1361.5029

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.66360E-5	1.33565E-5	1.03397E-4	-7.14313E-7	1.31038E-7	-3.76803E-5
e	1.33565E-5	2.32784E-6	1.80205E-5	-1.24494E-7	2.28337E-8	-6.56711E-6
i	1.03397E-4	1.80205E-5	1.39510E-4	-9.63122E-7	1.76409E-7	-5.08377E-5
Ω	-7.14313E-7	-1.24494E-7	-9.63122E-7	6.72331E-9	-1.25108E-9	3.51227E-7
ω	1.31038E-7	2.28337E-8	1.76409E-7	-1.25108E-9	5.14146E-9	-6.54544E-8
M	-3.76803E-5	-6.56711E-6	-5.08377E-5	3.51227E-7	-6.54544E-8	1.85268E-5

Date of computation: 2026-06-27 09:45 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

28.333

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

6 - 13*

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

0.815863

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-22.419273

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-25.43148

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

20 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026MZ3 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	1974-04-28 01:02	> 1 mo	0.1245716	0.0634759	0.2127031
EARTH	2011-07-11 16:29	> 1 mo	0.1041222	0.0073544	0.4985857
EARTH	2026-06-21 06:31	< 1 min	0.0029082	0.0028883	0.0000067
EARTH	2037-06-17 00:27	> 1 mo	0.0187101	0.0062333	0.1783427
EARTH	2099-07-23 01:04	> 1 mo	0.1872875	0.0260768	10.9992122
EARTH	2110-06-07 02:34	> 1 mo	0.0305449	0.0120951	3.7688010
EARTH	2121-05-09 05:33	> 1 mo	0.0840661	0.0570161	4.9505782

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
9.13252910	165.51661911	0.00240104	MINIMUM
0.57476792	328.74258650	1.98580135	SADDLE
180.10450263	328.29718386	2.82269782	SADDLE
180.23000411	148.36475318	4.82199925	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2026MZ3

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2073-06-22.216	78380.216	-3.116	0.000	1.56 ± 0.002	3.75E4	5.05E-8	1.48E-2	-8.91	0
2100-06-22.888	88241.888	-1.842	0.000	0.64 ± 0.000	3.17E7	6.89E-9	1.49E-2	-9.97	0


Based on 20 optical observations (of which 2 are rejected as outliers) from 2026/06/22.419 to 2026/06/25.431.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.59 and 1.59 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20260627 094947.274 UTC.

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