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Last update: 2026-07-12 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.410

Aphelion (Q)

1.061

Eccentricity (e)

0.443

Inclination (i)

2.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

230.4

Earth MOID

0.00560

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-05-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0795

11893744

Maximum Brightness

24.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

20 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-06

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

0.735548

1-sigma variation

0.000207

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.442947

1-sigma variation

0.000488

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.0648

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

244.1714

1-sigma variation

0.0185

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

208.6562

1-sigma variation

0.0167

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

160.77813

1-sigma variation

0.00301

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.409739

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.061357

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.045056

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.561679

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005596

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

230.4173

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.29007E-8	-1.01164E-7	-7.14770E-7	-3.76119E-6	3.38470E-6	5.81751E-7
e	-1.01164E-7	2.38563E-7	1.68520E-6	8.86027E-6	-7.97361E-6	-1.36905E-6
i	-7.14770E-7	1.68520E-6	1.19255E-5	6.31442E-5	-5.68177E-5	-9.82255E-6
Ω	-3.76119E-6	8.86027E-6	6.31442E-5	3.43628E-4	-3.09020E-4	-5.48713E-5
ω	3.38470E-6	-7.97361E-6	-5.68177E-5	-3.09020E-4	2.77921E-4	4.92724E-5
M	5.81751E-7	-1.36905E-6	-9.82255E-6	-5.48713E-5	4.92724E-5	9.08277E-6

Date of computation: 2026-07-12 13:01 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

25.576

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 - 50*

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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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

0.655183

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-06.299035

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-10.90651

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

36 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026ND 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	1954-07-12 04:40	> 1 d	0.0288394	0.0268640	0.0108699
EARTH	1959-05-30 18:05	> 1 d	0.0664796	0.0024511	0.0668887
EARTH	1966-07-07 14:56	> 1 w	0.0380903	0.0285633	0.0248202
EARTH	1971-05-30 12:55	830.4	0.1154683	0.0025276	0.0811589
EARTH	1973-07-18 01:31	> 1 d	0.1885537	0.0283019	0.0791230
EARTH	1978-06-24 06:51	> 1 w	0.0488461	0.0448035	0.0030933
EARTH	1983-05-31 18:38	> 1 d	0.1853854	0.0071479	0.0594827
EARTH	1985-07-19 07:06	205.1	0.1182287	0.0277670	0.0488924
VENUS	1987-02-15 15:25	> 1 d	0.0492729	0.0489692	0.0065387
EARTH	1990-06-10 10:46	> 1 d	0.0305326	0.0033662	0.0188571
EARTH	1997-07-19 02:29	247.9	0.0812790	0.0766170	0.0015807
EARTH	2002-06-07 16:31	> 1 d	0.0208957	0.0046624	0.0163378
EARTH	2009-07-19 03:17	61.2	0.1055333	0.0302517	0.0292625
EARTH	2014-06-18 09:50	> 1 d	0.0447814	0.0278853	0.0056769
EARTH	2019-05-31 01:39	399.7	0.1491666	0.1028153	0.0154522
EARTH	2021-07-18 03:40	338.3	0.1787980	0.1442036	0.0115701
EARTH	2026-07-04 21:54	< 1 min	0.0419815	0.0418182	0.0000544
EARTH	2031-05-30 15:13	191.4	0.0795048	0.0452762	0.0114247
EARTH	2038-07-12 20:24	> 1 d	0.0284080	0.0273091	0.0041762
EARTH	2043-05-31 10:44	> 1 d	0.0457740	0.0063142	0.0362702
EARTH	2050-07-13 21:58	> 1 d	0.0274610	0.0272306	0.0035869
EARTH	2055-05-31 01:41	> 1 d	0.0572137	0.0071077	0.0621294
VENUS	2059-02-07 00:54	> 1 d	0.0476112	0.0463168	0.0220594
EARTH	2062-07-08 23:56	> 1 w	0.0366188	0.0283932	0.0284896
EARTH	2067-05-30 14:44	369.1	0.1079423	0.0074451	0.1047260
EARTH	2069-07-18 03:00	> 1 d	0.1953226	0.0296636	0.1106558
EARTH	2074-06-25 13:55	> 1 w	0.0497447	0.0497167	0.0003553
EARTH	2079-05-31 18:50	> 1 d	0.1814132	0.0077042	0.1080202
EARTH	2081-07-19 10:21	563.3	0.1217619	0.0290122	0.0945210
EARTH	2086-06-11 13:44	> 1 w	0.0340784	0.0056764	0.0377427
EARTH	2093-07-19 09:32	945.5	0.0859923	0.0337495	0.0198732
EARTH	2098-06-08 10:57	> 1 d	0.0245525	0.0091109	0.0118775
EARTH	2105-07-20 07:44	320.0	0.1016005	0.0278782	0.0657665
EARTH	2110-06-17 09:25	> 1 w	0.0429281	0.0031620	0.0245784
EARTH	2115-06-01 12:24	> 1 d	0.1633132	0.0044579	0.0842359
EARTH	2117-07-19 17:03	> 1 d	0.1629374	0.0272928	0.0804510
EARTH	2122-07-02 05:13	> 1 w	0.0469423	0.0340872	0.0120196

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
148.55752145	148.07424244	0.00559557	MINIMUM
209.51058049	187.10862728	0.02700046	MINIMUM
181.10013414	168.91602569	0.04835222	SADDLE
359.09641876	347.45332965	0.57422934	SADDLE
358.98982826	167.30435437	1.42616678	SADDLE
179.59648258	347.97358514	2.04513598	MAXIMUM

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