Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.000

Aphelion (Q)

2.319

Eccentricity (e)

0.397

Inclination (i)

1.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

780.8

Earth MOID

0.00577

U parameter

7.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-08-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01122

1678662

Maximum Brightness

19.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.9

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-09

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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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

1.659382

1-sigma variation

0.000923

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.397405

1-sigma variation

0.000340

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.6096

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

128.6545

1-sigma variation

0.0034

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

187.2032

1-sigma variation

0.0043

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

334.51242

1-sigma variation

0.02266

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.999935

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.318829

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.321786

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.013126

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005771

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

780.7608

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.51158E-7	3.13647E-7	9.21086E-7	2.43293E-6	-2.03737E-6	2.09027E-5
e	3.13647E-7	1.15582E-7	3.39813E-7	8.92309E-7	-7.43350E-7	7.70132E-6
i	9.21086E-7	3.39813E-7	1.03641E-6	2.20856E-6	-1.47751E-6	2.25058E-5
Ω	2.43293E-6	8.92309E-7	2.20856E-6	1.15092E-5	-1.35867E-5	6.09565E-5
ω	-2.03737E-6	-7.43350E-7	-1.47751E-6	-1.35867E-5	1.82834E-5	-5.21599E-5
M	2.09027E-5	7.70132E-6	2.25058E-5	6.09565E-5	-5.21599E-5	5.13671E-4

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

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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

25.899

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

18 - 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

0.704167

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-09.2927

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-11.384811

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

52 (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 2026ND1 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	1962-08-12 21:06	> 1 mo	0.0132930	0.0118303	0.1067538
EARTH	1979-09-04 13:49	> 1 mo	0.0332322	0.0119485	0.1509404
MARS	1992-09-23 11:03	> 1 d	0.0461269	0.0434953	0.0269607
EARTH	2011-09-10 02:25	> 1 w	0.0589119	0.0133899	0.0655510
EARTH	2026-07-11 00:07	< 1 min	0.0237647	0.0237119	0.0000176
EARTH	2043-08-24 22:40	> 1 w	0.0112212	0.0109718	0.0090336
EARTH	2075-08-01 19:41	> 1 mo	0.0127366	0.0075995	0.7414773
EARTH	2107-09-20 20:09	> 1 mo	0.1309925	0.0161208	59.3053286
EARTH	2122-07-28 23:41	> 1 mo	0.0097820	0.0049203	10.5249062

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
347.87458290	193.30063225	0.00577080	MINIMUM
9.19206782	226.09026602	0.01076540	MINIMUM
359.68424784	211.47178311	0.01482743	SADDLE
179.52749409	30.92778381	1.33296006	SADDLE
358.90982148	30.26167772	1.98576206	SADDLE
179.50086853	210.90439870	3.33322732	MAXIMUM

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