Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-07-16 04:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.033

Aphelion (Q)

1.353

Eccentricity (e)

0.134

Inclination (i)

27.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

475.7

Earth MOID

0.03593

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-07-19

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14701

21992151

Maximum Brightness

23.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

27 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-14

Observatory

ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland

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

1.192603

1-sigma variation

0.001188

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.134220

1-sigma variation

0.000764

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

27.2942

1-sigma variation

0.0538

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

111.3626

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

213.3093

1-sigma variation

0.1198

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

307.91705

1-sigma variation

0.17459

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.032532

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.352674

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.335451

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.036289

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.035929

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

475.7102

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.41023E-6	9.07469E-7	6.39339E-5	9.14243E-8	-1.42191E-4	2.07300E-4
e	9.07469E-7	5.83972E-7	4.11405E-5	5.88841E-8	-9.14766E-5	1.33380E-4
i	6.39339E-5	4.11405E-5	2.89853E-3	4.14443E-6	-6.44650E-3	9.39823E-3
Ω	9.14243E-8	5.88841E-8	4.14443E-6	6.06291E-9	-9.17176E-6	1.34054E-5
ω	-1.42191E-4	-9.14766E-5	-6.44650E-3	-9.17176E-6	1.43555E-2	-2.09152E-2
M	2.07300E-4	1.33380E-4	9.39823E-3	1.34054E-5	-2.09152E-2	3.04824E-2

Date of computation: 2026-07-16 04:45 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

24.962

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

27 - 60*

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

0.529742

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-12.306524

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-15.9606

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

16 (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 2026NG2 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	1970-07-13 12:46	> 1 w	0.0469183	0.0359451	0.1901413
EARTH	1983-07-18 01:41	> 1 w	0.1061524	0.0347878	0.2909670
EARTH	2013-07-09 12:38	> 1 d	0.1477792	0.0332373	0.1148272
EARTH	2026-07-14 16:42	< 1 min	0.0361411	0.0359091	0.0000773
EARTH	2039-07-19 13:13	> 1 d	0.1470085	0.0335988	0.1149852
EARTH	2069-07-11 04:27	> 1 w	0.1060848	0.0349424	0.2930343
EARTH	2082-07-15 20:42	> 1 w	0.0479908	0.0362903	0.1913825
EARTH	2112-07-09 20:16	> 1 w	0.1666512	0.0329678	0.3421217
EARTH	2125-07-15 22:56	> 1 w	0.0374079	0.0365501	0.0633456

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
331.23908411	187.61168843	0.03592867	MINIMUM
132.19811554	358.93997868	0.32688782	MINIMUM
55.94542673	284.53004716	0.50324784	SADDLE
231.30703494	83.61604651	0.60210752	SADDLE
17.56891591	57.86774253	1.99518456	SADDLE
165.13298194	204.84873089	2.35518674	MAXIMUM

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