Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-07-15 14:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.550

Aphelion (Q)

1.022

Eccentricity (e)

0.301

Inclination (i)

5.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

254.5

Earth MOID

0.00538

U parameter

7.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2033-08-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14297

21388206

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.4

mag

Diameter

5 - 12*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-11

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

0.785882

1-sigma variation

0.000075

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.300643

1-sigma variation

0.000127

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.8570

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

111.1612

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

0.6326

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

129.45183

1-sigma variation

0.00713

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.549612

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.022152

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.433993

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005396

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005380

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

254.4687

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.57823E-9	-9.48271E-9	-2.61823E-7	1.05489E-8	-1.11128E-9	5.32347E-7
e	-9.48271E-9	1.61201E-8	4.45087E-7	-1.79323E-8	1.89903E-9	-9.04981E-7
i	-2.61823E-7	4.45087E-7	1.22895E-5	-4.95182E-7	5.25911E-8	-2.49872E-5
Ω	1.05489E-8	-1.79323E-8	-4.95182E-7	1.99742E-8	-1.68297E-9	1.00592E-6
ω	-1.11128E-9	1.89903E-9	5.25911E-8	-1.68297E-9	2.01628E-8	-1.42062E-7
M	5.32347E-7	-9.04981E-7	-2.49872E-5	1.00592E-6	-1.42062E-7	5.08685E-5

Date of computation: 2026-07-15 14:31 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

28.43

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

5 - 12*

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

0.661048

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-11.318145

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-13.580869

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

44 (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 2026NL1 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	1955-08-07 15:18	> 1 w	0.1847630	0.0332134	2.2595525
EARTH	1957-06-24 00:45	> 1 w	0.1969948	0.0345059	1.7251653
VENUS	1958-07-05 21:39	> 1 mo	0.0486656	0.0362286	1.2343520
VENUS	1959-06-06 19:46	> 1 mo	0.0472623	0.0369853	0.9032527
EARTH	1964-07-11 18:31	> 1 mo	0.0074834	0.0063183	0.1103359
EARTH	1971-08-05 23:18	> 1 w	0.0903807	0.0286579	0.5664026
EARTH	1980-06-23 00:13	> 1 d	0.1340956	0.0332937	0.3844671
EARTH	1987-07-15 13:03	> 1 w	0.0059131	0.0057983	0.0026867
EARTH	1994-08-05 20:10	144.7	0.1783518	0.1440313	0.0114868
VENUS	1996-05-04 14:32	893.9	0.0412765	0.0378291	0.0037387
EARTH	2003-07-04 18:53	> 1 d	0.0199685	0.0122576	0.0029280
EARTH	2010-08-03 13:45	849.0	0.0716468	0.0504550	0.0073120
EARTH	2019-06-22 21:50	6.7	0.1430515	0.1279937	0.0050340
EARTH	2026-07-13 18:21	< 1 min	0.0055197	0.0055116	0.0000027
VENUS	2033-04-04 07:07	453.6	0.0495652	0.0401439	0.0043733
EARTH	2033-08-04 21:02	6.2	0.1429713	0.1276297	0.0051307
EARTH	2042-06-22 11:27	487.2	0.0942784	0.0682899	0.0088299
VENUS	2043-09-17 13:52	1015.8	0.0387690	0.0387595	0.0002789
EARTH	2049-07-11 17:39	> 1 d	0.0067259	0.0065202	0.0024482
EARTH	2056-07-27 07:41	> 1 mo	0.0363066	0.0174795	0.1425286
EARTH	2063-08-04 15:50	174.4	0.1433138	0.0358075	0.1935710
EARTH	2072-06-20 10:55	1188.5	0.1330620	0.0364395	0.0701876
EARTH	2079-07-03 17:38	> 1 w	0.0197111	0.0089534	0.0442177
EARTH	2086-07-23 05:33	> 1 w	0.0233025	0.0121383	0.0510579
VENUS	2090-06-19 16:42	> 1 d	0.0404887	0.0404851	0.0000653
EARTH	2093-08-04 04:51	688.6	0.1381661	0.0847699	0.0178172
EARTH	2102-06-21 21:38	> 1 d	0.1452057	0.0280515	0.0667928
EARTH	2109-06-26 09:07	> 1 w	0.0491333	0.0196241	0.0692334
EARTH	2116-07-06 23:24	> 1 w	0.0110375	0.0088233	0.0144469
EARTH	2123-07-02 02:02	> 1 d	0.0255109	0.0223064	0.0022906

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
178.76730217	186.59468170	0.00537966	MINIMUM
0.93161314	8.39871468	0.43405240	SADDLE
0.84051073	188.27067645	1.56630104	SADDLE
180.37785437	7.78475344	2.00580187	MAXIMUM

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