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Last update: 2026-07-13 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.923

Aphelion (Q)

1.361

Eccentricity (e)

0.192

Inclination (i)

22.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

445.6

Earth MOID

0.00075

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-01-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18214

27247893

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.3

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-07

Observatory

University of Arizona Catalina Sky Survey

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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

1.141797

1-sigma variation

0.000115

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.191668

1-sigma variation

0.000100

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

22.2592

1-sigma variation

0.0059

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

284.1854

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

295.5012

1-sigma variation

0.0077

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

23.62692

1-sigma variation

0.01184

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.922951

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.360643

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000818

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.215246

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000754

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

445.6373

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.31715E-8	1.14198E-8	6.72237E-7	-2.46392E-10	8.85803E-7	-1.35851E-6
e	1.14198E-8	9.90747E-9	5.82776E-7	-3.33198E-10	7.66246E-7	-1.17690E-6
i	6.72237E-7	5.82776E-7	3.43109E-5	-1.12019E-8	4.52262E-5	-6.93444E-5
Ω	-2.46392E-10	-3.33198E-10	-1.12019E-8	2.50135E-9	1.66067E-8	7.31206E-9
ω	8.85803E-7	7.66246E-7	4.52262E-5	1.66067E-8	6.00599E-5	-9.16258E-5
M	-1.35851E-6	-1.17690E-6	-6.93444E-5	7.31206E-9	-9.16258E-5	1.40260E-4

Date of computation: 2026-07-13 12:46 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

27.321

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

9 - 20*

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

0.428568

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-07.373096

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-12.195635

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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 2026NP 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	1965-07-07 08:06	687.2	0.0215134	0.0002926	0.0095684
EARTH	1976-07-02 20:34	> 1 d	0.0625628	0.0016020	0.0304566
EARTH	1987-01-15 13:38	> 1 d	0.1917792	0.1876141	0.0051495
EARTH	1987-06-26 14:57	> 1 d	0.1926281	0.1126879	0.0267031
EARTH	2015-07-13 02:42	652.2	0.1267407	0.0966908	0.0100189
EARTH	2026-07-06 15:19	< 1 min	0.0005467	0.0005462	0.0000002
EARTH	2043-01-13 09:46	1147.6	0.1821409	0.1664369	0.0068555
EARTH	2049-07-11 06:34	1408.7	0.0987961	0.0354714	0.0211299
EARTH	2060-01-18 21:54	201.3	0.1919161	0.1661640	0.0118217
EARTH	2066-06-30 23:46	> 1 d	0.1114363	0.0439764	0.0225302
EARTH	2083-01-17 01:37	511.6	0.1580701	0.1579524	0.0004737
EARTH	2089-07-06 01:20	627.8	0.0097259	0.0013550	0.0086590
EARTH	2095-07-15 03:11	> 1 d	0.1668318	0.0079203	0.1497678
EARTH	2118-01-17 09:35	> 1 w	0.1533130	0.1533058	0.0047952
EARTH	2124-06-27 12:41	> 1 mo	0.1848211	0.0150632	0.7992471

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
54.96168174	179.82382832	0.00075447	MINIMUM
269.23917503	12.32127968	0.18693514	MINIMUM
339.43842410	89.39238235	0.37899911	SADDLE
162.29895463	282.26204397	0.56416028	SADDLE
356.87910752	292.04531132	1.88606554	SADDLE
192.13153209	128.00144531	2.33764735	MAXIMUM

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