Asteroids

2026NW1 help

Last update: 2026-07-18 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.023

Aphelion (Q)

1.926

Eccentricity (e)

0.306

Inclination (i)

2.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

653.7

Earth MOID

0.00659

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-06-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.00791

1183077

Maximum Brightness

15.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-13

Observatory

ATLAS-TDO

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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

1.474130

1-sigma variation

0.000460

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.306254

1-sigma variation

0.000214

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.9688

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

274.5808

1-sigma variation

0.0020

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

6.5180

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

345.46582

1-sigma variation

0.00637

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.022672

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.925589

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.007587

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.936511

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.006594

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

653.7357

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.12037E-7	9.85115E-8	4.47506E-7	-9.10088E-7	7.82706E-7	2.93415E-6
e	9.85115E-8	4.57681E-8	2.07915E-7	-4.22779E-7	3.63567E-7	1.36321E-6
i	4.47506E-7	2.07915E-7	9.47318E-7	-1.89814E-6	1.61615E-6	6.19915E-6
Ω	-9.10088E-7	-4.22779E-7	-1.89814E-6	4.08726E-6	-3.64296E-6	-1.25425E-5
ω	7.82706E-7	3.63567E-7	1.61615E-6	-3.64296E-6	3.34499E-6	1.07448E-5
M	2.93415E-6	1.36321E-6	6.19915E-6	-1.25425E-5	1.07448E-5	4.06202E-5

Date of computation: 2026-07-18 13:00 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

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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

25.551

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

21 - 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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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

0.549877

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-13.906448

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-18.048061

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

46 (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 2026NW1 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	1951-05-27 14:52	> 1 w	0.1067979	0.0094054	0.1222378
EARTH	1967-08-08 05:50	> 1 mo	0.1082634	0.0158023	0.3275461
EARTH	1992-07-28 17:22	> 1 w	0.0493892	0.0109938	0.0578498
EARTH	2001-05-20 03:16	> 1 d	0.1885196	0.0125957	0.0666508
EARTH	2026-07-16 10:42	< 1 min	0.0180511	0.0180188	0.0000108
EARTH	2035-06-28 12:00	> 1 w	0.0079084	0.0069980	0.0036320
EARTH	2069-08-05 12:06	> 1 mo	0.0748542	0.0147577	1.8232323
EARTH	2078-06-09 14:39	> 1 mo	0.0431417	0.0004840	0.1958785
EARTH	2103-08-05 23:12	> 1 mo	0.0656391	0.0143948	3.7248981
EARTH	2112-05-30 11:27	> 1 mo	0.1110555	0.0051585	1.1458433

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
358.04664297	173.91177336	0.00659438	MINIMUM
180.10946451	356.79762446	0.94207023	SADDLE
0.16769413	356.87046440	2.00620087	SADDLE
180.07989625	176.77719331	2.94240345	MAXIMUM

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