Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.767

Aphelion (Q)

3.318

Eccentricity (e)

0.624

Inclination (i)

0.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1066.4

Earth MOID

0.00524

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2058-06-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1857

27780702

Maximum Brightness

29.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

12 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-09

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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

2.042709

1-sigma variation

0.002131

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.624445

1-sigma variation

0.000447

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.8273

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

264.7873

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

312.2706

1-sigma variation

0.0062

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

5.40914

1-sigma variation

0.01217

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.767149

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.318269

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.137191

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.157754

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005242

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1066.3707

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.54002E-6	9.52427E-7	6.61851E-7	-1.20739E-5	1.15822E-5	-2.59304E-5
e	9.52427E-7	1.99807E-7	1.38738E-7	-2.53681E-6	2.43303E-6	-5.43974E-6
i	6.61851E-7	1.38738E-7	1.05458E-7	-1.45507E-6	1.41530E-6	-3.78398E-6
Ω	-1.20739E-5	-2.53681E-6	-1.45507E-6	4.25519E-5	-4.01018E-5	6.88244E-5
ω	1.15822E-5	2.43303E-6	1.41530E-6	-4.01018E-5	3.78857E-5	-6.60368E-5
M	-2.59304E-5	-5.43974E-6	-3.78398E-6	6.88244E-5	-6.60368E-5	1.48104E-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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.754

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

12 - 26*

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

0.659176

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-09.299692

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-12.248265

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

49 (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 2026NZ 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	1953-07-16 19:50	> 1 mo	0.1486792	0.0045024	0.9040697
EARTH	1959-03-03 17:30	> 1 mo	0.0909983	0.0126210	1.1379511
EARTH	1991-07-11 18:38	> 1 w	0.0391665	0.0050986	0.2073823
EARTH	1997-02-13 08:03	> 1 w	0.0972730	0.0128994	0.2518857
EARTH	2026-07-07 19:09	< 1 min	0.0082309	0.0082147	0.0000054
EARTH	2058-06-04 04:14	> 1 mo	0.1857025	0.0123951	0.1141647
EARTH	2061-03-05 20:41	> 1 w	0.0974456	0.0134140	0.1811189
EARTH	2096-06-18 08:00	> 1 mo	0.1277510	0.0087979	0.4071633
EARTH	2099-03-23 16:40	> 1 mo	0.1606166	0.0175490	0.3360522

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
36.44992221	181.48217343	0.00524201	MINIMUM
325.71356535	46.58964038	0.01314213	MINIMUM
1.39646960	114.42192640	0.23974645	SADDLE
1.40335627	294.45214915	1.76052406	SADDLE
180.32584202	293.07872158	2.32476874	SADDLE
180.33510776	113.08662297	4.32476215	MAXIMUM

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