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Last update: 2026-08-09 16:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.814

Aphelion (Q)

1.443

Eccentricity (e)

0.279

Inclination (i)

7.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

437.8

Earth MOID

0.00047

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-01-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18661

27917194

Maximum Brightness

28.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

29.6

mag

Diameter

3 - 7*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-08-08

Observatory

ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland

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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

1.128424

1-sigma variation

0.000065

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.278674

1-sigma variation

0.000071

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.5790

1-sigma variation

0.0020

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

136.6488

1-sigma variation

3.017E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

264.8152

1-sigma variation

0.0017

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

255.33591

1-sigma variation

0.01331

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.813962

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.442886

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.081667

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001046

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000470

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

437.8315

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.21374E-9	4.60011E-9	1.30170E-7	-1.95418E-9	-1.10557E-7	8.64117E-7
e	4.60011E-9	5.02595E-9	1.42405E-7	-2.13628E-9	-1.20082E-7	9.43262E-7
i	1.30170E-7	1.42405E-7	4.06848E-6	-6.07534E-8	-3.36750E-6	2.66856E-5
Ω	-1.95418E-9	-2.13628E-9	-6.07534E-8	9.10409E-10	5.08152E-8	-4.00670E-7
ω	-1.10557E-7	-1.20082E-7	-3.36750E-6	5.08152E-8	2.99387E-6	-2.26857E-5
M	8.64117E-7	9.43262E-7	2.66856E-5	-4.00670E-7	-2.26857E-5	1.77208E-4

Date of computation: 2026-08-09 16:00 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

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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

29.567

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

3 - 7*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

0.4

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.720424

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-08-08.95882

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-08-09.536266

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

16 (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 2026PL1 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	1953-08-09 00:41	> 1 d	0.0028592	0.0009855	0.0246044
EARTH	1959-08-04 08:55	> 1 d	0.0888492	0.0025603	0.0337234
EARTH	1979-01-28 06:46	1021.0	0.1054990	0.0599895	0.0158835
EARTH	1985-01-23 07:42	354.1	0.0340517	0.0340174	0.0002074
EARTH	1991-01-19 03:15	299.7	0.1012936	0.0898555	0.0038359
EARTH	1996-12-06 09:20	> 1 d	0.1894476	0.1861398	0.0011031
EARTH	2008-10-05 22:32	328.0	0.1975640	0.1973271	0.0000790
EARTH	2014-08-29 20:44	739.8	0.1347095	0.1297957	0.0016392
EARTH	2020-08-12 10:06	376.6	0.0413179	0.0318881	0.0031433
EARTH	2026-08-09 19:55	< 1 min	0.0006917	0.0006910	0.0000002
EARTH	2043-01-27 00:06	400.3	0.1866149	0.1658396	0.0069402
EARTH	2048-01-16 22:29	735.3	0.0435823	0.0371106	0.0044321
EARTH	2052-11-19 00:32	> 1 w	0.1914704	0.1805899	0.0036289
EARTH	2057-09-23 04:20	> 1 w	0.1697605	0.1405143	0.0099504
EARTH	2062-08-08 19:12	> 1 d	0.0157473	0.0013189	0.0259133
EARTH	2074-01-22 03:10	> 1 w	0.0739584	0.0344092	0.4493983
EARTH	2078-11-11 11:01	> 1 mo	0.1987649	0.0664468	0.0757289
EARTH	2083-08-14 18:54	> 1 mo	0.0506044	0.0010898	0.5977819
EARTH	2100-01-17 02:03	> 1 mo	0.0493213	0.0352859	0.5375906
EARTH	2104-10-23 13:28	> 1 mo	0.1999948	0.1626986	0.1124764
EARTH	2109-08-10 11:14	> 1 mo	0.0064102	0.0020885	1.5924511
EARTH	2116-01-25 20:33	> 1 mo	0.0737155	0.0295928	83.8967236
EARTH	2120-08-26 13:30	> 1 mo	0.1156241	0.0108405	112.0219292

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
291.26399649	212.93439641	0.00046993	MINIMUM
65.71961058	18.26908897	0.03448884	MINIMUM
358.52388602	296.08998289	0.21415046	SADDLE
178.83198283	115.52514283	0.46340118	SADDLE
356.55315009	113.48162278	1.81726656	SADDLE
177.75876443	294.71650135	2.43059482	MAXIMUM

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