Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-08-21 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.758

Aphelion (Q)

3.288

Eccentricity (e)

0.625

Inclination (i)

7.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1051.0

Earth MOID

0.00218

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-04-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13168

19699667

Maximum Brightness

21.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.6

mag

Diameter

80 - 180*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-08-16

Observatory

Palomar Mountain--ZTF

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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

2.023092

1-sigma variation

0.003340

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.625391

1-sigma variation

0.000712

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.4599

1-sigma variation

0.0071

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

146.1847

1-sigma variation

0.0018

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

109.2664

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

351.90043

1-sigma variation

0.01411

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.757869

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.288315

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.564474

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.008650

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002176

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1051.0460

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.11532E-5	2.37668E-6	2.35744E-5	6.01613E-6	-5.82005E-6	4.71156E-5
e	2.37668E-6	5.06461E-7	5.02379E-6	1.28206E-6	-1.24164E-6	1.00402E-5
i	2.35744E-5	5.02379E-6	4.98420E-5	1.27188E-5	-1.23640E-5	9.95937E-5
Ω	6.01613E-6	1.28206E-6	1.27188E-5	3.24586E-6	-3.15511E-6	2.54160E-5
ω	-5.82005E-6	-1.24164E-6	-1.23640E-5	-3.15511E-6	3.43264E-6	-2.46240E-5
M	4.71156E-5	1.00402E-5	9.95937E-5	2.54160E-5	-2.46240E-5	1.99038E-4

Date of computation: 2026-08-21 13:15 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

22.591

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

80 - 180*

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

0.537883

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-08-16.452587

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-08-20.481303

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

41 (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 2026QB 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	2003-08-19 16:50	> 1 w	0.0061182	0.0034182	0.2790404
EARTH	2006-04-09 18:07	> 1 mo	0.1684126	0.0753648	0.2398255
EARTH	2026-08-16 02:43	< 1 min	0.0300285	0.0299360	0.0000308
EARTH	2029-04-04 06:45	> 1 d	0.1316841	0.0824599	0.0330996
EARTH	2049-07-25 14:26	> 1 mo	0.1896802	0.0304224	0.2555987
EARTH	2052-03-19 09:17	> 1 w	0.1282541	0.0848896	0.2911391
EARTH	2069-08-21 01:34	> 1 mo	0.0149282	0.0048757	0.4689805
EARTH	2072-04-15 04:39	> 1 mo	0.1969201	0.0801101	1.0638598
EARTH	2092-08-14 03:32	> 1 mo	0.0641987	0.0062183	14.0964296
EARTH	2095-04-03 18:45	> 1 mo	0.1301344	0.0856274	9.3817240
EARTH	2115-08-28 20:04	> 1 mo	0.1240483	0.0062140	1.1192018

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
37.04313909	221.50002988	0.00217567	MINIMUM
323.13586827	80.33585024	0.08442891	MINIMUM
359.40851653	149.30394063	0.27855047	SADDLE
0.51593951	331.69011780	1.74016365	SADDLE
180.00880460	331.34432984	2.31336193	SADDLE
180.26584824	151.47206595	4.29724661	MAXIMUM

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