Asteroids

2026QE help

Last update: 2026-08-20 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.934

Aphelion (Q)

2.032

Eccentricity (e)

0.370

Inclination (i)

21.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

659.5

Earth MOID

0.01130

U parameter

8.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-08-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07344

10985801

Maximum Brightness

20.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.4

mag

Diameter

60 - 130*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-08-18

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

1.482852

1-sigma variation

0.003432

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.370241

1-sigma variation

0.001546

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

21.4360

1-sigma variation

0.0601

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

326.4211

1-sigma variation

0.0074

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

311.9298

1-sigma variation

0.0309

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

344.06468

1-sigma variation

0.02757

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.933839

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.031865

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.013363

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.712565

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.011300

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

659.5463

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.17758E-5	5.30365E-6	2.05577E-4	2.52017E-5	1.03340E-4	9.41532E-5
e	5.30365E-6	2.38896E-6	9.26705E-5	1.13604E-5	4.64265E-5	4.24500E-5
i	2.05577E-4	9.26705E-5	3.61359E-3	4.42965E-4	1.76945E-3	1.65702E-3
Ω	2.52017E-5	1.13604E-5	4.42965E-4	5.43002E-5	2.16950E-4	2.03122E-4
ω	1.03340E-4	4.64265E-5	1.76945E-3	2.16950E-4	9.56067E-4	8.07330E-4
M	9.41532E-5	4.24500E-5	1.65702E-3	2.03122E-4	8.07330E-4	7.60082E-4

Date of computation: 2026-08-20 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

23.385

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

60 - 130*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.673577

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-08-18.382694

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-08-20.069477

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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 2026QE 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	1952-08-04 21:18	> 1 mo	0.1683495	0.0112168	6.9902760
EARTH	1961-08-14 11:51	> 1 mo	0.0594765	0.0106906	6.3289280
EARTH	1970-08-19 05:58	> 1 mo	0.0151913	0.0129653	0.4762218
EARTH	1979-08-30 09:47	> 1 mo	0.1945512	0.0006066	0.8819705
EARTH	2026-08-15 23:56	< 1 min	0.0429986	0.0425842	0.0001381
EARTH	2035-08-23 15:14	> 1 w	0.0734355	0.0095819	0.1926526
EARTH	2091-08-08 08:27	> 1 mo	0.1403619	0.0055474	0.4244818
EARTH	2100-08-19 01:07	> 1 w	0.0122745	0.0109665	0.1709796
EARTH	2109-08-21 17:43	> 1 mo	0.0330750	0.0098863	5.0345700
EARTH	2118-08-29 17:56	> 1 mo	0.1629769	0.0006937	2.6940119

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
32.95722490	221.78314037	0.01129971	MINIMUM
308.98931971	101.05350404	0.37324902	MINIMUM
324.53985124	121.97907380	0.37683816	SADDLE
171.47119820	350.21898168	1.12403552	SADDLE
355.50309837	349.07841362	1.89736896	SADDLE
183.39460518	178.31635959	3.02399754	MAXIMUM

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