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2026QV1 help

Last update: 2026-08-24 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.945

Aphelion (Q)

1.114

Eccentricity (e)

0.082

Inclination (i)

8.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

381.7

Earth MOID

0.01487

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-02-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02354

3522084

Maximum Brightness

20.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.4

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-08-23

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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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

1.029809

1-sigma variation

0.000205

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.082078

1-sigma variation

0.000273

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.9503

1-sigma variation

0.0081

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

152.8856

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

85.7611

1-sigma variation

0.0996

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

11.04585

1-sigma variation

0.10949

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.945284

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.114334

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.027726

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.018054

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.014871

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

381.7097

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.18566E-8	5.58269E-8	1.51797E-6	1.53805E-7	2.03593E-5	-2.23909E-5
e	5.58269E-8	7.45408E-8	2.04137E-6	2.04130E-7	2.71305E-5	-2.98481E-5
i	1.51797E-6	2.04137E-6	6.62940E-5	4.73232E-6	7.26572E-4	-8.01115E-4
Ω	1.53805E-7	2.04130E-7	4.73232E-6	6.31324E-7	7.56607E-5	-8.30920E-5
ω	2.03593E-5	2.71305E-5	7.26572E-4	7.56607E-5	9.91600E-3	-1.09025E-2
M	-2.23909E-5	-2.98481E-5	-8.01115E-4	-8.30920E-5	-1.09025E-2	1.19885E-2

Date of computation: 2026-08-24 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

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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

27.353

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

9 - 20*

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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.641182

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-08-23.433347

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-08-24.17458

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

[-]

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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 2026QV1 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	1962-02-27 12:21	> 1 d	0.0311210	0.0231923	0.1112299
EARTH	1962-10-31 06:04	> 1 mo	0.1884164	0.1398704	0.0501207
EARTH	1963-08-23 18:35	> 1 d	0.0790444	0.0203168	0.1673829
EARTH	1983-02-18 17:49	> 1 mo	0.0998994	0.0406534	0.2510419
EARTH	1983-09-13 08:22	> 1 mo	0.1410992	0.0667073	0.2264562
EARTH	1984-08-25 03:14	> 1 d	0.1682846	0.0185111	0.2673152
EARTH	2003-02-28 11:17	920.8	0.0770967	0.0216563	0.0626362
EARTH	2003-12-21 02:12	> 1 mo	0.1886863	0.1637712	0.0128270
EARTH	2004-08-21 20:49	252.2	0.0216499	0.0179702	0.0168446
EARTH	2025-02-27 08:05	87.8	0.0375405	0.0334931	0.0013812
EARTH	2025-12-09 08:48	1140.8	0.1907561	0.1897630	0.0003330
EARTH	2026-08-22 17:16	8.2	0.0162252	0.0161658	0.0000198
EARTH	2049-02-26 06:10	1388.2	0.0235437	0.0219485	0.0152451
EARTH	2049-11-15 20:38	> 1 mo	0.1914541	0.1828342	0.0047548
EARTH	2050-08-22 15:08	601.0	0.0332132	0.0138532	0.0942587
EARTH	2071-02-27 05:11	1312.7	0.0271290	0.0237064	0.0347852
EARTH	2071-11-08 19:28	> 1 mo	0.1918680	0.1616855	0.0174865
EARTH	2072-08-22 10:24	> 1 d	0.0630354	0.0157595	0.1539182
EARTH	2092-02-27 04:59	> 1 w	0.0344599	0.0269157	0.3630409
EARTH	2092-10-27 04:32	> 1 mo	0.1880174	0.1460650	0.2321256
EARTH	2093-08-22 21:03	> 1 w	0.0964816	0.0150869	0.7853114
EARTH	2112-02-29 08:08	> 1 mo	0.0298136	0.0274447	0.5227118
EARTH	2112-11-21 03:02	> 1 mo	0.1958065	0.1898239	0.0398507
EARTH	2113-08-23 10:13	> 1 w	0.0513287	0.0129711	2.0558514

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
86.10744841	225.76451270	0.01487062	MINIMUM
284.21125133	53.03862943	0.02288891	MINIMUM
5.18020040	139.20806912	0.15131232	SADDLE
185.05269134	319.45947396	0.19268986	SADDLE
7.20257776	321.47177200	1.92835176	SADDLE
186.92816533	141.19834122	2.12168540	MAXIMUM

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