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Last update: 2026-09-16 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.007

Aphelion (Q)

1.336

Eccentricity (e)

0.140

Inclination (i)

14.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

463.2

Earth MOID

0.03841

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-09-17

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03902

5837357

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

27 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-09-11

Observatory

ATLAS-HKO, Haleakala

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

1.171534

1-sigma variation

0.000244

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.140354

1-sigma variation

0.000155

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.8226

1-sigma variation

0.0115

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

352.5155

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

45.8896

1-sigma variation

0.0215

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

248.36002

1-sigma variation

0.05195

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.007104

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.335964

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.040107

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.279061

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.038411

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

463.1599

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.93944E-8	3.78442E-8	2.80525E-6	5.34250E-8	-5.13583E-6	1.26414E-5
e	3.78442E-8	2.41691E-8	1.78864E-6	3.39578E-8	-3.24147E-6	8.03381E-6
i	2.80525E-6	1.78864E-6	1.32570E-4	2.52198E-6	-2.41821E-4	5.96549E-4
Ω	5.34250E-8	3.39578E-8	2.52198E-6	4.82282E-8	-4.66379E-6	1.14004E-5
ω	-5.13583E-6	-3.24147E-6	-2.41821E-4	-4.66379E-6	4.61284E-4	-1.10472E-3
M	1.26414E-5	8.03381E-6	5.96549E-4	1.14004E-5	-1.10472E-3	2.69843E-3

Date of computation: 2026-09-16 13:00 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

24.993

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

27 - 60*

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

0.666283

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-09-11.463103

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-09-15.354351

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

53 (3)

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 2026RD38 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	1955-09-17 00:00	> 1 d	0.0534054	0.0379503	0.1116829
EARTH	1974-09-18 12:00	> 1 d	0.0426370	0.0383186	0.0175889
EARTH	1993-09-21 06:53	745.3	0.1559427	0.0366046	0.0458991
EARTH	2007-09-13 14:36	> 1 d	0.1419631	0.0467920	0.0342805
EARTH	2026-09-17 22:20	< 1 min	0.0390203	0.0389252	0.0000317
EARTH	2045-09-20 09:09	1011.9	0.1059345	0.0369093	0.0334242
EARTH	2059-09-11 15:35	> 1 d	0.1946369	0.0659599	0.0441313
EARTH	2078-09-17 01:58	> 1 d	0.0514644	0.0390248	0.0248806
EARTH	2097-09-18 03:54	> 1 d	0.0405614	0.0394395	0.0090765
EARTH	2116-09-21 00:15	> 1 d	0.0987284	0.0379294	0.2107748

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
321.74789283	251.24701633	0.03841096	MINIMUM
96.43965182	38.71938244	0.24515516	MINIMUM
48.08101768	348.90963666	0.27084502	SADDLE
205.87688869	135.36498507	0.41385238	SADDLE
0.64895236	114.66517031	2.00520515	SADDLE
169.57773769	283.31804806	2.32259786	MAXIMUM

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