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Last update: 2026-09-07 04:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.491

Aphelion (Q)

3.318

Eccentricity (e)

0.742

Inclination (i)

4.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

959.8

Earth MOID

0.00110

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2060-02-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18071

27033473

Maximum Brightness

26.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.5

mag

Diameter

8 - 19*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-09-06

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.904216

1-sigma variation

0.013495

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.742358

1-sigma variation

0.002286

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.4459

1-sigma variation

0.0172

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

340.3749

1-sigma variation

0.0071

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

258.9049

1-sigma variation

0.0042

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

345.21186

1-sigma variation

0.12164

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.490605

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.317826

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.012237

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.242580

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001096

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

959.7822

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.82104E-4	3.08540E-5	2.31809E-4	8.37807E-5	3.71440E-5	1.64141E-3
e	3.08540E-5	5.22808E-6	3.92566E-5	1.41230E-5	6.22523E-6	2.78118E-4
i	2.31809E-4	3.92566E-5	2.95940E-4	1.09659E-4	4.98911E-5	2.08884E-3
Ω	8.37807E-5	1.41230E-5	1.09659E-4	4.98123E-5	2.72628E-5	7.52962E-4
ω	3.71440E-5	6.22523E-6	4.98911E-5	2.72628E-5	1.74349E-5	3.32825E-4
M	1.64141E-3	2.78118E-4	2.08884E-3	7.52962E-4	3.32825E-4	1.47953E-2

Date of computation: 2026-09-07 04:45 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

27.518

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

8 - 19*

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

0.9

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.377971

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-09-06.246451

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-09-07.16183

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

18 (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 2026RE2 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	1955-09-01 04:18	> 1 mo	0.0394200	0.0061442	75.5679841
EARTH	1979-02-08 21:04	> 1 mo	0.0327027	0.0316733	4.6229080
EARTH	2005-09-02 11:21	> 1 mo	0.0202129	0.0011436	1.1365479
EARTH	2026-09-03 20:07	6.2	0.0031974	0.0031800	0.0000058
EARTH	2060-02-18 01:11	> 1 mo	0.1807076	0.0280450	1.3745735
MERCURY	2062-11-09 08:50	> 1 mo	0.0296312	0.0267907	0.2676806
EARTH	2073-02-07 20:17	> 1 mo	0.0238858	0.0238384	0.0867522
VENUS	2075-11-24 10:09	> 1 mo	0.0228318	0.0174189	2.6191821
MERCURY	2096-07-24 20:46	> 1 mo	0.0410579	0.0045810	16.0727621
EARTH	2096-09-09 12:42	> 1 mo	0.0998770	0.0088161	22.6819853
MERCURY	2106-12-07 14:21	> 1 mo	0.0277814	0.0236010	5.8956658
EARTH	2109-08-26 13:27	> 1 mo	0.1784188	0.0103876	24.4245745

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
50.70840411	237.55574394	0.00109648	MINIMUM
310.63312838	34.22799917	0.02782747	MINIMUM
1.30926619	136.91061797	0.52426076	SADDLE
1.22292807	316.71303605	1.47780528	SADDLE
180.20547265	315.12684262	2.33358542	SADDLE
180.17205706	135.11879782	4.32746540	MAXIMUM

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