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2026RG39 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.000

Aphelion (Q)

1.959

Eccentricity (e)

0.324

Inclination (i)

2.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

657.5

Earth MOID

0.00978

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-09-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01743

2608136

Maximum Brightness

20.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.9

mag

Diameter

7 - 16*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-09-15

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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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

1.479846

1-sigma variation

0.000488

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.324052

1-sigma variation

0.000225

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.9685

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

173.3601

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

207.5804

1-sigma variation

0.0030

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

291.89026

1-sigma variation

0.03439

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.000300

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.959393

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.864566

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.022902

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009780

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

657.5418

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.38450E-7	1.10036E-7	5.31437E-7	-4.70079E-8	4.56850E-7	1.67827E-5
e	1.10036E-7	5.08003E-8	2.45175E-7	-2.18173E-8	2.24211E-7	7.73860E-6
i	5.31437E-7	2.45175E-7	1.18864E-6	-1.06755E-7	9.84810E-7	3.74196E-5
Ω	-4.70079E-8	-2.18173E-8	-1.06755E-7	1.15963E-8	-1.64979E-7	-3.27582E-6
ω	4.56850E-7	2.24211E-7	9.84810E-7	-1.64979E-7	8.74824E-6	2.86397E-5
M	1.67827E-5	7.73860E-6	3.74196E-5	-3.27582E-6	2.86397E-5	1.18277E-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

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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

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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

27.852

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

7 - 16*

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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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

0.80817

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-09-13.226107

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-09-16.08261

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (1)

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 2026RG39 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	1950-11-14 10:17	> 1 mo	0.1065816	0.0243378	0.3859449
EARTH	1979-09-08 17:34	> 1 w	0.0617021	0.0016355	0.1614990
EARTH	1988-11-02 14:54	> 1 mo	0.0434787	0.0198972	0.1817226
EARTH	2017-09-20 19:18	> 1 w	0.0185102	0.0079608	0.0159769
EARTH	2026-09-21 21:01	< 1 min	0.0174343	0.0174048	0.0000098
EARTH	2051-11-23 18:23	> 1 d	0.1761854	0.0276720	0.0718210
EARTH	2060-09-11 06:44	> 1 w	0.0510733	0.0046836	0.0638532
EARTH	2085-09-04 02:01	> 1 mo	0.1014436	0.0012811	0.3937028
EARTH	2101-11-19 02:17	> 1 w	0.1118723	0.0259392	0.0693741
EARTH	2126-11-08 22:42	> 1 mo	0.0495789	0.0220908	0.4094341

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
349.72911054	263.13174337	0.00978013	MINIMUM
178.66348640	95.08156182	0.95791722	SADDLE
357.25251267	93.63268810	2.00175981	SADDLE
178.55813650	275.00766333	2.95767785	MAXIMUM

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