Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-09-15 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.041

Aphelion (Q)

1.886

Eccentricity (e)

0.289

Inclination (i)

7.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

646.8

Earth MOID

0.03444

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-09-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03592

5373949

Maximum Brightness

20.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.9

mag

Diameter

11 - 25*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-09-06

Observatory

GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto

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

1.463720

1-sigma variation

0.001363

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.288604

1-sigma variation

0.000619

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.9448

1-sigma variation

0.0129

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

169.2092

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

182.4668

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

305.96919

1-sigma variation

0.07921

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.041285

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.886156

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.892599

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.034461

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.034437

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

646.8232

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.85720E-6	8.43487E-7	1.75659E-5	1.04579E-6	-8.81864E-6	1.07951E-4
e	8.43487E-7	3.83088E-7	7.97794E-6	4.74970E-7	-4.00518E-6	4.90285E-5
i	1.75659E-5	7.97794E-6	1.66146E-4	9.89187E-6	-8.33826E-5	1.02102E-3
Ω	1.04579E-6	4.74970E-7	9.89187E-6	5.89400E-7	-4.95514E-6	6.07818E-5
ω	-8.81864E-6	-4.00518E-6	-8.33826E-5	-4.95514E-6	4.22784E-5	-5.12811E-4
M	1.07951E-4	4.90285E-5	1.02102E-3	6.07818E-5	-5.12811E-4	6.27490E-3

Date of computation: 2026-09-15 13:01 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

26.904

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

11 - 25*

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

0.633292

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-09-06.949248

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-09-15.35752

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (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 2026RP2 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	1964-09-12 19:48	> 1 d	0.0362054	0.0346257	0.0072447
EARTH	1987-10-05 13:28	> 1 w	0.1707735	0.0128007	0.1813800
EARTH	2003-08-20 22:49	> 1 w	0.1414581	0.0095129	0.1781545
EARTH	2026-09-10 08:15	< 1 min	0.0359080	0.0357124	0.0000652
EARTH	2049-09-13 03:52	> 1 mo	0.0359226	0.0347951	0.0389799
EARTH	2072-10-01 13:03	> 1 mo	0.1351673	0.0035521	2.5359092
EARTH	2088-08-17 00:10	> 1 mo	0.1757692	0.0182138	2.2008505
EARTH	2111-09-11 00:06	> 1 d	0.0371896	0.0321902	0.0082240

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
357.90858456	245.29597977	0.03443740	MINIMUM
178.59232240	65.75012918	0.89276424	SADDLE
357.26313166	64.41796187	2.03452437	SADDLE
178.44488562	245.63568940	2.89287320	MAXIMUM

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