Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-09-11 13:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.604

Aphelion (Q)

1.279

Eccentricity (e)

0.359

Inclination (i)

16.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

333.5

Earth MOID

0.03297

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2047-09-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0465

6956094

Maximum Brightness

20.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.4

mag

Diameter

22 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-09-07

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

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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

0.941232

1-sigma variation

0.000118

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.358786

1-sigma variation

0.000305

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

16.6952

1-sigma variation

0.0201

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

346.5518

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

230.3903

1-sigma variation

0.0114

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

351.49660

1-sigma variation

0.03409

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.603531

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.278934

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.055515

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.324752

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.032969

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

333.5367

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.38888E-8	3.59734E-8	2.36145E-6	-6.43773E-8	1.33913E-6	-4.01656E-6
e	3.59734E-8	9.32161E-8	6.11967E-6	-1.66823E-7	3.46714E-6	-1.04065E-5
i	2.36145E-6	6.11967E-6	4.02239E-4	-1.09609E-5	2.27411E-4	-6.82943E-4
Ω	-6.43773E-8	-1.66823E-7	-1.09609E-5	2.98783E-7	-6.20169E-6	1.86198E-5
ω	1.33913E-6	3.46714E-6	2.27411E-4	-6.20169E-6	1.29223E-4	-3.87247E-4
M	-4.01656E-6	-1.04065E-5	-6.82943E-4	1.86198E-5	-3.87247E-4	1.16193E-3

Date of computation: 2026-09-11 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.377

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

22 - 50*

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

0.643611

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-09-07.227751

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-09-10.87027

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

41 (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 2026RQ2 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	1952-09-04 13:40	> 1 d	0.1142461	0.0388827	0.0699848
VENUS	1962-06-03 14:12	> 1 d	0.0233894	0.0131423	0.0811571
EARTH	1973-09-04 10:39	> 1 d	0.0518303	0.0350399	0.0394909
EARTH	1984-09-06 09:35	1014.1	0.1471952	0.1121417	0.0118267
VENUS	1994-05-30 02:57	> 1 d	0.0370572	0.0129078	0.0280553
EARTH	1994-09-08 14:11	1022.1	0.1862247	0.1148508	0.0240795
EARTH	2005-09-03 21:20	45.6	0.0511698	0.0340260	0.0135629
EARTH	2026-09-04 06:15	< 1 min	0.0350866	0.0349753	0.0000371
EARTH	2047-09-04 11:38	30.3	0.0464986	0.0332564	0.0147023
EARTH	2057-09-09 00:11	844.9	0.1973909	0.1454667	0.0174158
EARTH	2068-09-05 03:40	267.4	0.1177517	0.1067110	0.0037216
EARTH	2078-09-06 04:47	755.1	0.0959033	0.0375366	0.0223529
VENUS	2079-04-23 02:14	> 1 d	0.0285710	0.0122628	0.0272501
EARTH	2099-09-05 11:50	> 1 d	0.1016632	0.0357115	0.0466396
VENUS	2103-12-04 14:08	> 1 d	0.0206095	0.0120530	0.0659237
EARTH	2109-09-07 03:43	977.8	0.1000210	0.0634115	0.0130872
EARTH	2120-09-11 09:39	> 1 w	0.1909866	0.0657988	0.0672156

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
104.95536943	237.92070825	0.03296926	MINIMUM
285.04950643	17.16143856	0.23069199	MINIMUM
198.30535968	304.79930263	0.39612193	SADDLE
14.66189293	131.78653533	0.45228128	SADDLE
7.06853890	300.35742544	1.58553501	SADDLE
179.05796011	111.38887339	2.27117753	MAXIMUM

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