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Last update: 2026-09-14 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.917

Aphelion (Q)

1.188

Eccentricity (e)

0.129

Inclination (i)

12.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

394.4

Earth MOID

0.02886

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-09-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03337

4992470

Maximum Brightness

19.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.3

mag

Diameter

23 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-09-12

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

1.052500

1-sigma variation

0.000195

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.128627

1-sigma variation

0.000248

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.0305

1-sigma variation

0.0206

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

356.6123

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

93.1890

1-sigma variation

0.0402

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

187.78748

1-sigma variation

0.08493

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.917120

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.187880

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.037552

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.032883

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.028859

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

394.3952

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.80145E-8	3.44162E-8	3.88316E-6	8.83379E-8	-7.51151E-6	1.64311E-5
e	3.44162E-8	6.12785E-8	4.45133E-6	-2.94742E-7	-4.79563E-6	1.67030E-5
i	3.88316E-6	4.45133E-6	4.25925E-4	-2.60121E-6	-7.04637E-4	1.73480E-3
Ω	8.83379E-8	-2.94742E-7	-2.60121E-6	4.88067E-6	-4.23375E-5	1.53773E-5
ω	-7.51151E-6	-4.79563E-6	-7.04637E-4	-4.23375E-5	1.61850E-3	-3.12595E-3
M	1.64311E-5	1.67030E-5	1.73480E-3	1.53773E-5	-3.12595E-3	7.21380E-3

Date of computation: 2026-09-14 13:16 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

25.343

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

23 - 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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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

0.832114

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-09-12.479008

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-09-14.13364

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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

[-]

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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 2026RQ34 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	1959-03-14 07:00	194.8	0.0385170	0.0308034	0.0047484
EARTH	1971-09-24 04:04	1188.5	0.0521658	0.0320250	0.0486813
EARTH	1973-03-18 02:58	> 1 d	0.1910004	0.0292558	0.0611516
EARTH	1985-09-23 17:29	930.3	0.0419813	0.0316384	0.0351981
EARTH	1999-09-14 06:55	> 1 w	0.1663385	0.0614211	0.0637586
EARTH	2000-03-14 14:39	> 1 d	0.0859164	0.0318398	0.0681095
EARTH	2014-03-14 00:27	342.1	0.0350457	0.0287621	0.0126602
EARTH	2026-09-24 05:21	3.7	0.0333726	0.0331908	0.0000606
EARTH	2041-03-13 14:24	171.4	0.0381834	0.0283911	0.0157096
EARTH	2053-09-21 20:30	> 1 d	0.1342409	0.0339448	0.0533447
EARTH	2055-03-15 21:32	> 1 d	0.1065494	0.0282567	0.0553814
EARTH	2067-09-24 07:52	263.0	0.0339258	0.0329275	0.0060382
EARTH	2081-09-13 15:26	> 1 w	0.1644480	0.0631644	0.1087632
EARTH	2082-03-14 21:16	> 1 d	0.0875788	0.0316645	0.1174992
EARTH	2094-09-20 07:37	> 1 d	0.1934869	0.0316386	0.1042648
EARTH	2096-03-13 19:35	> 1 d	0.0503559	0.0271820	0.0879110
EARTH	2108-09-24 05:51	> 1 d	0.0501817	0.0328578	0.0652832
EARTH	2121-09-22 12:32	> 1 d	0.1582037	0.0363962	0.2451430
EARTH	2123-03-16 12:30	> 1 d	0.0988932	0.0286835	0.2559054

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
75.76037154	67.65442196	0.02885860	MINIMUM
278.47329678	257.30030927	0.03281533	MINIMUM
356.98699384	342.28387616	0.21016402	SADDLE
177.21485066	162.72033417	0.28720285	SADDLE
357.47789017	162.85498131	1.92270959	SADDLE
178.58889311	343.97957703	2.16012866	MAXIMUM

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