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Last update: 2026-09-14 05:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.618

Aphelion (Q)

1.423

Eccentricity (e)

0.394

Inclination (i)

0.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

376.6

Earth MOID

0.00016

U parameter

5.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-05-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11439

17112719

Maximum Brightness

29.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

30.3

mag

Diameter

2.3 - 5*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-09-12

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

1.020615

1-sigma variation

0.000020

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.394454

1-sigma variation

0.000040

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.6746

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

349.5299

1-sigma variation

1.939E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

112.0672

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

202.48595

1-sigma variation

0.00759

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.618029

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.423201

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.005791

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.242887

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000165

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

376.6097

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.01292E-10	8.07120E-10	1.35792E-9	3.35555E-10	1.92143E-9	1.52131E-7
e	8.07120E-10	1.62491E-9	2.71401E-9	6.72125E-10	3.96786E-9	3.06066E-7
i	1.35792E-9	2.71401E-9	5.16406E-9	1.30492E-9	5.26351E-9	5.13800E-7
Ω	3.35555E-10	6.72125E-10	1.30492E-9	3.76081E-10	1.33883E-9	1.27049E-7
ω	1.92143E-9	3.96786E-9	5.26351E-9	1.33883E-9	1.61894E-8	7.34092E-7
M	1.52131E-7	3.06066E-7	5.13800E-7	1.27049E-7	7.34092E-7	5.76778E-5

Date of computation: 2026-09-14 05:15 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

30.335

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

2.3 - 5*

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

0.461271

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-09-12.315921

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-09-13.256709

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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

[-]

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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 2026RT34 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	1958-09-08 07:43	512.9	0.1185578	0.0862852	0.0107576
EARTH	1959-09-14 14:31	203.5	0.0523152	0.0242370	0.0093597
VENUS	1963-01-21 15:46	191.0	0.0451986	0.0435534	0.0006166
EARTH	1967-04-22 10:27	660.8	0.1449734	0.1217762	0.0077348
EARTH	1968-04-23 19:18	537.4	0.0357043	0.0095007	0.0097882
MARS	1979-01-10 18:56	> 1 d	0.0292822	0.0269937	0.0008376
EARTH	1992-09-07 13:36	15.0	0.1351868	0.1349680	0.0000729
EARTH	1993-09-14 09:30	37.6	0.0457273	0.0444080	0.0004397
EARTH	2001-04-21 00:28	88.3	0.0666482	0.0560483	0.0035382
EARTH	2002-04-27 14:49	204.4	0.1181343	0.1072201	0.0036391
MARS	2022-03-11 07:28	111.4	0.0487335	0.0473821	0.0004516
EARTH	2025-09-05 13:06	10.6	0.1901458	0.1895935	0.0001841
EARTH	2026-09-13 09:07	< 1 s	0.0001401	0.0001401	0.0000000
EARTH	2035-05-16 12:21	98.4	0.1143915	0.1100862	0.0014608
EARTH	2038-09-07 13:51	143.0	0.1808811	0.1724782	0.0028009
EARTH	2047-05-14 10:21	341.0	0.1438414	0.1345260	0.0031474
EARTH	2049-09-13 06:15	157.8	0.0811453	0.0686315	0.0041713
EARTH	2058-05-18 16:06	197.2	0.1623190	0.1530170	0.0031300
EARTH	2061-09-09 11:11	164.3	0.1271420	0.1170003	0.0033806
EARTH	2070-05-12 15:56	4.3	0.1083630	0.1050613	0.0011187
EARTH	2072-09-10 12:52	160.5	0.1248188	0.1211564	0.0012208
EARTH	2084-09-10 19:56	57.4	0.0834243	0.0799489	0.0011585
EARTH	2093-05-12 19:50	52.5	0.0849656	0.0822245	0.0010153
EARTH	2095-09-06 02:28	629.8	0.1648602	0.1577562	0.0023683
EARTH	2107-09-15 03:50	91.6	0.0033179	0.0011126	0.0033918
EARTH	2118-05-11 08:43	> 1 d	0.0913147	0.0741988	0.3870929
EARTH	2121-09-13 02:35	> 1 w	0.0591751	0.0014928	0.8974603

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
271.96833771	246.65534729	0.00016492	MINIMUM
87.77288360	107.45087196	0.00816990	MINIMUM
359.79497779	356.96351259	0.36559921	SADDLE
179.90315999	177.09571884	0.40658879	SADDLE
359.80297697	176.97797927	1.63483148	SADDLE
179.92518298	357.11154439	2.40669374	MAXIMUM

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