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Last update: 2026-10-12 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.691

Aphelion (Q)

1.713

Eccentricity (e)

0.425

Inclination (i)

14.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

481.3

Earth MOID

0.00531

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2042-03-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05595

8369410

Maximum Brightness

23.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.4

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-10-04

Observatory

University of Arizona Catalina Sky Survey

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

61400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.201893

1-sigma variation

0.001301

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.424999

1-sigma variation

0.000948

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.1222

1-sigma variation

0.0300

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

189.7263

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

86.5214

1-sigma variation

0.0181

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

107.91772

1-sigma variation

0.21760

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.691090

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.712697

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.038038

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.011187

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005315

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

481.2795

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.69203E-6	1.23272E-6	3.90054E-5	-4.72521E-7	2.35074E-5	-2.83056E-4
e	1.23272E-6	8.98100E-7	2.84173E-5	-3.44133E-7	1.71251E-5	-2.06220E-4
i	3.90054E-5	2.84173E-5	8.99172E-4	-1.08912E-5	5.41889E-4	-6.52515E-3
Ω	-4.72521E-7	-3.44133E-7	-1.08912E-5	1.33508E-7	-6.57812E-6	7.90438E-5
ω	2.35074E-5	1.71251E-5	5.41889E-4	-6.57812E-6	3.26715E-4	-3.93249E-3
M	-2.83056E-4	-2.06220E-4	-6.52515E-3	7.90438E-5	-3.93249E-3	4.73520E-2

Date of computation: 2026-10-12 13:15 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

26.426

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

14 - 30*

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

0.548705

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-10-04.27492

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-10-11.414263

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

20 (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 2026TE1 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	1962-03-28 03:15	> 1 w	0.0491709	0.0250650	0.2774273
EARTH	1971-09-22 23:49	> 1 mo	0.1786406	0.0010183	0.6769782
EARTH	1979-04-05 10:03	> 1 mo	0.1586097	0.0342654	1.4515015
EARTH	1988-09-29 02:42	> 1 mo	0.0537299	0.0055720	2.2190176
EARTH	2005-10-02 14:10	> 1 w	0.0139603	0.0053537	0.1460522
EARTH	2017-03-29 00:50	> 1 d	0.0587879	0.0228318	0.0850390
EARTH	2026-10-02 10:32	< 1 min	0.0054816	0.0054476	0.0000114
EARTH	2042-03-29 19:54	> 1 w	0.0559461	0.0195886	0.1424096
EARTH	2055-09-30 04:44	> 1 d	0.0510703	0.0032416	0.1064307
EARTH	2071-03-24 18:47	> 1 d	0.0523984	0.0186703	0.1267699
EARTH	2080-10-04 05:39	> 1 w	0.0454692	0.0029207	0.1643829
EARTH	2096-03-31 16:38	> 1 w	0.0902225	0.0201725	0.1651203
EARTH	2100-03-18 06:20	> 1 w	0.1968014	0.0209275	0.2308494
EARTH	2109-10-02 23:52	> 1 w	0.0096227	0.0025294	0.3548153
EARTH	2121-03-31 23:51	> 1 mo	0.0794413	0.0206208	9.4203476

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
67.03666772	266.62179457	0.00531495	MINIMUM
294.78722149	82.09695889	0.01884292	MINIMUM
1.10286775	174.84842844	0.38359454	SADDLE
180.63483160	353.65728866	0.79579278	SADDLE
0.51378538	353.87373110	1.66222148	SADDLE
179.96606549	173.22543609	2.70831940	MAXIMUM

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