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Last update: 2026-10-09 13:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.776

Aphelion (Q)

3.111

Eccentricity (e)

0.601

Inclination (i)

3.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

989.9

Earth MOID

0.02203

U parameter

8.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-10-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0323

4832439

Maximum Brightness

20.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

20 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-10-08

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.943784

1-sigma variation

0.012164

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.600707

1-sigma variation

0.002743

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.2689

1-sigma variation

0.0175

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

179.4671

1-sigma variation

0.0314

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

268.7531

1-sigma variation

0.0599

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

10.63581

1-sigma variation

0.07313

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.776138

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.111429

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.264160

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.223232

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022029

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

989.8523

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.47973E-4	3.33511E-5	2.07931E-4	3.11272E-4	-5.34113E-4	-8.89168E-4
e	3.33511E-5	7.52489E-6	4.65470E-5	6.85278E-5	-1.16747E-4	-2.00597E-4
i	2.07931E-4	4.65470E-5	3.04922E-4	5.02606E-4	-8.95576E-4	-1.24188E-3
Ω	3.11272E-4	6.85278E-5	5.02606E-4	9.88673E-4	-1.86634E-3	-1.83163E-3
ω	-5.34113E-4	-1.16747E-4	-8.95576E-4	-1.86634E-3	3.58339E-3	3.12286E-3
M	-8.89168E-4	-2.00597E-4	-1.24188E-3	-1.83163E-3	3.12286E-3	5.34755E-3

Date of computation: 2026-10-09 13:46 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

25.584

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

20 - 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

1.0

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

0.4

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.774441

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-10-08.392197

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-10-09.354522

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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

[-]

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 2026TG6 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	1950-10-09 07:17	> 1 mo	0.0687790	0.0184820	0.8759503
EARTH	1959-02-24 10:39	> 1 mo	0.0461649	0.0274870	0.6415747
EARTH	1969-10-11 11:43	> 1 w	0.0416099	0.0205687	0.0904717
EARTH	1978-02-24 08:41	> 1 mo	0.0398652	0.0264539	0.4748313
EARTH	1988-10-07 19:28	> 1 mo	0.0911091	0.0197950	0.7797472
EARTH	1997-02-26 01:47	> 1 mo	0.0588442	0.0257130	0.4172639
EARTH	2007-10-11 20:47	> 1 mo	0.0450188	0.0205243	0.5046643
EARTH	2016-02-26 23:23	> 1 mo	0.0587176	0.0251753	0.5771842
EARTH	2026-10-13 18:06	1.3	0.0323029	0.0318637	0.0001464
EARTH	2035-02-24 05:45	> 1 mo	0.0285156	0.0242011	0.2420553
EARTH	2045-10-05 14:44	> 1 mo	0.1441250	0.0213892	2.0386052
EARTH	2054-02-21 22:57	> 1 mo	0.0256337	0.0240922	0.8277774
EARTH	2064-10-04 09:54	> 1 mo	0.1637263	0.0225949	19.0426594
EARTH	2073-02-13 06:13	> 1 mo	0.0897199	0.0216319	24.5744351
EARTH	2110-10-29 09:18	> 1 mo	0.1011563	0.0236413	6.4807431
EARTH	2119-03-04 16:03	> 1 mo	0.1101350	0.0209460	15.4616603

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
324.02718635	280.07284293	0.02202850	MINIMUM
35.36350344	49.70380964	0.02503666	MINIMUM
359.63444247	344.83114331	0.21357195	SADDLE
359.58879388	164.75059678	1.78985877	SADDLE
179.90184273	165.13721520	2.09942270	SADDLE
179.90048560	345.13884081	4.09403608	MAXIMUM

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