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Last update: 2026-10-08 14:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.386

Aphelion (Q)

4.308

Eccentricity (e)

0.836

Inclination (i)

5.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1313.3

Earth MOID

0.00593

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2066-05-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0954

14272274

Maximum Brightness

24.9

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

2026-10-05

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

61400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.347032

1-sigma variation

0.010100

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.835707

1-sigma variation

0.000855

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.6848

1-sigma variation

0.0079

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

198.5774

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

286.9506

1-sigma variation

0.0014

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

9.76856

1-sigma variation

0.05368

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.385601

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.308463

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.431052

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.062061

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005934

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1313.3395

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.02006E-4	8.63388E-6	7.97599E-5	1.73810E-8	1.25094E-5	-5.42186E-4
e	8.63388E-6	7.30784E-7	6.75124E-6	1.22107E-9	1.05960E-6	-4.58912E-5
i	7.97599E-5	6.75124E-6	6.24021E-5	-2.08025E-8	9.88253E-6	-4.23941E-4
Ω	1.73810E-8	1.22107E-9	-2.08025E-8	3.26111E-8	-9.36600E-8	-9.61631E-8
ω	1.25094E-5	1.05960E-6	9.88253E-6	-9.36600E-8	1.82941E-6	-6.64789E-5
M	-5.42186E-4	-4.58912E-5	-4.23941E-4	-9.61631E-8	-6.64789E-5	2.88186E-3

Date of computation: 2026-10-08 14:46 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

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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

26.438

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

1.0

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.514338

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-10-05.346534

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-10-07.942991

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 2026TH2 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	1965-10-05 05:19	> 1 w	0.0387627	0.0363769	0.1049496
EARTH	2008-10-12 21:19	> 1 mo	0.1300117	0.0176402	0.6621007
EARTH	2023-05-22 04:33	> 1 d	0.1155224	0.0608325	0.1215244
EARTH	2026-10-08 09:49	< 1 s	0.0100470	0.0100095	0.0000125
VENUS	2026-10-24 23:34	28.0	0.0330955	0.0328804	0.0000717
VENUS	2066-03-12 19:29	> 1 mo	0.0320894	0.0019881	0.8349947
EARTH	2066-05-21 00:50	> 1 mo	0.0954043	0.0722677	0.4341252
EARTH	2069-10-03 01:46	225.8	0.0940596	0.0939497	0.0000849
EARTH	2091-05-16 20:35	> 1 mo	0.1071471	0.0864203	1.8979989
VENUS	2119-09-17 01:14	> 1 mo	0.0160611	0.0149054	2.0624496
EARTH	2126-10-04 04:57	> 1 mo	0.0937169	0.0286302	28.3034001

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.46601359	273.15164933	0.00593382	MINIMUM
46.76932623	132.40789508	0.06110877	MINIMUM
0.42455858	23.15513499	0.60175242	SADDLE
0.54812082	203.52837657	1.39805040	SADDLE
180.02239129	202.73612646	3.30068190	SADDLE
180.07204906	22.74869256	5.28936947	MAXIMUM

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