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Last update: 2026-10-16 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.954

Aphelion (Q)

3.957

Eccentricity (e)

0.611

Inclination (i)

17.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

1405.6

Earth MOID

0.01080

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2057-09-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.10252

15336969

Maximum Brightness

21.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.7

mag

Diameter

50 - 110*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-10-13

Observatory

ATLAS-TDO

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

2.455716

1-sigma variation

0.004267

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.611327

1-sigma variation

0.000686

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

17.9131

1-sigma variation

0.0121

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

18.5114

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

328.5751

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

25.28687

1-sigma variation

0.06751

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.954470

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.956963

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.013311

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.215214

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.010796

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1405.6128

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.82064E-5	2.92661E-6	5.15704E-5	-1.41652E-6	3.97716E-6	-2.88078E-4
e	2.92661E-6	4.70444E-7	8.28978E-6	-2.27699E-7	6.39228E-7	-4.63076E-5
i	5.15704E-5	8.28978E-6	1.46078E-4	-4.01216E-6	1.12568E-5	-8.15993E-4
Ω	-1.41652E-6	-2.27699E-7	-4.01216E-6	1.10237E-7	-3.10188E-7	2.24136E-5
ω	3.97716E-6	6.39228E-7	1.12568E-5	-3.10188E-7	9.25361E-7	-6.29401E-5
M	-2.88078E-4	-4.63076E-5	-8.15993E-4	2.24136E-5	-6.29401E-5	4.55824E-3

Date of computation: 2026-10-16 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

23.689

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

50 - 110*

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

0.332898

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-10-12.731053

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-10-16.427416

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

58 (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

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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 2026TL77 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	1984-10-05 02:29	> 1 mo	0.0603261	0.0082604	0.4932816
EARTH	2026-10-12 01:27	< 1 s	0.0137446	0.0137100	0.0000115
EARTH	2057-09-27 10:50	> 1 mo	0.1025213	0.0133323	0.4966986

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
15.12543842	275.33692400	0.01079567	MINIMUM
357.18661554	60.59768355	1.93896425	SADDLE
178.67881758	64.53639334	2.98203263	SADDLE
180.37719199	245.34732312	4.95227343	MAXIMUM

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