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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.837

Aphelion (Q)

2.695

Eccentricity (e)

0.526

Inclination (i)

2.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

857.3

Earth MOID

0.01023

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-10-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03279

4905385

Maximum Brightness

19.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.3

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

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

1.766179

1-sigma variation

0.004684

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.526045

1-sigma variation

0.001391

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.4416

1-sigma variation

0.0045

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

227.4501

1-sigma variation

0.0142

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

223.0624

1-sigma variation

0.0163

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

8.89622

1-sigma variation

0.02192

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.837090

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.695268

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.069109

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.067629

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.010227

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

857.3349

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.19383E-5	6.51688E-6	2.08744E-5	6.56469E-5	-7.45423E-5	-1.02671E-4
e	6.51688E-6	1.93591E-6	6.20175E-6	1.94866E-5	-2.21199E-5	-3.04999E-5
i	2.08744E-5	6.20175E-6	1.98828E-5	6.21469E-5	-7.04156E-5	-9.77133E-5
Ω	6.56469E-5	1.94866E-5	6.21469E-5	2.01277E-4	-2.30875E-4	-3.06898E-4
ω	-7.45423E-5	-2.21199E-5	-7.04156E-5	-2.30875E-4	2.66022E-4	3.48312E-4
M	-1.02671E-4	-3.04999E-5	-9.77133E-5	-3.06898E-4	3.48312E-4	4.80522E-4

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

24.341

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

40 - 80*

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

0.368528

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-10-05.341416

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-10-16.088704

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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 2026TT3 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	1954-02-28 19:27	> 1 mo	0.1817640	0.0421740	3.7578244
EARTH	1986-11-01 09:33	> 1 mo	0.0401124	0.0110883	0.5264036
EARTH	1994-01-21 13:30	> 1 mo	0.1167823	0.0488945	0.3303039
EARTH	2026-10-24 02:22	< 1 min	0.0327905	0.0325503	0.0000801
EARTH	2033-12-10 21:56	> 1 mo	0.1430914	0.0739989	0.0343725
EARTH	2041-02-08 13:36	> 1 mo	0.0628407	0.0417274	0.2182286
EARTH	2048-03-02 02:21	> 1 w	0.1946070	0.0417949	0.4594047
EARTH	2080-10-17 00:49	> 1 mo	0.1261877	0.0104197	0.8109147
EARTH	2087-11-13 22:37	> 1 mo	0.0878706	0.0141186	0.4257814
EARTH	2095-01-16 01:00	> 1 mo	0.1270632	0.0567298	0.0713872
EARTH	2102-02-25 16:09	> 1 w	0.1061021	0.0412499	0.2298472

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
326.43830530	291.57959002	0.01022689	MINIMUM
33.05638975	43.00804235	0.04154420	MINIMUM
0.20767908	348.12284602	0.14892662	SADDLE
179.93026411	167.41711122	1.68135432	SADDLE
359.64991197	167.14740905	1.85148919	SADDLE
179.86051266	347.38030892	3.67863915	MAXIMUM

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