Asteroids

2026TV8 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.850

Aphelion (Q)

1.977

Eccentricity (e)

0.399

Inclination (i)

1.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

613.7

Earth MOID

0.00801

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-10-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01219

1823820

Maximum Brightness

19.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.8

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-10-09

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

1.413255

1-sigma variation

0.001688

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.398799

1-sigma variation

0.000898

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.9990

1-sigma variation

0.0015

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

54.8978

1-sigma variation

0.0208

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

33.0384

1-sigma variation

0.0173

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

11.68732

1-sigma variation

0.00807

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.849650

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.976860

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.097106

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.773225

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008005

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

613.6619

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.85009E-6	1.51663E-6	2.54733E-6	3.33810E-5	-2.75659E-5	-1.36099E-5
e	1.51663E-6	8.07054E-7	1.35537E-6	1.77732E-5	-1.46776E-5	-7.24282E-6
i	2.54733E-6	1.35537E-6	2.28700E-6	2.91854E-5	-2.40568E-5	-1.21332E-5
Ω	3.33810E-5	1.77732E-5	2.91854E-5	4.32211E-4	-3.59689E-4	-1.61390E-4
ω	-2.75659E-5	-1.46776E-5	-2.40568E-5	-3.59689E-4	2.99528E-4	1.33401E-4
M	-1.36099E-5	-7.24282E-6	-1.21332E-5	-1.61390E-4	1.33401E-4	6.50895E-5

Date of computation: 2026-10-16 13:15 UTC

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Download ASCII file:

Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.776

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

19 - 40*

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

[-]

Download this part as:

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

0.572743

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-10-09.237001

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-10-15.98

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (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

Filters

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Normalised Only accepted

Max residual (arcsec):

* - these fields are required

Plot

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

One line per time step

Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Note: Ephemerides requests are limited to a maximum of 1000 points and a final date not exceeding 2040/12/31 00:00.

Close Approaches for 2026TV8 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	1954-10-16 11:35	> 1 mo	0.0396552	0.0091229	7.4386254
EARTH	1959-10-22 19:35	> 1 mo	0.0189444	0.0090849	3.4504787
EARTH	1964-11-27 17:03	> 1 mo	0.1223781	0.0263406	0.9942795
EARTH	1970-01-09 22:57	> 1 mo	0.1209700	0.0295034	0.5693201
EARTH	1975-02-15 22:44	> 1 w	0.0171838	0.0164665	0.0593880
EARTH	1980-02-27 19:30	> 1 w	0.1337763	0.0166521	0.2595335
EARTH	2021-10-11 00:08	> 1 d	0.1124861	0.0085418	0.0492840
MARS	2025-08-29 13:32	795.8	0.0153241	0.0021648	0.0137064
EARTH	2026-10-21 23:46	< 1 min	0.0121915	0.0121095	0.0000273
MARS	2029-12-30 06:14	> 1 d	0.0496922	0.0187864	0.0297613
EARTH	2031-12-22 07:07	> 1 w	0.1347229	0.1294908	0.0019291
EARTH	2037-02-16 19:33	> 1 w	0.0179925	0.0171883	0.0299168
EARTH	2063-10-27 07:48	> 1 mo	0.0395069	0.0073741	2.7131108
EARTH	2069-01-26 03:33	> 1 mo	0.0933515	0.0219436	0.2905393
MARS	2089-08-09 16:43	> 1 mo	0.0043561	0.0040475	3.4233205
EARTH	2095-11-03 18:13	> 1 mo	0.0708017	0.0087164	76.9622549
EARTH	2101-02-05 18:28	> 1 mo	0.0673253	0.0166882	106.6426942

Download as:

Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
317.98401223	285.14061251	0.00800507	MINIMUM
40.94985180	43.67482853	0.01720596	MINIMUM
359.48531092	344.47327275	0.13448187	SADDLE
179.73617857	164.68056246	0.96253402	SADDLE
359.33309957	164.25387025	1.86403473	SADDLE
179.71912164	344.67303377	2.96067556	MAXIMUM

Download:

MOID Plots

Click on the images to zoom-in and zoom-out