Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-11-08 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.739

Aphelion (Q)

1.427

Eccentricity (e)

0.318

Inclination (i)

20.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

411.8

Earth MOID

0.02060

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-04-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16343

24448802

Maximum Brightness

25.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.9

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-03

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.083183

1-sigma variation

0.000277

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.317869

1-sigma variation

0.000237

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

20.4365

1-sigma variation

0.0162

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

223.9698

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

278.0038

1-sigma variation

0.0177

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

342.48641

1-sigma variation

0.02702

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.738872

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.427494

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.074587

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.027964

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.020602

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

411.7668

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.68120E-8	6.57989E-8	4.48123E-6	1.90456E-7	-4.90565E-6	7.48863E-6
e	6.57989E-8	5.63750E-8	3.83906E-6	1.63163E-7	-4.20127E-6	6.41513E-6
i	4.48123E-6	3.83906E-6	2.61451E-4	1.11117E-5	-2.86162E-4	4.36894E-4
Ω	1.90456E-7	1.63163E-7	1.11117E-5	4.72269E-7	-1.21622E-5	1.85683E-5
ω	-4.90565E-6	-4.20127E-6	-2.86162E-4	-1.21622E-5	3.13407E-4	-4.78246E-4
M	7.48863E-6	6.41513E-6	4.36894E-4	1.85683E-5	-4.78246E-4	7.30092E-4

Date of computation: 2026-11-08 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

25.891

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

18 - 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

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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

0.67984

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-03.444615

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-07.418293

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (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 2026VB1 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	1964-11-01 23:56	> 1 d	0.1727378	0.0169021	0.0745600
EARTH	1973-11-06 15:21	> 1 d	0.0581158	0.0193961	0.1228479
EARTH	1982-11-09 08:27	> 1 d	0.0278271	0.0197457	0.0663990
EARTH	1984-05-01 11:04	> 1 w	0.1322379	0.0648970	0.0792213
EARTH	1991-11-12 06:42	792.0	0.1429715	0.0217970	0.0610609
EARTH	1993-05-10 08:39	> 1 d	0.0572895	0.0572785	0.0004191
EARTH	2002-05-19 03:01	> 1 d	0.1532732	0.0625451	0.0447453
EARTH	2017-11-02 05:28	1098.6	0.1767360	0.1140962	0.0209380
EARTH	2026-11-08 12:41	< 1 s	0.0227038	0.0226509	0.0000176
EARTH	2028-04-28 11:31	305.5	0.1634301	0.1567145	0.0022477
EARTH	2035-11-11 16:59	590.3	0.0996483	0.0393586	0.0208353
EARTH	2037-05-07 10:26	> 1 d	0.0749209	0.0594653	0.0139791
EARTH	2046-05-15 03:20	> 1 d	0.0904913	0.0602522	0.0305073
EARTH	2070-11-05 05:41	> 1 d	0.1105890	0.0198227	0.0529720
EARTH	2079-11-10 08:31	> 1 d	0.0423111	0.0211184	0.0318029
EARTH	2081-05-03 14:33	> 1 d	0.1144696	0.0652875	0.0251225
EARTH	2090-05-15 16:32	997.1	0.0967841	0.0720277	0.0097182
EARTH	2105-11-03 12:13	> 1 d	0.1771965	0.0192264	0.0776974
EARTH	2114-11-10 14:03	> 1 d	0.0266343	0.0213213	0.0608025
EARTH	2116-05-03 05:13	> 1 w	0.1267682	0.0625964	0.1097496
EARTH	2125-05-17 19:52	> 1 w	0.1154521	0.0626936	0.2018186

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
283.03798589	303.91277334	0.02060205	MINIMUM
69.75996791	126.05538497	0.05785188	MINIMUM
356.61206211	33.80517555	0.39017286	SADDLE
176.42324634	217.21514225	0.59356352	SADDLE
0.53749905	219.49324597	1.72369840	SADDLE
182.93159093	42.23398653	2.37853423	MAXIMUM

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