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Last update: 2026-11-14 13:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.843

Aphelion (Q)

1.248

Eccentricity (e)

0.194

Inclination (i)

2.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

390.5

Earth MOID

0.00322

U parameter

5.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2040-05-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03174

4748834

Maximum Brightness

22.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.9

mag

Diameter

11 - 25*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-07

Observatory

Santel Observatory, El Leoncito

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

1.045570

1-sigma variation

0.000022

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.193890

1-sigma variation

0.000047

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.1326

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

50.6131

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

265.2350

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

111.53525

1-sigma variation

0.00614

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.842845

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.248295

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.032984

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.017922

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003218

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

390.5063

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.63002E-10	1.01724E-9	1.07698E-8	-1.53283E-9	-1.07665E-8	-1.32017E-7
e	1.01724E-9	2.23816E-9	2.36293E-8	-3.31699E-9	-2.40812E-8	-2.90056E-7
i	1.07698E-8	2.36293E-8	2.52679E-7	-3.80719E-8	-2.46187E-7	-3.06893E-6
Ω	-1.53283E-9	-3.31699E-9	-3.80719E-8	8.48354E-9	2.79284E-8	4.35452E-7
ω	-1.07665E-8	-2.40812E-8	-2.46187E-7	2.79284E-8	3.08350E-7	3.07038E-6
M	-1.32017E-7	-2.90056E-7	-3.06893E-6	4.35452E-7	3.07038E-6	3.76443E-5

Date of computation: 2026-11-14 13:45 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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.892

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

11 - 25*

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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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

0.854437

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-07.30056

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-12.901956

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

74 (2)

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

[-]

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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 2026VC6 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	1959-05-04 00:06	> 1 mo	0.0053663	0.0052785	0.1130766
EARTH	1960-08-13 21:30	> 1 mo	0.1760892	0.0452518	0.0567339
EARTH	1961-11-08 15:25	> 1 mo	0.0891778	0.0057639	0.6705494
EARTH	1976-05-02 11:00	> 1 d	0.0207038	0.0054668	0.0680862
EARTH	1977-08-04 00:06	> 1 w	0.1796230	0.1705959	0.0030146
EARTH	1978-11-06 23:04	> 1 d	0.0166880	0.0049385	0.0196111
EARTH	1993-05-06 18:55	120.6	0.0187680	0.0157609	0.0010076
EARTH	1994-09-01 17:36	1378.6	0.1618617	0.1606575	0.0004014
EARTH	1994-12-15 07:31	1132.6	0.1942832	0.1920963	0.0007291
EARTH	2009-04-16 11:17	> 1 d	0.1501690	0.1432200	0.0023165
EARTH	2009-06-15 14:58	> 1 d	0.1336614	0.1290432	0.0015405
EARTH	2010-10-25 04:06	1094.3	0.0878177	0.0786334	0.0030616
EARTH	2024-04-26 14:53	15.3	0.1759254	0.1750196	0.0003019
EARTH	2025-07-13 12:00	135.0	0.1663832	0.1663723	0.0000036
EARTH	2026-11-04 16:05	< 1 min	0.0056141	0.0056102	0.0000013
EARTH	2040-05-07 21:41	291.5	0.0317440	0.0236627	0.0026995
EARTH	2041-09-14 01:05	1195.1	0.1459755	0.1450741	0.0003006
EARTH	2041-12-02 08:00	516.5	0.1680783	0.1662736	0.0006016
EARTH	2055-05-10 07:38	> 1 d	0.0491032	0.0044770	0.0155040
EARTH	2056-09-22 17:29	> 1 w	0.1331087	0.1126311	0.0068313
EARTH	2056-11-22 04:47	> 1 w	0.1485823	0.1175121	0.0103849
EARTH	2070-04-17 23:25	> 1 w	0.1498943	0.1024234	0.0158466
EARTH	2070-06-15 23:21	> 1 w	0.1324816	0.1018962	0.0102661
EARTH	2071-10-31 04:31	> 1 d	0.0482569	0.0063032	0.0219573
EARTH	2085-04-08 23:22	> 1 w	0.1652714	0.1283659	0.0123086
EARTH	2085-06-22 07:25	> 1 w	0.1426815	0.1199002	0.0076458
EARTH	2086-10-31 21:09	> 1 d	0.0372460	0.0061395	0.0214163
EARTH	2100-05-07 00:27	> 1 d	0.0249747	0.0041709	0.0439383
EARTH	2101-09-13 23:39	> 1 d	0.1448871	0.1444082	0.0001963
EARTH	2101-11-30 18:02	> 1 d	0.1665554	0.1613365	0.0017795
EARTH	2115-04-21 05:08	> 1 mo	0.1459813	0.0099089	0.3620076
EARTH	2115-06-13 23:58	> 1 mo	0.1298050	0.0269302	0.2360647
EARTH	2116-10-30 00:30	> 1 mo	0.0509860	0.0068669	0.4570992

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
280.98481861	121.92514691	0.00321886	MINIMUM
74.77443882	299.53763071	0.00573509	MINIMUM
357.50198982	210.39456266	0.17318066	SADDLE
178.29225128	31.10886036	0.26586430	SADDLE
357.32729796	30.16323528	1.82811752	SADDLE
178.06348467	210.91269621	2.26050830	MAXIMUM

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