Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-11-06 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.881

Aphelion (Q)

1.998

Eccentricity (e)

0.388

Inclination (i)

6.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

630.7

Earth MOID

0.02424

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02463

3684040

Maximum Brightness

21.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.8

mag

Diameter

11 - 26*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-03

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.439276

1-sigma variation

0.002294

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.388141

1-sigma variation

0.001131

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.0454

1-sigma variation

0.0163

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

34.8517

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

67.1903

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

1.81615

1-sigma variation

0.01037

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.880634

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.997919

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.069757

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.433738

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.024235

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

630.6883

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.26038E-6	2.59471E-6	3.73186E-5	-1.87191E-6	-5.13375E-7	2.37844E-5
e	2.59471E-6	1.27986E-6	1.84062E-5	-9.24107E-7	-2.51412E-7	1.17317E-5
i	3.73186E-5	1.84062E-5	2.65208E-4	-1.30422E-5	-4.03426E-6	1.68705E-4
Ω	-1.87191E-6	-9.24107E-7	-1.30422E-5	7.91519E-7	-3.02669E-8	-8.47537E-6
ω	-5.13375E-7	-2.51412E-7	-4.03426E-6	-3.02669E-8	5.55613E-7	-2.34633E-6
M	2.37844E-5	1.17317E-5	1.68705E-4	-8.47537E-6	-2.34633E-6	1.07555E-4

Date of computation: 2026-11-06 13:31 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

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Rotation Direction

Value

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

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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

26.827

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 - 26*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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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

0.561738

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-03.179813

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-06.129168

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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

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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 2026VK1 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	1951-03-08 10:22	1266.2	0.1465704	0.1057347	0.0144503
EARTH	1957-11-04 08:49	> 1 mo	0.0530333	0.0215301	0.4455526
EARTH	1970-03-01 04:19	> 1 mo	0.0929847	0.0905674	0.0913397
EARTH	1976-10-25 20:00	> 1 w	0.1870870	0.0162458	0.4519600
EARTH	1989-01-30 15:46	> 1 mo	0.1283192	0.0968541	0.1360976
EARTH	2007-12-01 18:37	> 1 mo	0.1005401	0.0019767	0.1776790
EARTH	2026-11-10 10:41	< 1 min	0.0246263	0.0244240	0.0000674
EARTH	2039-03-10 23:25	> 1 w	0.1652174	0.0871197	0.1516935
EARTH	2045-11-06 07:40	> 1 w	0.0423272	0.0240248	0.2081955
EARTH	2058-02-25 08:49	> 1 w	0.0907403	0.0889825	0.0134620
EARTH	2076-12-04 23:50	> 1 mo	0.1073037	0.0030391	0.3645309
EARTH	2089-03-10 17:48	> 1 mo	0.1607225	0.0859448	0.6209933
EARTH	2095-11-01 04:16	> 1 mo	0.1152820	0.0222582	0.7368580
EARTH	2108-01-27 03:36	> 1 mo	0.1330367	0.1031589	0.1206201
EARTH	2126-11-09 22:40	> 1 w	0.0302132	0.0260056	0.0507961

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
321.98736170	304.91704443	0.02423523	MINIMUM
39.12200489	54.80575376	0.08913251	MINIMUM
4.40866771	5.53665601	0.13830126	SADDLE
180.53668130	179.32276703	0.99267272	SADDLE
0.25943982	179.37433160	1.89337616	SADDLE
179.79856295	358.82714738	2.97810911	MAXIMUM

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