Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.950

Aphelion (Q)

1.510

Eccentricity (e)

0.228

Inclination (i)

3.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

498.4

Earth MOID

0.00216

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2041-11-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01282

1917294

Maximum Brightness

25.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

30.2

mag

Diameter

2.5 - 5*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-03

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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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

1.230242

1-sigma variation

0.000531

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.227607

1-sigma variation

0.000350

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.4675

1-sigma variation

0.0045

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

225.0056

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

220.8781

1-sigma variation

0.0144

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

9.16113

1-sigma variation

0.00671

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.950231

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.510254

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.401931

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004536

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002162

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

498.4073

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.82410E-7	1.86252E-7	2.40374E-6	5.83675E-7	-7.64997E-6	3.55414E-6
e	1.86252E-7	1.22840E-7	1.58544E-6	3.84817E-7	-5.04286E-6	2.34276E-6
i	2.40374E-6	1.58544E-6	2.04648E-5	4.96374E-6	-6.50389E-5	3.02128E-5
Ω	5.83675E-7	3.84817E-7	4.96374E-6	1.20995E-6	-1.58711E-5	7.37671E-6
ω	-7.64997E-6	-5.04286E-6	-6.50389E-5	-1.58711E-5	2.08383E-4	-9.68784E-5
M	3.55414E-6	2.34276E-6	3.02128E-5	7.37671E-6	-9.68784E-5	4.50431E-5

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

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

30.176

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

2.5 - 5*

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

0.71793

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-03.35789

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-05.98176

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

14 (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 2026VK2 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	1955-12-13 09:57	> 1 w	0.0464832	0.0351881	0.0152953
EARTH	1962-10-19 11:23	> 1 d	0.1680632	0.0564692	0.0373097
EARTH	1987-12-25 13:56	> 1 w	0.0510635	0.0493171	0.0057454
EARTH	1994-10-23 19:57	> 1 d	0.1124339	0.0052973	0.0718625
EARTH	2020-01-25 04:23	> 1 d	0.0726571	0.0570526	0.0153614
EARTH	2026-11-08 01:56	< 1 min	0.0058271	0.0058008	0.0000088
EARTH	2041-11-13 08:07	> 1 w	0.0128163	0.0014032	0.0481037
EARTH	2052-11-03 12:41	> 1 mo	0.0223588	0.0013697	1.9772476
EARTH	2067-12-26 02:32	> 1 mo	0.0540094	0.0522734	5.2711034
EARTH	2083-02-08 11:19	> 1 mo	0.1419760	0.0586601	80.2105067
EARTH	2093-10-24 15:43	> 1 mo	0.1081595	0.0030343	69.9158389
EARTH	2108-11-20 01:16	> 1 mo	0.0261864	0.0006994	30.6441342

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
328.62340639	304.67559935	0.00216237	MINIMUM
180.13796932	162.80520704	0.49840000	SADDLE
358.93459852	161.83614498	1.96408320	SADDLE
179.04055473	341.93182606	2.49382697	MAXIMUM

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