Asteroids

2026VN4 help

Last update: 2026-11-09 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.008

Aphelion (Q)

1.441

Eccentricity (e)

0.177

Inclination (i)

4.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

494.9

Earth MOID

0.01866

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02214

3311470

Maximum Brightness

20.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 22*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-06

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

1.224451

1-sigma variation

0.000336

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.176922

1-sigma variation

0.000212

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.7820

1-sigma variation

0.0052

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

228.7641

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

171.3238

1-sigma variation

0.0076

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

37.87769

1-sigma variation

0.01195

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.007819

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.441083

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.429255

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.019879

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018661

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

494.8923

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.12839E-7	7.12274E-8	1.73663E-6	-1.44882E-7	-2.17754E-6	-3.91906E-6
e	7.12274E-8	4.49610E-8	1.09610E-6	-9.15112E-8	-1.37257E-6	-2.47511E-6
i	1.73663E-6	1.09610E-6	2.67778E-5	-2.20656E-6	-3.43757E-5	-5.97470E-5
Ω	-1.44882E-7	-9.15112E-8	-2.20656E-6	2.01766E-7	2.33495E-6	5.33358E-6
ω	-2.17754E-6	-1.37257E-6	-3.43757E-5	2.33495E-6	5.77470E-5	6.52881E-5
M	-3.91906E-6	-2.47511E-6	-5.97470E-5	5.33358E-6	6.52881E-5	1.42915E-4

Date of computation: 2026-11-09 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

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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

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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

27.148

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

10 - 22*

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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.537744

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-06.132548

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-09.130761

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

23 (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

[-]

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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 2026VN4 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	1968-09-20 22:37	> 1 d	0.1957422	0.0553547	0.0859097
EARTH	1972-11-17 10:25	> 1 mo	0.0514905	0.0108424	0.2632751
EARTH	1995-10-21 06:25	> 1 w	0.0544730	0.0041762	0.0540619
EARTH	2026-11-11 03:50	1.3	0.0221358	0.0220615	0.0000248
EARTH	2045-09-29 09:03	> 1 d	0.1454194	0.0406074	0.0440412
EARTH	2068-11-06 07:39	> 1 d	0.0180265	0.0176495	0.0033746
EARTH	2091-11-10 16:37	> 1 mo	0.0199390	0.0169562	0.5740290
EARTH	2110-12-05 08:31	> 1 mo	0.1906944	0.0148926	33.7862477
EARTH	2125-10-17 08:27	> 1 mo	0.0729231	0.0127426	32.7540876

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
4.08586505	302.78194864	0.01866142	MINIMUM
175.69538824	112.99033987	0.43570309	SADDLE
355.07307862	112.13011209	2.01340068	SADDLE
177.00320269	294.09326651	2.43320963	MAXIMUM

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