Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.571

Aphelion (Q)

1.056

Eccentricity (e)

0.298

Inclination (i)

6.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

267.9

Earth MOID

0.00549

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2034-09-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17846

26696964

Maximum Brightness

27.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

7 - 15*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-04

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

0.813309

1-sigma variation

0.000127

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.298300

1-sigma variation

0.000284

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.4023

1-sigma variation

0.0081

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

45.0128

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

150.6712

1-sigma variation

0.0052

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

294.25847

1-sigma variation

0.03085

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.570699

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.055919

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.010926

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.419383

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005486

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

267.9055

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.60715E-8	-3.60292E-8	-1.02226E-6	3.57126E-8	-6.58757E-7	-3.90902E-6
e	-3.60292E-8	8.07805E-8	2.29206E-6	-8.00861E-8	1.47526E-6	8.76662E-6
i	-1.02226E-6	2.29206E-6	6.50368E-5	-2.27282E-6	4.18495E-5	2.48756E-4
Ω	3.57126E-8	-8.00861E-8	-2.27282E-6	7.95692E-8	-1.46011E-6	-8.69464E-6
ω	-6.58757E-7	1.47526E-6	4.18495E-5	-1.46011E-6	2.72359E-5	1.59719E-4
M	-3.90902E-6	8.76662E-6	2.48756E-4	-8.69464E-6	1.59719E-4	9.51882E-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

[-]

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

28.007

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

7 - 15*

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

0.567511

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-04.357822

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-07.678194

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

[-]

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 2026VO2 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	1955-09-13 18:49	> 1 mo	0.1005539	0.0923484	0.1401615
EARTH	1958-11-12 12:56	> 1 d	0.1779492	0.0112025	0.2939569
EARTH	1966-11-07 06:39	> 1 w	0.0211925	0.0047481	0.0756618
EARTH	1974-09-10 01:15	> 1 d	0.1292021	0.0954063	0.0788363
EARTH	1977-11-13 11:24	> 1 d	0.0755995	0.0068280	0.1174458
EARTH	1985-09-26 08:52	> 1 w	0.0876909	0.0870867	0.0052430
EARTH	1996-10-29 06:29	> 1 w	0.0522223	0.0169930	0.0345116
EARTH	2004-09-09 06:58	329.3	0.1676744	0.1610911	0.0022449
EARTH	2007-11-12 12:22	1427.1	0.0265576	0.0055804	0.0174749
EARTH	2015-09-25 01:49	> 1 d	0.0875018	0.0867199	0.0010653
EARTH	2026-11-08 18:15	< 1 min	0.0120375	0.0119998	0.0000126
EARTH	2034-09-09 09:16	123.8	0.1784582	0.1525149	0.0089963
EARTH	2037-11-07 23:23	> 1 d	0.0149148	0.0056637	0.0105409
EARTH	2048-09-29 03:02	> 1 w	0.0873074	0.0860679	0.0078209
EARTH	2051-11-13 05:18	> 1 d	0.1440507	0.0118066	0.1199560
EARTH	2059-09-09 00:09	1286.1	0.1483125	0.0961090	0.1247658
EARTH	2062-11-06 22:27	> 1 w	0.0219771	0.0068080	0.1351521
EARTH	2073-09-08 09:17	> 1 w	0.1277658	0.0949040	0.4012664
EARTH	2076-11-05 20:33	> 1 mo	0.0247040	0.0075875	0.6850819
EARTH	2087-09-08 13:00	> 1 d	0.1725760	0.0968677	1.0690995
EARTH	2090-10-21 00:46	> 1 mo	0.0692460	0.0387389	0.7438032
EARTH	2093-11-11 21:05	> 1 mo	0.1761998	0.0131953	2.1366656
EARTH	2104-09-26 09:43	> 1 mo	0.0882771	0.0878673	0.1140486
EARTH	2107-11-14 18:32	> 1 w	0.0730706	0.0096898	1.6477130
EARTH	2118-09-10 06:35	> 1 mo	0.1183149	0.0934697	0.5805113
EARTH	2121-11-02 17:41	> 1 mo	0.0438670	0.0139143	1.1409933
EARTH	2124-11-12 21:05	> 1 mo	0.1895479	0.0163526	1.9035306

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
222.32213084	305.22525095	0.00548596	MINIMUM
3.02131317	95.38745605	0.43118237	SADDLE
4.48999418	277.38843385	1.56785943	SADDLE
183.18104963	96.06850780	2.05546200	MAXIMUM

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