Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-11-05 13:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.619

Aphelion (Q)

1.422

Eccentricity (e)

0.394

Inclination (i)

8.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

376.4

Earth MOID

0.00162

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-11-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18569

27778864

Maximum Brightness

27.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.9

mag

Diameter

5 - 10*

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

1.020152

1-sigma variation

0.000157

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.393551

1-sigma variation

0.000270

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.4937

1-sigma variation

0.0089

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

42.2820

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

109.9399

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

344.73576

1-sigma variation

0.02271

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.618670

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.421634

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004815

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.246693

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001615

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

376.3533

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.45488E-8	4.22376E-8	1.36144E-6	2.32366E-8	-1.24610E-7	3.55667E-6
e	4.22376E-8	7.27212E-8	2.33272E-6	3.96684E-8	-2.11965E-7	6.12319E-6
i	1.36144E-6	2.33272E-6	7.87908E-5	1.39086E-6	-7.25107E-6	1.96329E-4
Ω	2.32366E-8	3.96684E-8	1.39086E-6	2.51997E-8	-1.29160E-7	3.33748E-6
ω	-1.24610E-7	-2.11965E-7	-7.25107E-6	-1.29160E-7	7.67669E-7	-1.78860E-5
M	3.55667E-6	6.12319E-6	1.96329E-4	3.33748E-6	-1.78860E-5	5.15604E-4

Date of computation: 2026-11-05 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

28.856

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

5 - 10*

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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.455431

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-04.337371

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-04.960973

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

13 (1)

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 2026VP1 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	1950-10-29 11:56	> 1 d	0.1623389	0.0081331	0.1176768
EARTH	1951-11-04 08:49	> 1 w	0.0173286	0.0015313	0.5483983
EARTH	1952-11-06 10:14	> 1 d	0.1118341	0.0019118	0.4480213
VENUS	1961-04-18 03:26	> 1 mo	0.0127928	0.0080396	0.3653469
EARTH	1962-06-02 01:09	> 1 w	0.1542807	0.1043778	0.2180810
EARTH	1963-06-12 20:45	> 1 w	0.1081536	0.1030833	0.0548936
VENUS	1964-05-15 03:40	> 1 w	0.0093751	0.0081230	0.0399094
EARTH	1989-11-03 08:50	> 1 d	0.0565091	0.0008205	0.0536273
EARTH	1990-11-07 19:11	584.2	0.1203565	0.0020325	0.0537559
EARTH	1998-06-04 20:15	> 1 d	0.1345364	0.1035244	0.0311865
EARTH	1999-06-15 18:10	> 1 d	0.1327000	0.1028312	0.0298170
EARTH	2025-10-29 22:21	83.4	0.1690425	0.1645871	0.0014851
EARTH	2026-11-05 14:05	< 1 min	0.0014137	0.0014094	0.0000014
EARTH	2027-11-04 06:02	160.7	0.1856902	0.1814676	0.0014076
VENUS	2030-03-11 22:44	702.8	0.0143596	0.0112467	0.0026880
EARTH	2035-06-11 14:51	1217.4	0.0965090	0.0963680	0.0006926
EARTH	2036-06-19 23:36	1124.9	0.1988576	0.1545718	0.0155432
EARTH	2060-11-01 06:31	> 1 d	0.1042045	0.0010652	0.0541514
EARTH	2061-11-07 07:04	1076.7	0.0784047	0.0017735	0.0532880
EARTH	2069-06-04 03:39	> 1 d	0.1470965	0.1085804	0.0163189
EARTH	2070-06-15 08:02	> 1 d	0.1175823	0.0973355	0.0105953
VENUS	2080-08-23 15:14	> 1 d	0.0193819	0.0121656	0.0154518
EARTH	2094-10-31 01:47	477.0	0.1522649	0.1299265	0.0074462
EARTH	2095-11-07 06:07	411.7	0.0409215	0.0136489	0.0091174
EARTH	2103-06-11 04:40	802.8	0.1013619	0.0971586	0.0020667
EARTH	2104-06-20 12:15	643.2	0.1877921	0.1712311	0.0056374

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
274.07746993	300.66851480	0.00161539	MINIMUM
84.77805024	156.87811806	0.09625512	MINIMUM
0.06334183	48.46445021	0.38567035	SADDLE
178.89091168	229.22023964	0.44482734	SADDLE
2.07016003	231.45869870	1.62417722	SADDLE
181.56148779	50.99961658	2.40495070	MAXIMUM

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