Asteroids

2026VQ4 help

Last update: 2026-11-06 23:45 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.623

Aphelion (Q)

1.343

Eccentricity (e)

0.366

Inclination (i)

1.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

356.1

Earth MOID

0.01705

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02553

3819013

Maximum Brightness

21.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

11 - 24*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-03

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

0.983150

1-sigma variation

0.000155

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.365963

1-sigma variation

0.000541

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.3670

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

0.8733

1-sigma variation

0.0258

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

158.4701

1-sigma variation

0.0188

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

335.60586

1-sigma variation

0.04676

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.623353

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.342946

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.289183

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.360442

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017050

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

356.0640

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.39573E-8	8.36254E-8	4.36625E-7	3.68456E-6	-2.62917E-6	7.23133E-6
e	8.36254E-8	2.93049E-7	1.53857E-6	1.31874E-5	-9.43721E-6	2.53058E-5
i	4.36625E-7	1.53857E-6	8.14748E-6	7.14989E-5	-5.14256E-5	1.32601E-4
Ω	3.68456E-6	1.31874E-5	7.14989E-5	6.67027E-4	-4.85831E-4	1.13033E-3
ω	-2.62917E-6	-9.43721E-6	-5.14256E-5	-4.85831E-4	3.54952E-4	-8.08070E-4
M	7.23133E-6	2.53058E-5	1.32601E-4	1.13033E-3	-8.08070E-4	2.18631E-3

Date of computation: 2026-11-06 23:45 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

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

27.002

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 - 24*

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

0.562465

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-03.263347

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-06.778354

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

16 (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 2026VQ4 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	1955-11-10 01:39	> 1 mo	0.0879827	0.0163789	4.8586739
EARTH	1956-11-06 04:10	> 1 mo	0.0855819	0.0166461	3.4858850
VENUS	1959-11-14 09:34	> 1 mo	0.0175633	0.0009819	1.6203579
VENUS	1980-05-22 00:45	> 1 mo	0.0437407	0.0352225	1.5213729
EARTH	1980-07-01 13:23	> 1 mo	0.1074698	0.0248603	2.0507852
EARTH	1981-06-27 10:33	> 1 w	0.0781471	0.0247901	1.9104939
EARTH	1987-11-09 17:36	> 1 mo	0.1001919	0.0169410	0.8987398
EARTH	1988-11-06 06:11	> 1 w	0.0869909	0.0163518	0.7016705
VENUS	1991-11-13 00:05	> 1 d	0.0069204	0.0008112	0.0472888
EARTH	2017-07-02 11:56	115.9	0.1446182	0.1398805	0.0015803
EARTH	2018-06-27 14:54	73.8	0.0250358	0.0245190	0.0008112
EARTH	2019-07-01 21:24	> 1 d	0.1513475	0.1291860	0.0074040
VENUS	2020-02-27 07:38	1363.9	0.0254903	0.0005738	0.0117798
EARTH	2025-10-30 09:47	532.7	0.1756314	0.1723837	0.0010828
EARTH	2026-11-09 21:12	< 1 min	0.0255285	0.0254031	0.0000418
EARTH	2027-11-04 22:33	68.1	0.1398499	0.1355823	0.0014230
EARTH	2054-07-01 06:43	492.3	0.1007132	0.0765059	0.0081441
EARTH	2055-06-27 07:50	71.6	0.0678094	0.0466826	0.0072945
EARTH	2062-11-10 06:04	67.7	0.0685266	0.0627627	0.0019263
EARTH	2063-11-06 12:59	17.3	0.0980513	0.0959657	0.0006956
VENUS	2073-09-11 07:25	> 1 d	0.0324086	0.0011842	0.0116714
EARTH	2091-07-05 00:43	981.0	0.1921076	0.1363700	0.0186375
EARTH	2092-06-28 13:59	924.6	0.0477063	0.0236369	0.0174627
EARTH	2093-06-27 02:37	954.4	0.1038858	0.0501246	0.0185076
EARTH	2100-11-02 03:21	> 1 d	0.1682488	0.1387779	0.0098419
EARTH	2101-11-11 01:03	93.4	0.0296355	0.0172372	0.0081852
EARTH	2102-11-06 14:45	185.0	0.1235591	0.1036982	0.0066310
VENUS	2125-07-28 21:27	> 1 d	0.0410315	0.0361545	0.0269952

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
268.78972556	304.54022642	0.01704978	MINIMUM
95.02561817	172.33748398	0.02419751	MINIMUM
181.38575342	237.90970639	0.33544875	SADDLE
3.10780211	59.70160386	0.36736345	SADDLE
3.21103176	239.83130609	1.63076354	SADDLE
181.45594301	57.94812478	2.33339091	MAXIMUM

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