Asteroids

2026VR1 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.644

Aphelion (Q)

1.113

Eccentricity (e)

0.267

Inclination (i)

7.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

301.0

Earth MOID

0.00774

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-01-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16877

25248071

Maximum Brightness

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

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

0.878896

1-sigma variation

0.000054

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.266898

1-sigma variation

0.000306

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.8423

1-sigma variation

0.0107

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

40.5762

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

224.5573

1-sigma variation

0.0031

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

173.11972

1-sigma variation

0.03114

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.644320

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.113471

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.016248

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.320361

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007745

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

300.9569

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.96415E-9	-1.66312E-8	-5.78260E-7	2.30498E-8	-1.67506E-7	1.69211E-6
e	-1.66312E-8	9.34918E-8	3.25716E-6	-1.30340E-7	9.45122E-7	-9.52000E-6
i	-5.78260E-7	3.25716E-6	1.13792E-4	-4.57791E-6	3.29886E-5	-3.31860E-4
Ω	2.30498E-8	-1.30340E-7	-4.57791E-6	1.86314E-7	-1.32439E-6	1.32940E-5
ω	-1.67506E-7	9.45122E-7	3.29886E-5	-1.32439E-6	9.68142E-6	-9.64765E-5
M	1.69211E-6	-9.52000E-6	-3.31860E-4	1.32940E-5	-9.64765E-5	9.69860E-4

Date of computation: 2026-11-08 13:15 UTC

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Download ASCII file:

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

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

27.967

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

[-]

Download this part as:

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

0.596913

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-04.161275

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-07.057609

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

17 (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

Filters

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Normalised Only accepted

Max residual (arcsec):

* - these fields are required

Plot

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

One line per time step

Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Note: Ephemerides requests are limited to a maximum of 1000 points and a final date not exceeding 2040/12/31 00:00.

Close Approaches for 2026VR1 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	1951-12-07 14:53	> 1 mo	0.1583044	0.1150061	2.5458903
EARTH	1957-02-07 20:27	> 1 d	0.1357535	0.1334233	0.6199984
EARTH	1965-10-31 22:21	> 1 mo	0.0280759	0.0097411	3.1330793
EARTH	1971-01-03 08:28	> 1 mo	0.1693286	0.1655340	0.2466194
EARTH	1979-10-31 00:26	> 1 w	0.0667164	0.0116753	1.0366040
VENUS	1982-10-23 17:12	> 1 d	0.0051745	0.0048762	0.0123785
EARTH	1984-12-26 11:04	> 1 w	0.1671318	0.1651354	0.0020643
VENUS	1985-04-11 02:25	> 1 d	0.0159391	0.0049558	0.0295305
EARTH	1993-10-30 17:57	90.5	0.0239547	0.0091003	0.0112477
EARTH	1998-12-16 15:00	> 1 d	0.1667545	0.1608317	0.0021143
EARTH	2004-02-08 12:34	387.2	0.1409671	0.1315933	0.0044729
EARTH	2012-11-02 23:27	> 1 d	0.0521366	0.0211869	0.0106131
EARTH	2018-01-08 07:37	> 1 d	0.1663543	0.1656456	0.0002625
VENUS	2021-07-25 13:04	65.8	0.0194538	0.0157578	0.0012376
VENUS	2024-01-14 09:05	424.7	0.0251447	0.0174236	0.0026167
EARTH	2026-10-31 14:06	< 1 min	0.0074909	0.0074635	0.0000091
EARTH	2032-01-03 12:04	1058.7	0.1687729	0.1686201	0.0000578
EARTH	2040-10-30 14:14	123.4	0.0729117	0.0494107	0.0078616
EARTH	2045-12-03 19:44	> 1 d	0.1535978	0.1454460	0.0027662
EARTH	2051-02-09 03:10	7.9	0.1336627	0.1328221	0.0006338
EARTH	2059-11-03 03:01	528.0	0.0443394	0.0315180	0.0043070
VENUS	2062-10-16 08:09	43.3	0.0162114	0.0154056	0.0002708
EARTH	2065-01-14 22:11	1202.4	0.1630964	0.1599351	0.0010791
EARTH	2073-10-30 19:38	281.2	0.0952134	0.0594917	0.0119414
EARTH	2078-11-20 22:59	> 1 d	0.1289125	0.1063133	0.0077169
EARTH	2084-01-28 07:12	> 1 d	0.1536807	0.1394507	0.0060359
EARTH	2092-10-30 20:08	397.4	0.0953941	0.0595691	0.0119798
EARTH	2097-11-25 01:34	> 1 d	0.1384710	0.1299873	0.0028794
EARTH	2103-02-07 00:38	> 1 d	0.1427763	0.1327883	0.0104697
EARTH	2111-11-01 07:06	> 1 d	0.0926559	0.0085927	0.0690074
EARTH	2116-11-18 19:14	> 1 w	0.1221614	0.0444863	0.0450192
VENUS	2120-08-10 20:14	> 1 d	0.0386930	0.0065655	0.0826822
EARTH	2122-01-28 05:48	> 1 w	0.1540022	0.1367874	0.0128376

Download as:

Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
119.93428162	295.54574492	0.00774466	MINIMUM
247.82029628	35.87352748	0.13339562	MINIMUM
194.27109641	352.90526326	0.16992948	SADDLE
6.17602919	169.77590248	0.37939813	SADDLE
2.48318839	344.80878903	1.62637465	SADDLE
179.99067690	162.15677645	2.12522555	MAXIMUM

Download:

MOID Plots

Click on the images to zoom-in and zoom-out