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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.995

Aphelion (Q)

1.326

Eccentricity (e)

0.143

Inclination (i)

18.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

456.8

Earth MOID

0.00804

U parameter

6.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-11-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01664

2488793

Maximum Brightness

20.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.2

mag

Diameter

10 - 22*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-08

Observatory

TransAstra TKO at SkiesAway

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

1.160766

1-sigma variation

0.000116

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.142568

1-sigma variation

0.000083

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

18.2750

1-sigma variation

0.0058

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

226.0934

1-sigma variation

3.617E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

192.7837

1-sigma variation

0.0062

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

27.67175

1-sigma variation

0.00142

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.995278

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.326254

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.313202

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.008055

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008044

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

456.7890

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.35327E-8	9.61299E-9	6.78941E-7	4.20165E-9	-6.91096E-7	6.34999E-8
e	9.61299E-9	6.82914E-9	4.82321E-7	2.98533E-9	-4.89631E-7	4.41530E-8
i	6.78941E-7	4.82321E-7	3.41033E-5	2.11034E-7	-3.45610E-5	3.10303E-6
Ω	4.20165E-9	2.98533E-9	2.11034E-7	1.30840E-9	-2.12755E-7	1.83687E-8
ω	-6.91096E-7	-4.89631E-7	-3.45610E-5	-2.12755E-7	3.84188E-5	-5.55336E-6
M	6.34999E-8	4.41530E-8	3.10303E-6	1.83687E-8	-5.55336E-6	2.00601E-6

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

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

27.192

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

[-]

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

0.5

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.826324

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-08.223682

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-09.344165

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (2)

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 2026VS6 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	1952-11-08 11:30	62.7	0.0080179	0.0075893	0.0002588
EARTH	1957-11-12 18:22	12.9	0.0750919	0.0744007	0.0002304
EARTH	1962-11-18 11:13	33.7	0.1731204	0.1718136	0.0004356
EARTH	2016-10-31 15:20	377.8	0.1373374	0.1214106	0.0053090
EARTH	2021-11-06 02:20	382.2	0.0468814	0.0327970	0.0047146
EARTH	2026-11-08 21:30	< 1 min	0.0076197	0.0076120	0.0000026
EARTH	2031-11-10 00:33	386.6	0.0166366	0.0074641	0.0042605
EARTH	2036-11-16 06:41	754.1	0.1402530	0.1076581	0.0108652
EARTH	2080-10-30 03:49	> 1 d	0.1630862	0.0048586	0.1108197
EARTH	2085-11-06 16:28	> 1 d	0.0376935	0.0068360	0.1062775
EARTH	2090-11-10 22:36	> 1 d	0.0345359	0.0069143	0.0372617
EARTH	2095-11-18 11:58	> 1 d	0.1637271	0.0052330	0.1261813

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
348.98851828	303.96772612	0.00804352	MINIMUM
154.76397132	113.78920097	0.31031602	MINIMUM
85.91411170	50.25937031	0.36095061	SADDLE
244.32485228	192.26611145	0.39797564	SADDLE
0.02418236	135.96738458	2.00447279	SADDLE
174.30602573	310.07917122	2.31373644	MAXIMUM

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