Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-11-11 07:47 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.722

Aphelion (Q)

2.281

Eccentricity (e)

0.519

Inclination (i)

0.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

672.2

Earth MOID

0.00101

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2049-04-28

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19048

28495867

Maximum Brightness

29.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

2.7 - 6*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-09

Observatory

GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto

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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

1.501774

1-sigma variation

0.000600

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.519163

1-sigma variation

0.000243

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.3027

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

216.7569

1-sigma variation

0.0123

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

270.1661

1-sigma variation

0.0140

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

357.24249

1-sigma variation

0.00626

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.722109

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.281440

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.097762

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.098449

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001012

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

672.2108

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.59816E-7	1.45958E-7	2.19448E-7	5.76812E-6	-6.32789E-6	3.75546E-6
e	1.45958E-7	5.92695E-8	8.73376E-8	2.28085E-6	-2.49607E-6	1.52241E-6
i	2.19448E-7	8.73376E-8	1.82122E-7	5.21367E-6	-5.87790E-6	2.31719E-6
Ω	5.76812E-6	2.28085E-6	5.21367E-6	1.52034E-4	-1.72333E-4	6.11422E-5
ω	-6.32789E-6	-2.49607E-6	-5.87790E-6	-1.72333E-4	1.95781E-4	-6.71740E-5
M	3.75546E-6	1.52241E-6	2.31719E-6	6.11422E-5	-6.71740E-5	3.92122E-5

Date of computation: 2026-11-11 07:47 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

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Spinvector L

Value

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Spinvector B

Value

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

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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

29.99

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

2.7 - 6*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

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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

0.478791

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-09.929668

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-10.938717

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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

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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 2026VS8 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	1951-04-15 15:01	> 1 mo	0.0114583	0.0051445	2.2457826
EARTH	1952-11-05 15:34	> 1 w	0.0716845	0.0032162	1.9014689
EARTH	1962-04-24 00:12	> 1 mo	0.1210442	0.0047913	25.0482440
EARTH	1963-11-16 04:29	> 1 mo	0.0602647	0.0006937	27.7795035
EARTH	1997-03-21 09:57	> 1 mo	0.1769372	0.0242786	1.4906796
EARTH	2008-04-17 14:22	> 1 mo	0.0221853	0.0060934	12.1174171
EARTH	2009-11-11 09:46	> 1 d	0.0011495	0.0009949	0.0273463
EARTH	2026-11-11 13:46	< 1 min	0.0019701	0.0019673	0.0000009
MARS	2045-03-15 04:04	214.3	0.0427997	0.0313666	0.0047861
EARTH	2049-04-28 07:41	178.7	0.1904831	0.1827699	0.0025712
EARTH	2062-04-21 13:18	> 1 d	0.0658603	0.0008266	0.0338559
EARTH	2063-11-24 13:59	> 1 d	0.1162373	0.0255705	0.0302245
EARTH	2075-04-20 11:37	1309.2	0.0438895	0.0022534	0.0139471
EARTH	2076-11-23 04:35	1083.4	0.1101855	0.0928764	0.0057698
EARTH	2088-04-26 03:58	> 1 d	0.1509656	0.0120428	0.0463076
EARTH	2089-12-16 15:51	> 1 w	0.1987865	0.1064971	0.0307635

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
50.19179446	102.63385379	0.00101240	MINIMUM
311.05774025	306.75366161	0.00103080	MINIMUM
0.86084663	24.96990816	0.26263121	SADDLE
180.27323974	204.28249398	1.26788816	SADDLE
0.88701824	205.00055782	1.73563902	SADDLE
180.26534480	24.27326680	3.26609446	MAXIMUM

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