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Last update: 2026-11-05 21:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.738

Aphelion (Q)

1.467

Eccentricity (e)

0.330

Inclination (i)

2.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

422.8

Earth MOID

0.00909

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0111

1661022

Maximum Brightness

19.8

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

2026-11-05

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

1.102509

1-sigma variation

0.000658

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.330452

1-sigma variation

0.001644

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.1910

1-sigma variation

0.0140

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

34.3817

1-sigma variation

0.0578

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

105.2234

1-sigma variation

0.1900

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

344.64195

1-sigma variation

0.06499

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.738182

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.466835

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.082971

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.101471

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009094

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

422.8355

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.32502E-7	7.35424E-7	1.83384E-6	-5.57105E-6	2.61432E-5	4.05112E-5
e	7.35424E-7	2.70420E-6	-1.33682E-5	-7.84185E-5	2.68415E-4	9.38417E-5
i	1.83384E-6	-1.33682E-5	1.95135E-4	7.59633E-4	-2.43031E-3	-1.11388E-4
Ω	-5.57105E-6	-7.84185E-5	7.59633E-4	3.34653E-3	-1.09632E-2	-1.70580E-3
ω	2.61432E-5	2.68415E-4	-2.43031E-3	-1.09632E-2	3.60889E-2	6.29391E-3
M	4.05112E-5	9.38417E-5	-1.11388E-4	-1.70580E-3	6.29391E-3	4.22311E-3

Date of computation: 2026-11-05 21:15 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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.189

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

0.5

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.553423

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-05.312389

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-05.83809

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

10 (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

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Close Approaches for 2026VT3 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	1956-04-10 13:32	> 1 w	0.1741515	0.0592558	0.0404625
MARS	1965-11-11 02:38	> 1 d	0.0232181	0.0134661	0.0127090
EARTH	1976-11-11 13:48	> 1 d	0.0267429	0.0087703	0.0186925
EARTH	1978-05-20 00:22	878.3	0.1127199	0.0637606	0.0164133
EARTH	1983-11-08 13:25	> 1 d	0.0479635	0.0088118	0.0229002
EARTH	1985-05-15 23:45	> 1 d	0.0360661	0.0120443	0.0189348
EARTH	1990-11-05 18:24	223.5	0.1064367	0.0921878	0.0047516
EARTH	1992-05-13 06:00	263.0	0.0177321	0.0121472	0.0057563
EARTH	1999-04-15 05:50	> 1 w	0.1662090	0.0854967	0.0272733
MARS	2014-12-28 21:24	> 1 w	0.0172823	0.0000000	0.0339494
EARTH	2019-12-12 09:51	> 1 w	0.1698619	0.0904165	0.0264870
EARTH	2026-11-10 10:03	22.3	0.0111032	0.0109745	0.0000429
EARTH	2028-05-16 14:51	351.6	0.0323680	0.0170732	0.0057646
MARS	2044-11-09 07:49	> 1 d	0.0249431	0.0100456	0.0225658
VENUS	2047-11-26 15:46	> 1 w	0.0237941	0.0207025	0.0073033
EARTH	2055-11-10 06:12	> 1 w	0.0305072	0.0091401	0.2555016
EARTH	2057-05-16 07:06	> 1 w	0.0145307	0.0130807	0.0526863
EARTH	2077-11-29 17:08	> 1 mo	0.1436598	0.0033351	1.1394277
VENUS	2078-01-22 09:06	> 1 mo	0.0247342	0.0167016	0.2811599
EARTH	2079-05-26 18:50	> 1 mo	0.1986364	0.0144198	2.4308033
EARTH	2084-11-08 03:03	> 1 mo	0.0727471	0.0093807	8.1422513
EARTH	2086-05-15 14:18	> 1 mo	0.0217314	0.0129316	6.5061454
EARTH	2106-11-09 05:00	> 1 mo	0.0762782	0.0091337	13.2347097
EARTH	2108-05-14 20:52	> 1 mo	0.0432390	0.0131381	12.2579738
VENUS	2117-05-31 19:04	> 1 mo	0.0255761	0.0186743	5.2164879
EARTH	2121-11-14 11:07	> 1 mo	0.0352273	0.0089373	46.6413103
EARTH	2123-05-20 22:28	> 1 mo	0.0521738	0.0130947	37.9609838
VENUS	2126-09-11 23:49	> 1 mo	0.0492895	0.0130897	6.1560112

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
287.84403641	305.84513329	0.00909352	MINIMUM
74.94398735	130.37969161	0.01314073	MINIMUM
1.89274277	38.56698859	0.25032784	SADDLE
180.95033636	217.71298232	0.45732835	SADDLE
2.19560555	218.96833981	1.74950578	SADDLE
181.09614629	37.80779454	2.45291946	MAXIMUM

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