Asteroids

2026VU7 help

Last update: 2026-11-09 17:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.640

Aphelion (Q)

1.015

Eccentricity (e)

0.227

Inclination (i)

14.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

274.9

Earth MOID

0.00315

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-11-05

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05956

8910677

Maximum Brightness

22.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

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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

0.827347

1-sigma variation

0.000125

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.227001

1-sigma variation

0.000235

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

14.4527

1-sigma variation

0.0161

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

45.2969

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

201.9334

1-sigma variation

0.0065

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

209.02727

1-sigma variation

0.00998

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.639538

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.015156

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.003500

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.359193

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003147

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

274.8715

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.56661E-8	-2.93521E-8	-1.91591E-6	-1.57643E-8	-7.04520E-7	1.06666E-6
e	-2.93521E-8	5.51174E-8	3.64521E-6	2.68239E-8	1.35502E-6	-2.05615E-6
i	-1.91591E-6	3.64521E-6	2.59673E-4	6.86143E-7	1.01921E-4	-1.56386E-4
Ω	-1.57643E-8	2.68239E-8	6.86143E-7	7.70358E-8	-5.91844E-8	1.90409E-7
ω	-7.04520E-7	1.35502E-6	1.01921E-4	-5.91844E-8	4.16790E-5	-6.44192E-5
M	1.06666E-6	-2.05615E-6	-1.56386E-4	1.90409E-7	-6.44192E-5	9.96984E-5

Date of computation: 2026-11-09 17:15 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

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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

25.181

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

24 - 50*

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

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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

0.1

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.621902

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-09.108959

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-09.701639

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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 2026VU7 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	1950-11-21 08:41	> 1 mo	0.1206217	0.0449069	0.2329519
EARTH	1979-11-05 00:56	55.8	0.1286833	0.0844191	0.0148211
EARTH	1982-11-06 17:07	950.0	0.0234503	0.0039069	0.0153375
EARTH	1985-11-10 21:57	> 1 d	0.0431780	0.0073863	0.0230778
EARTH	1988-11-20 08:35	> 1 d	0.1187609	0.0597956	0.0215925
EARTH	1991-12-04 14:46	> 1 d	0.1950928	0.1415692	0.0198819
EARTH	2020-11-04 15:31	106.0	0.1812528	0.1603396	0.0069765
EARTH	2023-11-05 07:02	54.8	0.0855444	0.0745392	0.0036718
EARTH	2026-11-07 16:00	< 1 min	0.0038579	0.0038490	0.0000030
EARTH	2029-11-05 07:09	126.7	0.0595642	0.0480526	0.0038431
EARTH	2032-11-04 09:24	8.2	0.1335667	0.1129078	0.0068948
EARTH	2069-11-29 01:55	> 1 d	0.1753051	0.1046299	0.0273079
EARTH	2072-11-17 22:43	> 1 d	0.1092638	0.0349050	0.0307909
EARTH	2075-11-11 05:20	> 1 d	0.0455391	0.0068659	0.0328701
EARTH	2078-11-07 04:21	> 1 d	0.0100370	0.0028517	0.0222334
EARTH	2081-11-04 18:12	1217.5	0.1444040	0.0149323	0.1442691
EARTH	2106-11-17 16:26	> 1 mo	0.0992047	0.0278429	0.9296331
EARTH	2109-11-07 08:23	> 1 mo	0.0228811	0.0029334	1.2193245
EARTH	2112-11-06 00:11	> 1 w	0.1927480	0.0209672	0.4725440

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
152.14459588	302.77764378	0.00314739	MINIMUM
24.14012244	173.36808015	0.39357730	SADDLE
6.95771384	331.56278866	1.62289223	SADDLE
179.60062656	143.87184947	2.02484663	MAXIMUM

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