Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-11-07 13:16 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.790

Aphelion (Q)

3.037

Eccentricity (e)

0.587

Inclination (i)

3.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

966.8

Earth MOID

0.00051

U parameter

8.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2056-03-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05126

7667665

Maximum Brightness

23.2

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.7

mag

Diameter

12 - 27*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-04

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

1.913515

1-sigma variation

0.005470

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.587158

1-sigma variation

0.001320

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.7157

1-sigma variation

0.0067

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

48.2798

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

62.4658

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

1.83555

1-sigma variation

0.00345

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.789979

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.037052

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.003201

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.711366

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000515

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

966.8217

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.99241E-5	7.22032E-6	3.65455E-5	1.42717E-5	-1.62238E-5	1.88461E-5
e	7.22032E-6	1.74219E-6	8.81828E-6	3.44333E-6	-3.91083E-6	4.54689E-6
i	3.65455E-5	8.81828E-6	4.46406E-5	1.74222E-5	-1.97220E-5	2.30055E-5
Ω	1.42717E-5	3.44333E-6	1.74222E-5	6.81312E-6	-7.81503E-6	8.99725E-6
ω	-1.62238E-5	-3.91083E-6	-1.97220E-5	-7.81503E-6	9.94343E-6	-1.03537E-5
M	1.88461E-5	4.54689E-6	2.30055E-5	8.99725E-6	-1.03537E-5	1.18853E-5

Date of computation: 2026-11-07 13:16 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

[-]

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

26.71

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

12 - 27*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.582165

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-04.400345

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-07.177439

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

24 (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 2026VW2 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
MARS	1986-11-19 21:51	> 1 w	0.0319344	0.0288011	0.2026785
EARTH	1995-03-20 01:38	> 1 mo	0.0810948	0.0533402	0.4523037
EARTH	2003-02-26 05:03	> 1 mo	0.1280882	0.0528470	0.3699573
EARTH	2011-01-11 08:15	> 1 mo	0.1973340	0.1931968	0.0086994
EARTH	2018-12-01 11:38	> 1 mo	0.1298260	0.0117760	0.1510554
EARTH	2026-11-08 15:39	< 1 min	0.0204723	0.0203459	0.0000421
MARS	2032-01-09 09:58	> 1 d	0.0280864	0.0273174	0.0285102
EARTH	2056-03-16 08:19	> 1 mo	0.0512552	0.0510648	0.0653295
EARTH	2064-01-13 09:08	> 1 mo	0.1994282	0.1988625	0.0133008
EARTH	2071-11-11 00:26	> 1 mo	0.0036954	0.0012481	2.2590425
EARTH	2084-11-03 15:42	> 1 mo	0.0903581	0.0006333	768.3830600
EARTH	2116-03-26 12:48	> 1 mo	0.1094718	0.0470135	160.4054664

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
325.29603374	305.54423971	0.00051475	MINIMUM
35.38209382	71.03132857	0.05196496	MINIMUM
0.92370816	9.36672346	0.20013595	SADDLE
0.30437231	188.16931854	1.80406659	SADDLE
180.12509384	187.84330910	2.02474139	SADDLE
180.02170094	7.78895979	4.01926671	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2026VW2

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS
2047-11-10.839	69024.839	-4.228	0.06 ± 0.089	1.02E7	1.31E-11	2.15E-1	-11.24
2047-11-10.853	69024.853	1.807	0.81 ± 0.000	3.50E6	4.85E-8	2.26E-1	-7.65
2055-11-10.761	71946.761	-0.964	0.06 ± 0.001	1.36E4	4.71E-5	2.22E-1	-4.81


Based on 24 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2026/11/04.400 to 2026/11/07.177.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.28 and 1.28 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20261107 135334.600 UTC.

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