Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.895

Aphelion (Q)

1.304

Eccentricity (e)

0.186

Inclination (i)

28.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

421.1

Earth MOID

0.04497

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-05-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.13841

20705560

Maximum Brightness

24.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

15 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-11-05

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.099557

1-sigma variation

0.000748

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.186232

1-sigma variation

0.000397

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

28.3216

1-sigma variation

0.0488

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

42.3475

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

83.3508

1-sigma variation

0.1270

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

340.39442

1-sigma variation

0.11452

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.894784

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.304330

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.047866

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.078065

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.044970

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

421.1384

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.59144E-7	2.96517E-7	3.65259E-5	-6.90021E-7	-9.49854E-5	8.56300E-5
e	2.96517E-7	1.57260E-7	1.93686E-5	-3.65908E-7	-5.03693E-5	4.54098E-5
i	3.65259E-5	1.93686E-5	2.38626E-3	-4.50782E-5	-6.20504E-3	5.59374E-3
Ω	-6.90021E-7	-3.65908E-7	-4.50782E-5	8.51585E-7	1.17220E-4	-1.05673E-4
ω	-9.49854E-5	-5.03693E-5	-6.20504E-3	1.17220E-4	1.61361E-2	-1.45466E-2
M	8.56300E-5	4.54098E-5	5.59374E-3	-1.05673E-4	-1.45466E-2	1.31138E-2

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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

26.287

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

15 - 30*

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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.525309

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-04.257383

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-09.104149

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

24 (1)

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 2026VZ3 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	1952-05-02 21:37	> 1 w	0.1868173	0.0761880	0.4127008
EARTH	1958-11-06 08:09	> 1 d	0.0445082	0.0439038	0.0438603
EARTH	1967-05-01 23:05	> 1 d	0.1145996	0.0728116	0.1967399
EARTH	1973-11-04 02:34	> 1 d	0.1003442	0.0440049	0.2153830
EARTH	1982-04-30 09:59	> 1 d	0.0718940	0.0717389	0.0109755
EARTH	1988-11-01 03:22	> 1 d	0.1927077	0.0441706	0.1663563
EARTH	1997-04-29 09:39	918.8	0.1143057	0.0728294	0.1127739
EARTH	2011-11-08 22:35	> 1 d	0.1215873	0.0458296	0.0837980
EARTH	2026-11-07 00:16	< 1 min	0.0470469	0.0467980	0.0000830
EARTH	2035-05-02 17:32	1351.7	0.1384081	0.0708839	0.0429390
EARTH	2041-11-05 04:47	> 1 d	0.0711015	0.0449306	0.0700093
EARTH	2050-05-01 02:06	> 1 d	0.0807284	0.0710857	0.0576294
EARTH	2056-11-02 15:23	> 1 d	0.1516238	0.0453704	0.1591817
EARTH	2065-04-29 20:56	> 1 d	0.0834219	0.0711217	0.0999351
EARTH	2079-11-09 17:01	> 1 d	0.1722736	0.0486233	0.2606026
EARTH	2080-04-29 05:44	711.7	0.1631541	0.0760849	0.2325331
EARTH	2094-11-08 00:45	> 1 d	0.0742333	0.0453888	0.2179877
EARTH	2103-05-04 20:57	> 1 d	0.1756593	0.0733774	0.2127267
EARTH	2109-11-07 08:29	> 1 d	0.0476981	0.0453851	0.0602844
EARTH	2118-05-02 23:39	> 1 d	0.1061411	0.0707063	0.1925896
EARTH	2124-11-05 01:45	> 1 w	0.1101907	0.0456843	0.2818856

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
288.94261278	301.73731744	0.04497027	MINIMUM
82.81621013	115.93495965	0.07277823	MINIMUM
5.96891055	29.46087610	0.46833638	SADDLE
186.05361101	207.90904913	0.63243244	SADDLE
4.10420660	206.93521632	1.85079198	SADDLE
174.56193937	16.99126965	2.22199746	MAXIMUM

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