Asteroids

2026VZ4 help

Last update: 2026-11-07 03:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.755

Aphelion (Q)

1.085

Eccentricity (e)

0.180

Inclination (i)

3.2

deg

Orbit period (P)

322.4

Earth MOID

0.00318

U parameter

6.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2033-07-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09712

14528955

Maximum Brightness

25.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.4

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

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

0.920255

1-sigma variation

0.000056

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.179514

1-sigma variation

0.000146

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.1959

1-sigma variation

0.0030

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

223.6078

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

307.6192

1-sigma variation

0.0117

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

304.06271

1-sigma variation

0.01640

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.755056

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.085454

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.204256

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.009118

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003176

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

322.4486

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.15162E-9	-7.23098E-9	-1.43451E-7	4.06530E-8	-5.50150E-7	-3.74996E-7
e	-7.23098E-9	2.14150E-8	4.42563E-7	-1.25850E-7	8.19081E-7	1.90077E-6
i	-1.43451E-7	4.42563E-7	9.20282E-6	-2.61939E-6	1.46251E-5	4.15288E-5
Ω	4.06530E-8	-1.25850E-7	-2.61939E-6	7.46077E-7	-4.10605E-6	-1.18617E-5
ω	-5.50150E-7	8.19081E-7	1.46251E-5	-4.10605E-6	1.36747E-4	-3.01104E-5
M	-3.74996E-7	1.90077E-6	4.15288E-5	-1.18617E-5	-3.01104E-5	2.68978E-4

Date of computation: 2026-11-07 03:30 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

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.377

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

9 - 20*

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

0.704089

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-11-05.138289

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-11-07.07669

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (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

[-]

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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 2026VZ4 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	1955-05-13 11:56	> 1 mo	0.1892203	0.1321424	0.2979421
EARTH	1955-10-16 07:41	> 1 mo	0.0757467	0.0248854	0.4265179
EARTH	1963-06-14 09:41	> 1 mo	0.1417776	0.0874111	0.3968642
EARTH	1963-09-07 12:54	> 1 mo	0.0966739	0.0937327	0.0387820
EARTH	1964-01-11 23:18	> 1 mo	0.1804077	0.0201983	0.2691394
EARTH	1971-07-30 15:03	> 1 mo	0.0715404	0.0565575	0.0999400
EARTH	1979-07-21 10:49	> 1 d	0.0579629	0.0563378	0.0179124
EARTH	1987-07-24 02:04	> 1 w	0.1517644	0.0566066	0.3583188
EARTH	1996-11-10 11:42	> 1 d	0.0699705	0.0035031	0.5357852
EARTH	2004-11-10 01:12	713.9	0.0089544	0.0028581	0.0093077
EARTH	2011-08-05 22:16	> 1 d	0.0688820	0.0616884	0.0028015
EARTH	2026-11-06 15:44	2.0	0.0231498	0.0230892	0.0000202
EARTH	2033-07-25 12:14	95.8	0.0971201	0.0874872	0.0033065
EARTH	2041-05-13 10:44	> 1 d	0.1962123	0.1896159	0.0022345
EARTH	2041-10-24 13:30	> 1 d	0.0592312	0.0476764	0.0038833
EARTH	2056-08-09 09:10	371.9	0.0757477	0.0752641	0.0001623
EARTH	2064-11-10 01:58	151.9	0.0229732	0.0101476	0.0044090
EARTH	2071-08-19 08:03	> 1 w	0.0803233	0.0636718	0.0089954
EARTH	2078-07-29 23:30	> 1 d	0.1942253	0.0651986	0.0486789
EARTH	2086-11-04 02:18	> 1 w	0.0333758	0.0065032	0.0534225
EARTH	2093-07-25 15:37	819.2	0.1037277	0.0563463	0.0824704
EARTH	2101-11-03 03:55	> 1 mo	0.0391069	0.0075861	0.2666794
EARTH	2108-07-28 13:37	828.7	0.1870690	0.0572548	0.1467873
EARTH	2116-08-25 03:34	> 1 mo	0.0865306	0.0702095	0.1697758
EARTH	2117-01-20 08:04	> 1 mo	0.1955577	0.0138827	0.2432441
EARTH	2124-11-10 23:57	> 1 w	0.0445946	0.0059240	0.8687989

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
244.55094606	304.57153983	0.00317610	MINIMUM
122.38675616	199.27510778	0.05546861	MINIMUM
178.40285036	247.75658702	0.09299867	SADDLE
4.25218080	72.26927639	0.24147332	SADDLE
6.10036898	254.46081664	1.75876728	SADDLE
184.59982860	72.94529665	2.07874497	MAXIMUM

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