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Last update: 2026-07-30 11:21 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.818

Aphelion (Q)

3.859

Eccentricity (e)

0.650

Inclination (i)

1.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1306.4

Earth MOID

0.02065

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-11-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04842

7243722

Maximum Brightness

15.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.8

mag

Diameter

290 - 700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2001-05-26

Observatory

Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch

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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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.338783

1-sigma variation

7.817E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.650073

1-sigma variation

6.908E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.6315

1-sigma variation

3.646E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

172.4779

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

170.8595

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

329.31484

1-sigma variation

4.157E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.818403

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.859164

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.775300

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.183566

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.020651

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1306.4218

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.11079E-17	-5.62149E-17	9.32325E-17	1.10670E-13	-1.24290E-13	-2.68937E-14
e	-5.62149E-17	4.77158E-15	-2.00193E-14	-2.34585E-12	3.19560E-12	4.62062E-15
i	9.32325E-17	-2.00193E-14	1.32928E-11	-1.88426E-10	1.89729E-10	-5.85334E-13
Ω	1.10670E-13	-2.34585E-12	-1.88426E-10	2.17232E-7	-2.17247E-7	-6.44380E-11
ω	-1.24290E-13	3.19560E-12	1.89729E-10	-2.17247E-7	2.17527E-7	4.62494E-11
M	-2.68937E-14	4.62062E-15	-5.85334E-13	-6.44380E-11	4.62494E-11	1.72788E-11

Date of computation: 2026-07-30 11:21 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

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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

19.782

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

290 - 700*

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

9144

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

131

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.518994

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2001-05-26.29603

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-06-08.320964

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

115 (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

[-]

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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 2001KF54 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	1958-09-11 04:36	< 1 min	0.1799687	0.1799681	0.0000002
EARTH	1976-06-26 22:18	< 1 min	0.0968697	0.0968673	0.0000008
EARTH	1983-11-11 07:12	< 1 min	0.1218559	0.1218532	0.0000009
EARTH	2001-09-17 07:33	< 1 min	0.1709886	0.1709880	0.0000002
EARTH	2026-11-06 03:37	< 1 min	0.0484213	0.0484199	0.0000005
EARTH	2044-10-16 23:34	< 1 min	0.1122228	0.1122206	0.0000007
EARTH	2062-07-04 19:15	< 1 min	0.0321419	0.0321390	0.0000010
EARTH	2087-09-20 17:06	5.5	0.1864517	0.1864423	0.0000032
EARTH	2112-11-01 23:30	2.8	0.0323166	0.0322828	0.0000113

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
27.62350588	295.97477499	0.02065144	MINIMUM
330.47547710	179.37283333	0.02693921	MINIMUM
358.78474082	237.28548775	0.19053837	SADDLE
358.85546203	57.42283828	1.80968430	SADDLE
179.75229051	58.60922611	2.86774381	SADDLE
179.75278732	238.60579379	4.86787317	MAXIMUM

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