Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-04-17 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.709

Aphelion (Q)

3.454

Eccentricity (e)

0.659

Inclination (i)

4.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1097.0

Earth MOID

0.00914

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-04-06

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03117

4662369

Maximum Brightness

21.8

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-04-08

Observatory

JPL SynTrack Robotic Telescope, Auberry

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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

2.081597

1-sigma variation

0.003639

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.659269

1-sigma variation

0.000681

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.4740

1-sigma variation

0.0043

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

21.4463

1-sigma variation

3.492E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

98.7314

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

36.11870

1-sigma variation

0.10066

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.709264

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.453929

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.310532

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.067420

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.009138

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1096.9664

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.32449E-5	2.47842E-6	1.55552E-5	-1.52388E-8	1.66697E-6	-3.66357E-4
e	2.47842E-6	4.63771E-7	2.91060E-6	-2.85400E-9	3.11600E-7	-6.85538E-5
i	1.55552E-5	2.91060E-6	1.82863E-5	-1.94990E-8	1.97942E-6	-4.30258E-4
Ω	-1.52388E-8	-2.85400E-9	-1.94990E-8	1.21951E-9	-2.71543E-9	4.21551E-7
ω	1.66697E-6	3.11600E-7	1.97942E-6	-2.71543E-9	2.76578E-7	-4.61076E-5
M	-3.66357E-4	-6.85538E-5	-4.30258E-4	4.21551E-7	-4.61076E-5	1.01335E-2

Date of computation: 2026-04-17 12:46 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

27.025

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

10 - 23*

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

0.653934

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-04-08.267468

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-04-16.120662

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

53 (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 2026GQ 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	1951-03-30 11:48	> 1 mo	0.1012140	0.0093997	16.0802452
EARTH	1954-03-26 05:18	> 1 mo	0.1369052	0.0069635	11.1959688
EARTH	1957-03-21 13:26	> 1 mo	0.1657683	0.0027517	5.9005342
EARTH	1963-03-17 18:38	> 1 mo	0.1854625	0.0045417	3.7163385
MARS	1971-11-09 18:01	> 1 mo	0.0466495	0.0059184	15.4980436
EARTH	2005-03-15 22:05	> 1 mo	0.1779993	0.0004121	10.9641508
EARTH	2008-03-19 06:05	> 1 mo	0.1602829	0.0036011	7.1916906
EARTH	2011-03-28 21:40	> 1 mo	0.0884848	0.0092957	2.5656709
EARTH	2014-04-02 09:47	> 1 mo	0.0410436	0.0082191	3.2016528
VENUS	2017-03-03 18:01	> 1 mo	0.0295516	0.0095195	6.4578274
EARTH	2017-04-04 12:41	> 1 mo	0.0128472	0.0087762	5.3140923
EARTH	2020-04-04 17:19	> 1 mo	0.0097120	0.0086766	0.3411357
EARTH	2023-04-04 23:37	> 1 d	0.0094243	0.0094210	0.0010256
EARTH	2026-04-05 00:29	< 1 min	0.0091817	0.0091549	0.0000089
EARTH	2029-04-06 17:38	> 1 d	0.0311660	0.0091478	0.0470213
EARTH	2032-04-10 02:34	> 1 d	0.0842697	0.0084973	0.0437015
EARTH	2035-04-16 12:15	> 1 d	0.1918971	0.1041466	0.0292697

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
38.07567588	89.41595631	0.00913807	MINIMUM
322.34950208	302.60173590	0.03281655	MINIMUM
0.19402641	15.86338844	0.28231993	SADDLE
0.40052662	196.29851332	1.72420935	SADDLE
180.06246462	195.90290383	2.44201142	SADDLE
180.09863952	15.91697069	4.43577888	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2026GQ

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2117-04-08.598	94375.598	3.070	0.000	1.01 ± 0.007	4.62E5	9.48E-9	1.97E-1	-9.02	0


Based on 53 optical observations (of which 1 are rejected as outliers) from 2026/04/08.267 to 2026/04/16.121.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.18 and 1.18 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 5.0, Date of computation=20260417 132505.749 UTC.

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