Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-05-02 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.917

Aphelion (Q)

3.834

Eccentricity (e)

0.614

Inclination (i)

1.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

1337.2

Earth MOID

0.01288

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-04-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14842

22202794

Maximum Brightness

22.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.4

mag

Diameter

40 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-04-21

Observatory

MAPS, San Pedro de Atacama

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.375398

1-sigma variation

0.002143

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.613982

1-sigma variation

0.000365

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.4733

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

251.6192

1-sigma variation

0.0060

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

10.4608

1-sigma variation

0.0045

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

1.97786

1-sigma variation

0.00178

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.916946

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.833850

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.091502

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.751545

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012883

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1337.2207

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.59272E-6	7.82289E-7	1.04114E-6	1.28134E-5	-9.56530E-6	-3.80671E-6
e	7.82289E-7	1.33249E-7	1.77340E-7	2.18251E-6	-1.62925E-6	-6.48407E-7
i	1.04114E-6	1.77340E-7	2.36727E-7	2.88155E-6	-2.14506E-6	-8.62963E-7
Ω	1.28134E-5	2.18251E-6	2.88155E-6	3.65147E-5	-2.74571E-5	-1.06204E-5
ω	-9.56530E-6	-1.62925E-6	-2.14506E-6	-2.74571E-5	2.06990E-5	7.92780E-6
M	-3.80671E-6	-6.48407E-7	-8.62963E-7	-1.06204E-5	7.92780E-6	3.15529E-6

Date of computation: 2026-05-02 13:00 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

[-]

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

24.381

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

40 - 80*

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

0.644572

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-04-09.274624

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-05-01.929242

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

40 (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

Computation parameters

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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2026HA3 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	2026-05-02 14:35	< 1 s	0.0129312	0.0129114	0.0000066
EARTH	2037-04-16 14:31	> 1 d	0.1484165	0.0149471	0.0910458

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
339.80457075	116.81544114	0.01288313	MINIMUM
21.07843979	199.64103199	0.02062342	MINIMUM
0.59670685	158.50664793	0.09878965	SADDLE
0.49218740	338.30143447	1.90164372	SADDLE
180.12197091	337.82679414	2.84913571	SADDLE
180.12089175	157.82915939	4.84942766	MAXIMUM

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