Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-05-03 13:00 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.780

Aphelion (Q)

1.358

Eccentricity (e)

0.270

Inclination (i)

37.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

403.6

Earth MOID

0.01602

U parameter

8.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2038-11-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07136

10675636

Maximum Brightness

24.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.8

mag

Diameter

18 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-04-27

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.068848

1-sigma variation

0.001833

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.270352

1-sigma variation

0.000849

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

37.3312

1-sigma variation

0.1050

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

41.6923

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

277.1749

1-sigma variation

0.2640

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

327.60383

1-sigma variation

0.26359

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.779883

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.357814

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.033974

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017781

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.016024

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

403.6200

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.36019E-6	1.55538E-6	1.92398E-4	8.51593E-7	-4.83851E-4	4.83181E-4
e	1.55538E-6	7.19967E-7	8.90584E-5	3.94176E-7	-2.23967E-4	2.23657E-4
i	1.92398E-4	8.90584E-5	1.10164E-2	4.87607E-5	-2.77045E-2	2.76661E-2
Ω	8.51593E-7	3.94176E-7	4.87607E-5	2.15885E-7	-1.22626E-4	1.22455E-4
ω	-4.83851E-4	-2.23967E-4	-2.77045E-2	-1.22626E-4	6.96723E-2	-6.95757E-2
M	4.83181E-4	2.23657E-4	2.76661E-2	1.22455E-4	-6.95757E-2	6.94794E-2

Date of computation: 2026-05-03 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

[-]

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

25.804

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

18 - 40*

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

0.551892

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-04-27.437452

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-05-01.995086

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

22 (2)

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 2026HL6 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 15:21	> 1 w	0.0198880	0.0154070	0.2984103
EARTH	1964-11-05 15:00	> 1 w	0.0370944	0.0303044	0.1358369
EARTH	1973-04-29 08:22	> 1 d	0.0989266	0.0145273	0.1136865
EARTH	1984-05-06 17:57	> 1 d	0.1547132	0.0226371	0.0448322
EARTH	1985-11-01 23:24	> 1 d	0.0825470	0.0307613	0.0575478
EARTH	1996-11-11 20:40	> 1 w	0.1720230	0.0345072	0.2020338
EARTH	2005-05-03 12:07	> 1 w	0.0312215	0.0155545	0.2553510
EARTH	2017-11-09 02:23	> 1 d	0.1007858	0.0298638	0.1309484
EARTH	2026-05-02 23:31	< 1 min	0.0158725	0.0157317	0.0000469
EARTH	2038-11-08 03:16	> 1 w	0.0713622	0.0317792	0.1684073
EARTH	2047-05-02 12:55	> 1 w	0.0290887	0.0161624	0.2221240
EARTH	2059-11-06 02:01	> 1 d	0.0319959	0.0311713	0.0249333
EARTH	2068-04-29 05:54	> 1 d	0.1036956	0.0172222	0.1340444
EARTH	2079-05-07 23:43	> 1 d	0.1632272	0.0136552	0.1397089
EARTH	2080-11-02 07:33	> 1 d	0.0767244	0.0348306	0.1213785
EARTH	2091-11-13 15:31	> 1 d	0.1876490	0.0285192	0.0976944
EARTH	2100-05-05 04:24	> 1 d	0.0507781	0.0148534	0.0630896
EARTH	2101-10-30 00:53	> 1 d	0.1881234	0.0660848	0.0463549
EARTH	2112-11-10 10:57	> 1 d	0.1067228	0.0438428	0.0406939
EARTH	2121-05-04 02:41	> 1 d	0.0165893	0.0164605	0.0124338

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
279.29458178	116.96026279	0.01602364	MINIMUM
68.65231050	299.11298533	0.03107903	MINIMUM
354.16628057	207.35280096	0.61604198	SADDLE
173.45249942	29.63444524	0.82690290	SADDLE
355.68605458	29.90987143	1.67478888	SADDLE
187.29764578	222.52274615	2.25274009	MAXIMUM

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