Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-07-03 12:46 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.620

Aphelion (Q)

2.281

Eccentricity (e)

0.573

Inclination (i)

4.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

638.2

Earth MOID

0.01247

U parameter

8.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-01-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02992

4476089

Maximum Brightness

20.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.4

mag

Diameter

30 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-06-23

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

1.450618

1-sigma variation

0.004075

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.572716

1-sigma variation

0.001623

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.9079

1-sigma variation

0.0151

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

96.1280

1-sigma variation

0.0059

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

282.4310

1-sigma variation

0.0175

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

314.59588

1-sigma variation

0.23408

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.619826

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.281410

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.116091

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.095618

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012473

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

638.1578

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.66038E-5	6.61238E-6	6.13339E-5	2.39776E-5	-7.11198E-5	9.53819E-4
e	6.61238E-6	2.63335E-6	2.44259E-5	9.54895E-6	-2.83224E-5	3.79853E-4
i	6.13339E-5	2.44259E-5	2.26566E-4	8.85725E-5	-2.62718E-4	3.52338E-3
Ω	2.39776E-5	9.54895E-6	8.85725E-5	3.46265E-5	-1.02701E-4	1.37741E-3
ω	-7.11198E-5	-2.83224E-5	-2.62718E-4	-1.02701E-4	3.04725E-4	-4.08553E-3
M	9.53819E-4	3.79853E-4	3.52338E-3	1.37741E-3	-4.08553E-3	5.47929E-2

Date of computation: 2026-07-03 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

24.428

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

30 - 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

0.617054

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-06-23.432182

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-03.43975

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

24 (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 2026MP3 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
VENUS	1951-08-21 02:20	> 1 d	0.0337522	0.0055238	0.0846073
EARTH	1958-07-10 05:45	> 1 d	0.0739904	0.0108538	0.0497344
EARTH	1964-01-13 18:37	1050.8	0.0771587	0.0233713	0.0205906
EARTH	1965-06-29 13:53	162.6	0.1180954	0.1176908	0.0001362
EARTH	1971-01-01 19:07	> 1 d	0.1229103	0.0230784	0.0411683
VENUS	2002-04-12 23:33	> 1 d	0.0373913	0.0220112	0.0308705
EARTH	2012-07-14 15:48	> 1 w	0.1339002	0.0102439	0.1028089
EARTH	2019-07-08 14:45	> 1 w	0.0330324	0.0123534	0.1393050
EARTH	2025-01-17 01:24	> 1 d	0.1476588	0.0204473	0.0482389
EARTH	2026-07-05 07:16	< 1 min	0.0279669	0.0277290	0.0000793
EARTH	2032-01-11 15:31	> 1 w	0.0299208	0.0195671	0.1050931
EARTH	2033-06-28 21:21	> 1 w	0.1474224	0.0118118	0.1631937
VENUS	2035-04-30 12:39	> 1 mo	0.0462587	0.0057889	0.1790201
EARTH	2039-01-06 21:35	> 1 w	0.0590904	0.0199855	0.1481429
EARTH	2045-12-30 09:37	> 1 d	0.1530413	0.0817414	0.0240826
VENUS	2066-11-12 02:01	> 1 mo	0.0283383	0.0214675	0.2041527
VENUS	2077-04-27 14:40	> 1 mo	0.0310181	0.0213684	0.4805397
EARTH	2094-07-12 12:52	> 1 mo	0.0925721	0.0126997	0.8591898
EARTH	2100-01-15 18:05	> 1 mo	0.0942995	0.0208227	0.6608166
EARTH	2101-07-02 15:52	> 1 w	0.0991575	0.0145446	0.5276299
EARTH	2107-01-05 04:38	> 1 d	0.1060336	0.0310120	0.0674604

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
301.33889141	179.82426308	0.01247316	MINIMUM
55.54775914	4.62339474	0.01919838	MINIMUM
357.54050435	271.01010122	0.38521551	SADDLE
179.30835404	93.41772671	1.28648766	SADDLE
357.73340023	91.38225601	1.61931614	SADDLE
179.43907197	273.48697762	3.27790259	MAXIMUM

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