Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-07-30 14:25 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.999

Aphelion (Q)

3.416

Eccentricity (e)

0.547

Inclination (i)

8.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1197.7

Earth MOID

0.00525

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-09-14

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1886

28214186

Maximum Brightness

24.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2026-07-07

Observatory

ATLAS South Africa, Sutherland

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

2.207181

1-sigma variation

0.002831

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.547462

1-sigma variation

0.000585

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.0851

1-sigma variation

0.0058

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

292.0716

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

21.3867

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

344.22008

1-sigma variation

0.03152

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.998834

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.415529

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.007050

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.169543

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005254

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1197.7202

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.01437E-6	1.65558E-6	1.63943E-5	2.54788E-6	-1.51604E-6	8.92369E-5
e	1.65558E-6	3.42003E-7	3.38669E-6	5.26329E-7	-3.13123E-7	1.84342E-5
i	1.63943E-5	3.38669E-6	3.35393E-5	5.21151E-6	-3.09147E-6	1.82542E-4
Ω	2.54788E-6	5.26329E-7	5.21151E-6	8.10112E-7	-4.83735E-7	2.83700E-5
ω	-1.51604E-6	-3.13123E-7	-3.09147E-6	-4.83735E-7	3.36162E-7	-1.68917E-5
M	8.92369E-5	1.84342E-5	1.82542E-4	2.83700E-5	-1.68917E-5	9.93622E-4

Date of computation: 2026-07-30 14:25 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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.508

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

21 - 50*

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

0.441317

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2026-07-07.920237

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-07-13.03859

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

26 (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 2026NG1 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	1967-06-27 18:22	> 1 mo	0.1137165	0.0120436	0.3981414
EARTH	2003-09-02 18:11	> 1 mo	0.1278027	0.0846665	0.1720938
EARTH	2026-07-12 08:13	< 1 min	0.0179982	0.0179502	0.0000160
10 Hygiea	2037-08-30 22:28	> 1 w	0.0012155	0.0000383	0.0405769
EARTH	2039-09-14 12:31	> 1 w	0.1886002	0.1029671	0.1242050
EARTH	2088-07-16 05:01	> 1 mo	0.0096603	0.0095957	0.0378730
EARTH	2101-08-24 00:39	> 1 mo	0.0937828	0.0666791	12.8453000

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
349.10603062	189.19008826	0.00525356	MINIMUM
359.60068940	28.57475629	1.98372827	SADDLE
180.03839600	28.74429639	2.43181434	SADDLE
179.66040015	208.53836288	4.42927488	MAXIMUM

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