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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 CE

2026 CE

2026 CE belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.369 AU it takes 1.60 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 60
Orbital Period · P
1.60 yr
v(q)
36.1 km/s
v(Q)
18 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.77
Eccentricity · e
0.3354

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.91 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.828 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.918 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.369 AU gives an orbital period of 1.60 yr, or about 585 days.

An eccentricity of 0.335 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.07° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 28.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 60 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4215 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.369 AU
Eccentricity
0.3354
Perihelion
0.91 AU
Aphelion
1.828163 AU
Inclination
3.07°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
99.46°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2034-Feb-10 02:13 0.019640 AU
2938167 km
8.34 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
28.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42154
Condition
6
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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