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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 CL

2026 CL

2026 CL belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.071 AU it takes 2.98 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 75
Orbital Period · P
2.98 yr
v(q)
36.4 km/s
v(Q)
11.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
3.58
Eccentricity · e
0.5121

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.01 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.132 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.122 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.071 AU gives an orbital period of 2.98 yr, or about 1,089 days.

The high eccentricity (0.512) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.13° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.8 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 26.43 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 75 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5399 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
2.071 AU
Eccentricity
0.5121
Perihelion
1.01 AU
Aphelion
3.131559 AU
Inclination
10.13°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
40.86°

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
2029-Jan-19 03:14 0.058028 AU
8680813 km
9.82 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
26.43

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53985
Condition
7
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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