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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 EV2

2026 EV2

2026 EV2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.322 AU it takes 1.52 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 59
Orbital Period · P
1.52 yr
v(q)
35.4 km/s
v(Q)
19 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.9
Eccentricity · e
0.302

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.923 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.721 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.798 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.322 AU gives an orbital period of 1.52 yr, or about 555 days.

An eccentricity of 0.302 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.67° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19 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 = 28.89 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 59 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4493 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
1.322 AU
Eccentricity
0.302
Perihelion
0.923 AU
Aphelion
1.721244 AU
Inclination
1.67°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
32.08°

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-Jun-05 16:37 0.059888 AU
8959083 km
5.72 km/s
2032-Jul-08 14:18 0.163341 AU
24435492 km
12.13 km/s
2061-Feb-25 06:56 0.135285 AU
20238373 km
12.49 km/s
2067-Jun-24 03:28 0.028487 AU
4261630 km
7.17 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
28.89

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4493
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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