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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 GV2

2026 GV2

2026 GV2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.022 AU it takes 1.03 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 26
Orbital Period · P
1.03 yr
v(q)
35.3 km/s
v(Q)
24.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.95
Eccentricity · e
0.1773

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.84 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.203 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.363 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.022 AU gives an orbital period of 1.03 yr, or about 377 days.

An eccentricity of 0.177 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.98° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.6 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 = 24.24 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 26 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3712 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.022 AU
Eccentricity
0.1773
Perihelion
0.84 AU
Aphelion
1.203201 AU
Inclination
9.98°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461146.5
Mean Anomaly
265.33°

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
2027-Mar-29 01:26 0.145965 AU
21836051 km
6.55 km/s
2028-Aug-25 09:26 0.178698 AU
26732803 km
7.63 km/s
2030-Nov-07 18:10 0.124378 AU
18606670 km
9.93 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
24.24

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37122
Condition
8
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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