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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 MF2

2026 MF2

2026 MF2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.981 AU and a period of 0.97 yr.

Aten Observations: 29
Orbital Period · P
0.97 yr
v(q)
33.5 km/s
v(Q)
27 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.17
Eccentricity · e
0.1068

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.876 AU) and its farthest (1.086 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.21 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.97 yr (355 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.981 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.107 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.44° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27 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 = 25.73 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 29 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.33 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
0.9808 AU
Eccentricity
0.1068
Perihelion
0.876 AU
Aphelion
1.085549 AU
Inclination
2.44°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
147.95°

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
2026-Dec-26 20:17 0.106677 AU
15958654 km
3.36 km/s
2027-Sep-27 12:36 0.046177 AU
6908041 km
2.05 km/s
2028-Sep-13 16:03 0.151938 AU
22729537 km
7.05 km/s
2059-Apr-27 01:04 0.049378 AU
7386824 km
5.12 km/s
2060-Dec-18 11:13 0.101332 AU
15159089 km
3.30 km/s
2061-Sep-23 08:44 0.039378 AU
5890834 km
2.43 km/s
2062-Sep-12 00:39 0.153445 AU
22954980 km
7.57 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
25.73

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.33004
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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