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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 MH

2026 MH

2026 MH is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.979 AU and a period of 0.97 yr.

Aten Observations: 107
Orbital Period · P
0.97 yr
v(q)
33.7 km/s
v(Q)
26.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.18
Eccentricity · e
0.1125

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.868 AU) and its farthest (1.089 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.221 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.97 yr (354 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.979 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.113 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.45° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.9 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 = 28.74 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 107 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4182 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 3 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
0.9786 AU
Eccentricity
0.1125
Perihelion
0.868 AU
Aphelion
1.088693 AU
Inclination
4.45°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
243.14°

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-Feb-17 17:02 0.172517 AU
25808151 km
3.86 km/s
2027-Dec-01 10:59 0.126928 AU
18988212 km
7.29 km/s
2042-Jun-17 10:43 0.046852 AU
7009025 km
5.20 km/s
2043-Mar-05 19:12 0.176715 AU
26436218 km
3.84 km/s
2043-Nov-30 16:42 0.060407 AU
9036728 km
5.32 km/s
2058-Jun-11 05:18 0.165638 AU
24779116 km
8.89 km/s
2059-Apr-09 18:50 0.160398 AU
23995212 km
3.41 km/s
2059-Dec-09 21:40 0.063368 AU
9479738 km
2.77 km/s
2075-Jun-20 18:59 0.000924 AU
138270 km
4.15 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
28.74

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4182
Condition
3
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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