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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 RH

2026 RH

2026 RH is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.865 AU and a period of 0.80 yr.

Aten Observations: 60
Orbital Period · P
0.80 yr
v(q)
44.8 km/s
v(Q)
22.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
6.78
Eccentricity · e
0.3245

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.585 AU) and its farthest (1.146 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.561 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.80 yr (294 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.865 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.325 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.43° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.9 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 = 24.23 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 60 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.82 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
0.8653 AU
Eccentricity
0.3245
Perihelion
0.585 AU
Aphelion
1.14609 AU
Inclination
9.43°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
130.56°

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
2030-Aug-12 12:11 0.149391 AU
22348604 km
7.45 km/s
2034-Jul-10 11:04 0.173071 AU
25890983 km
7.15 km/s
2038-Jun-15 05:52 0.164963 AU
24678091 km
9.39 km/s
2051-Sep-12 22:17 0.032885 AU
4919517 km
12.41 km/s
2055-Sep-11 02:49 0.025048 AU
3747088 km
8.47 km/s
2067-Jun-15 07:57 0.166593 AU
24921931 km
9.94 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
24.23

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.81998
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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