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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 SF8

2026 SF8

2026 SF8 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.06 AU it takes 1.09 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 14
Orbital Period · P
1.09 yr
v(q)
41.8 km/s
v(Q)
20 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.75
Eccentricity · e
0.3535

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.686 AU) and its farthest (1.435 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.749 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.09 yr (399 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.06 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.353 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.56° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20 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 = 29.16 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 14 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.8437 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
1.06 AU
Eccentricity
0.3535
Perihelion
0.686 AU
Aphelion
1.43471 AU
Inclination
1.56°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
331.22°

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
2052-Feb-16 09:57 0.012145 AU
1816797 km
12.40 km/s
2055-Sep-18 05:10 0.000260 AU
38917 km
11.56 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
29.16

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.84372
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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