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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 TA

2026 TA

2026 TA belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.084 AU it takes 3.01 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
3.01 yr
v(q)
48.2 km/s
v(Q)
8.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
3.41
Eccentricity · e
0.6901

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.646 AU) and its farthest (3.522 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.876 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.01 yr (1,099 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.084 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.69) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 1.8° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 48.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.8 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 = 26.49 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 49 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4426 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
2.084 AU
Eccentricity
0.6901
Perihelion
0.646 AU
Aphelion
3.522168 AU
Inclination
1.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
306.63°

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
2029-Oct-14 02:01 0.042211 AU
6314664 km
15.26 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
26.49

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44261
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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