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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 TX

2026 TX

2026 TX belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.106 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 26
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
40.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.57
Eccentricity · e
0.3508

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.718 AU) and its farthest (1.494 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.776 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (425 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.106 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.351 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.97° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.6 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 = 27.71 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 26 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5496 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
1.106 AU
Eccentricity
0.3508
Perihelion
0.718 AU
Aphelion
1.493985 AU
Inclination
1.97°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
202.82°

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
2028-Apr-11 07:39 0.081170 AU
12142932 km
7.63 km/s
2041-Sep-29 05:54 0.137707 AU
20600674 km
15.48 km/s
2051-Apr-20 07:32 0.032067 AU
4797111 km
11.77 km/s
2064-Oct-08 15:14 0.003390 AU
507086 km
9.86 km/s
2066-Apr-14 22:27 0.008951 AU
1339048 km
9.44 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
27.71

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54958
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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