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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 TY5

2026 TY5

2026 TY5 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.829 AU and a period of 0.76 yr.

Aten Observations: 65
Orbital Period · P
0.76 yr
v(q)
50.8 km/s
v(Q)
21 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
6.92
Eccentricity · e
0.4144

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.486 AU) and its farthest (1.173 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.687 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.76 yr (276 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.829 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.414) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 27.57° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 50.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21 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 = 24.66 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 65 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4527 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
0.8294 AU
Eccentricity
0.4144
Perihelion
0.486 AU
Aphelion
1.173103 AU
Inclination
27.57°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
307.34°

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-09 01:56 0.090505 AU
13539339 km
18.99 km/s
2057-Oct-11 16:41 0.126615 AU
18941309 km
14.67 km/s
2060-Oct-08 04:24 0.035859 AU
5364424 km
15.72 km/s
2063-Oct-08 19:56 0.028272 AU
4229449 km
17.62 km/s
2066-Oct-10 17:32 0.081002 AU
12117684 km
20.39 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
24.66

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45272
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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