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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 VE

2026 VE

2026 VE belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.047 AU it takes 1.07 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 15
Orbital Period · P
1.07 yr
v(q)
35.6 km/s
v(Q)
23.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.76
Eccentricity · e
0.198

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.839 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.254 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.415 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.047 AU gives an orbital period of 1.07 yr, or about 391 days.

An eccentricity of 0.198 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 26.66° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.8 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 = 25.73 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 15 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4601 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.047 AU
Eccentricity
0.198
Perihelion
0.839 AU
Aphelion
1.254306 AU
Inclination
26.66°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461347.5
Mean Anomaly
290.09°

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-25 19:52 0.092931 AU
13902324 km
13.87 km/s
2041-Oct-31 16:01 0.027275 AU
4080305 km
15.85 km/s
2072-Nov-05 04:18 0.049618 AU
7422703 km
13.82 km/s
2074-Apr-30 16:30 0.012198 AU
1824787 km
14.76 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
25.73

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46011
Condition
8
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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