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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 VL

2026 VL

2026 VL is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.244 AU once every 1.39 yr.

Amor Observations: 12
Orbital Period · P
1.39 yr
v(q)
31.2 km/s
v(Q)
22.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.06
Eccentricity · e
0.1553

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.051 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.437 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.386 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.244 AU gives an orbital period of 1.39 yr, or about 507 days.

An eccentricity of 0.155 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 24.55° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.8 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.27 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 12 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.8785 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 9 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
1.244 AU
Eccentricity
0.1553
Perihelion
1.051 AU
Aphelion
1.437193 AU
Inclination
24.55°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461344.5
Mean Anomaly
8.55°

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
2026-Nov-04 00:41 0.080727 AU
12076520 km
13.37 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
24.27

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.87851
Condition
9
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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