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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 VO

2026 VO

2026 VO is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.878 AU and a period of 0.82 yr.

Aten Observations: 14
Orbital Period · P
0.82 yr
v(q)
41.8 km/s
v(Q)
24.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.71
Eccentricity · e
0.2682

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.643 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.114 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.471 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.878 AU gives an orbital period of 0.82 yr, or about 301 days.

An eccentricity of 0.268 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.7° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.1 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 = 28.18 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 14 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3544 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
0.8785 AU
Eccentricity
0.2682
Perihelion
0.643 AU
Aphelion
1.114114 AU
Inclination
7.7°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
293.51°

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
2032-Jan-03 12:25 0.168521 AU
25210374 km
6.38 km/s
2040-Oct-30 14:06 0.016248 AU
2430732 km
10.52 km/s
2051-Feb-09 03:22 0.132679 AU
19848442 km
8.20 km/s
2059-Nov-03 03:42 0.015576 AU
2330181 km
7.44 km/s
2065-Jan-14 20:25 0.156148 AU
23359405 km
6.08 km/s
2073-Oct-30 19:58 0.014961 AU
2238160 km
11.26 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
28.18

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35443
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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