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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 AX

2026 AX

2026 AX is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.901 AU and a period of 0.86 yr.

Aten Observations: 53
Orbital Period · P
0.86 yr
v(q)
35.3 km/s
v(Q)
27.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.6
Eccentricity · e
0.1168

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.796 AU) and its farthest (1.006 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.21 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.86 yr (312 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.901 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.117 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.58° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.9 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 = 26.89 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 53 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3511 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
0.9011 AU
Eccentricity
0.1168
Perihelion
0.796 AU
Aphelion
1.006348 AU
Inclination
4.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
19.14°

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
2031-Sep-03 12:00 0.166592 AU
24921834 km
4.05 km/s
2032-Jan-26 22:45 0.060591 AU
9064317 km
5.20 km/s
2038-Jan-26 19:42 0.192754 AU
28835616 km
9.34 km/s
2054-Nov-18 03:05 0.142418 AU
21305393 km
6.97 km/s
2055-Apr-29 13:50 0.195672 AU
29272075 km
4.64 km/s
2060-Dec-05 22:42 0.055327 AU
8276826 km
3.54 km/s
2067-Jan-04 00:51 0.025010 AU
3741377 km
3.30 km/s
2072-Dec-23 20:01 0.036925 AU
5523857 km
3.29 km/s
2078-Nov-19 23:50 0.087092 AU
13028851 km
4.69 km/s
2079-Apr-09 08:30 0.170460 AU
25500444 km
3.31 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
26.89

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35114
Condition
6
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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