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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 FD7

2026 FD7

2026 FD7 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.038 AU it takes 1.06 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 26
Orbital Period · P
1.06 yr
v(q)
40.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.86
Eccentricity · e
0.3113

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.715 AU) and its farthest (1.361 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.646 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.06 yr (386 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.038 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.311 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.66° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 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 = 27.14 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 26 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2576 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
1.038 AU
Eccentricity
0.3113
Perihelion
0.715 AU
Aphelion
1.361129 AU
Inclination
2.66°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
141.0°

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
2040-Aug-25 11:57 0.038812 AU
5806214 km
11.55 km/s
2044-Mar-18 05:50 0.015590 AU
2332157 km
7.29 km/s
2059-Aug-28 21:53 0.026672 AU
3990148 km
9.58 km/s
2063-Mar-18 23:07 0.040885 AU
6116378 km
6.42 km/s
2079-Aug-24 19:29 0.065480 AU
9795685 km
12.08 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
27.14

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.25762
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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