(2026 ME3)
Gate C16. Data: NASA/JPL-Caltech, presented by Arrivals.earth.
Object
- Designation
- 2026 ME3
- Kind
- asteroid
- Orbit class
- APO
- Gate
- C16
- Classification
- SOLAR
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 29.94
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity (e)
- 0.5892
- Semi-major axis (au)
- 2.247
- Perihelion distance (au)
- 0.923
- Inclination (deg)
- 5.82
- Ascending node (deg)
- 87.53
- Argument of perihelion (deg)
- 137.76
- Mean anomaly (deg)
- 6.5
- Epoch (JD)
- 2461200.5
- Period (days)
- 1230
- Earth MOID (au)
- 0.00185
- Observation arc (days)
- 3
- Observations used
- 11
- First observed
- 2026-06-18
- Last observed
- 2026-06-21
Close approaches to Earth
| Time (UTC, 3-sigma uncertainty applies) | Distance (au) | Relative velocity (km/s) |
|---|
| 2026-06-18 08:23:00 | 0.0024 | 11.86 |
JPL Small-Body Database record