(2026 MD5)
Gate E18. Data: NASA/JPL-Caltech, presented by Arrivals.earth.
Object
- Designation
- 2026 MD5
- Kind
- asteroid
- Orbit class
- AMO
- Gate
- E18
- Classification
- SOLAR
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 23.16
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity (e)
- 0.5061
- Semi-major axis (au)
- 2.182
- Perihelion distance (au)
- 1.078
- Inclination (deg)
- 7.03
- Ascending node (deg)
- 138.4
- Argument of perihelion (deg)
- 166.44
- Mean anomaly (deg)
- 344.02
- Epoch (JD)
- 2461200.5
- Period (days)
- 1180
- Earth MOID (au)
- 0.0668
- Observation arc (days)
- 40
- Observations used
- 57
- First observed
- 2026-06-20
- Last observed
- 2026-07-30
Close approaches to Earth
| Time (UTC, 3-sigma uncertainty applies) | Distance (au) | Relative velocity (km/s) |
|---|
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0769 | 7.59 |
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0769 | 7.59 |
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0768 | 7.59 |
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0768 | 7.59 |
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0768 | 7.58 |
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0768 | 7.58 |
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0768 | 7.59 |
| 2026-08-08 20:58:00 | 0.0768 | 7.59 |
JPL Small-Body Database record