(2026 NK2)
Gate E8. Data: NASA/JPL-Caltech, presented by Arrivals.earth.
Object
- Designation
- 2026 NK2
- Kind
- asteroid
- Orbit class
- AMO
- Gate
- E8
- Classification
- SOLAR
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 23.95
Orbital elements
- Eccentricity (e)
- 0.4839
- Semi-major axis (au)
- 2.259
- Perihelion distance (au)
- 1.166
- Inclination (deg)
- 4.28
- Ascending node (deg)
- 82.96
- Argument of perihelion (deg)
- 230.29
- Mean anomaly (deg)
- 353.05
- Epoch (JD)
- 2461233.5
- Period (days)
- 1240
- Earth MOID (au)
- 0.163
- Observation arc (days)
- 7
- Observations used
- 13
- First observed
- 2026-07-08
- Last observed
- 2026-07-15
Close approaches to Earth
| Time (UTC, 3-sigma uncertainty applies) | Distance (au) | Relative velocity (km/s) |
|---|
| 2026-07-31 12:24:00 | 0.164 | 4.69 |
| 2026-07-31 12:28:00 | 0.1638 | 4.69 |
JPL Small-Body Database record