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26760 (2001 KP41)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.335 AU
True anomaly
137.38°
Distance from Earth
2.986 AU
As of
11 October 2026

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Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 26760 — 3.335 AU from the Sun 26760
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 26760 is 2.986 AU from Earth today (24.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
06h 25m 55s
Declination
+11° 53′ 46″
Constellation
Monoceros
Distance from Earth
2.98 AU
Elongation from the Sun
102.32° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
2.854 AU
Eccentricity
0.557
Inclination
11.01°
Orbital period
4.82 years
Perihelion
1.264 AU
Aphelion
4.443 AU
Longitude of ascending node
146.25°
Argument of periapsis
155.14°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · AMO
Amor
Earth MOID · 101.5 LD
0.2609 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
3.031

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
2,232
Data arc
29.72 years
First observed
25 March 1996
Last observed
15 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.46 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
31 December 2025

Physical properties

Mean radius
2.70 km
Rotation period
5.3 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.042
Absolute magnitude (H)
15.5

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
23 May 2001
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2001 KP41 · 2000 EN178

Amor Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2038-03-08 22:05:00 Juptr 1.3828 AU 538.2 LD 6.3 km/s
2061-12-19 10:26:00 Juptr 1.2088 AU 470.4 LD 5.8 km/s
2085-08-10 13:58:00 Juptr 1.5849 AU 616.8 LD 7.2 km/s
2145-04-18 00:32:00 Juptr 1.6115 AU 627.2 LD 6 km/s
2168-12-14 05:34:00 Juptr 1.2063 AU 469.4 LD 4.7 km/s
2192-09-28 17:25:00 Juptr 1.3693 AU 532.9 LD 5.1 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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