2026 TX
Apollo · NASA JPL Small-Body Database
Minor interest
Noteworthiness · not impact risk
Flarient Concern Assessment
A noteworthiness score based on closeness, size, velocity and observability. This is not an impact risk score — check NASA Sentry for impact probability.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Uncertainty & Observations
Orbit has moderate uncertainty (U=7) — expect position errors of several arcminutes. Use Horizons for the latest ephemeris.
Orbital Elements
Full designation: (2026 TX)
MOID (Earth): 0.002450 AU — inside PHA threshold
MOID (Jupiter): 3.640 AU
Risk Assessment
This object is small enough to burn up in Earth's atmosphere. No ground impact risk.
Close-Approach History
| Date | Distance | Min dist | Velocity | H mag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2026 | 841925 M km | 839686 M km | 10.3 km/s | 27.843 |
Near-Earth objects are tracked continuously by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Most pass safely; the distances shown here are in millions of kilometres and Lunar Distances (LD), where 1 LD ≈ 384,400 km — the average Earth–Moon distance.
7-Day Ephemeris
Daily positions from NASA JPL Horizons. Share location for altitude/azimuth.
Share location for altitude & observability
| Date | RA | Dec | Mag |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Oct | 02 38 48.00 | +09 08 25.8 | 19.7 |
| 07 Oct | 03 50 07.43 | +06 01 56.7 | 19.1 |
| 08 Oct | 06 51 30.29 | -03 46 41.9 | 19.7 |
| 09 Oct | 09 59 24.83 | -11 23 19.1 | 24.0 |
| 10 Oct | 11 14 25.25 | -12 31 22.5 | 27.0 |
| 11 Oct | 11 46 52.60 | -12 36 44.1 | 30.0 |
| 12 Oct | 12 04 18.44 | -12 33 21.5 | 32.0 |
| 13 Oct | 12 15 05.17 | -12 28 56.7 | 33.0 |
Angular rate: up to 8912 arcsec/min — very fast mover, use short exposures and track on the asteroid.