OBJECT / H-38371NOMINALATEN ASTEROID

2026 VH7

CLOSEST APPROACHAUG 19 202619:48 UTC

MISS DISTANCE0.00 LD161,448 KM

RELATIVE VELOCITY0.00 KM/S

TIME TO APPROACHPASSEDARC 8 D

PLOTTING ORBIT…

HELIOCENTRIC / ECLIPTIC J2000a 0.940 AU · e 0.221 · i 2.2°

X 271.4Y 58.6Z 2.2

DRAG TO ORBIT

AORBITAL ELEMENTS

SEMI-MAJOR AXIS0.940 AU

ECCENTRICITY0.221

INCLINATION2.20°

ASCENDING NODE271.40°

ARG. PERIAPSIS58.60°

PERIOD333 DAYS

BPHYSICAL

EST. DIAMETER22–49 M

ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDEH 25.3

HAZARD CLASSIFICATIONNOMINAL

Sub-50 m body passing inside the lunar orbit. Too small to be a threat; useful as an ephemeris calibration target.

CDISCOVERY

FIRST OBSERVEDAUG 11 2026

OBSERVATORYATLAS, Mauna Loa

OBSERVATIONS34ARC 8 DAYS

ORBIT CONFIDENCELOW / SHORT ARC