Draft:2026 RZ

2026 RZ
Discovery
Discovered by	MAPS, San Pedro de Atacama
Discovery site	Chile
Discovery date	4 September 2026
Detection method	Ground-based telescope
Orbital characteristicsE2026-R60
Aphelion	1.876 AU
Perihelion	0.820 AU
Semi-major axis	1.348 AU
Eccentricity	0.392
Orbital period (sidereal)	1.57 years
Inclination	3.24°
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)	29.5

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2026 RZ is a near-Earth Apollo-type asteroid discovered on 4 September 2026 by the MAPS survey at San Pedro de Atacama, Chile.^[1] It was observed at multiple observatories including Atacama Desert Observatory, Farpoint Observatory, Palomar/ZTF, Crni Vrh, Petit Cosquet, Farra d’Isonzo, Sormano, and Kitt Peak/Spacewatch.^[1]

Orbit

2026 RZ follows an Apollo-type orbit with a semimajor axis of 1.348 AU, an eccentricity of 0.39, and an inclination of 3.24°. It completes an orbit around the Sun every 1.57 years. Its perihelion distance is 0.82 AU and aphelion distance is 1.876 AU.^[1]

Close approaches

The asteroid has a Minimum Orbit Intersection Distance (MOID) with Earth of 0.00089 AU (~133,000 km), indicating a potential for close flybys.^[1]

Physical characteristics

With an absolute magnitude of 29.5, 2026 RZ is estimated to be only a few meters in diameter, making it a very small near-Earth object.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Minor Planet Center. \"MPEC 2026-R39: 2026 RZ.\" Published 6 September 2026.

[\"MPEC2026R39\"-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Minor Planet Center. \"MPEC 2026-R39: 2026 RZ.\" Published 6 September 2026.

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