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Solar
Asteroid Near-Earth Potentially hazardous

68216

68216 (2001 CV26)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.968 AU
True anomaly
47.99°
As of
29 August 2026

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Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
1.32 AU
Eccentricity
0.3267
Inclination
17.99°
Orbital period
553.9 days
Perihelion
0.889 AU
Aphelion
1.751 AU
Longitude of ascending node
18.13°
Argument of periapsis
48.76°
Epoch · J2000
2461000.5

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.50 km
Rotation period
2.43 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.449
Absolute magnitude (H)
16.57
Spectral type
APO

Discovery & classification

Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Sources