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Name
Sar2963 → 2026 VU3
Type
NEO
Status
Actively Following
Source
Minor Planet Center
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38,V45,V47; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2026-Nov-05 20:49
Orbital Elements
MPC Minor Planet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61348.0
Nov. 4, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
9.85327
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
224.81443
Arg of perihelion (deg)
133.88219
Eccentricity
0.5385529
Mean distance (AU)
1.9873153
Mean Anomaly (deg)
11.29812
Absolute Magnitude (H)
26.6
Slope Parameter (G)
0.15
Albedo (average)
0.17
Albedo (range)
0.01 - 0.60
Diameter in meters (average)
17
Diameter in meters
(range)
8 - 64
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=26.6 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
17.0 m
+47.0 / -8.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
74
Number of observations
45
Arc length (days)
1.13
Time since last observation (days)
0.07
Spectroscopy Details
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