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Thursday, June 11, 2026

2026 LD1 and 2018 NC15

 U-Code for asteroid 2026 LD1 is 8 so the uncertainty is exremely high


Backward integration taking into account all big planets plus Ceres, Pallas, Vesta:



it seems that these asteroid are near the end of their synodic cycle on about 16 february 2026.


=== Update --- to avoid sampling errors, just quering JPL Horizons asking for daily resolution:


Fetching data from JPL Horizons...

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1. ANALYSIS FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE VELOCITY
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Date of occurrence:       A.D. 2026-Sep-30 00:00:00.0000
MINIMUM Relative Velocity: 0.01525 km/s
Distance at that time:    0.0023457 AU (350,912.15 km)

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2. ANALYSIS FOR MINIMUM RELATIVE DISTANCE
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Date of occurrence:       A.D. 2026-Oct-20 00:00:00.0000
MINIMUM Distance:         0.0023008 AU (344,187.88 km)
Velocity at that time:    0.01702 km/s
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