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NASA JPL SBDB · 2011 KP16

2011 KP16

2011 KP16 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.601 AU once every 2.03 yr.

Amor Observations: 57
Orbital Period · P
2.03 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
16.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.29
Eccentricity · e
0.3511

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.039 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.163 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.124 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.601 AU gives an orbital period of 2.03 yr, or about 740 days.

An eccentricity of 0.351 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.32° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.3 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 57 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4222 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.601 AU
Eccentricity
0.3511
Perihelion
1.039 AU
Aphelion
2.163111 AU
Inclination
3.32°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
139.72°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42218
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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