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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 AH65

2016 AH65

2016 AH65 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.186 AU it takes 1.29 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 24
Orbital Period · P
1.29 yr
v(q)
33.5 km/s
v(Q)
22.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.3
Eccentricity · e
0.2003

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.948 AU) and its farthest (1.424 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.476 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.29 yr (472 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.186 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.2 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.8° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.3 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 24 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3456 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
1.186 AU
Eccentricity
0.2003
Perihelion
0.948 AU
Aphelion
1.423556 AU
Inclination
13.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
59.28°

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

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2028-Aug-21 21:38 0.307629 AU
46020690 km
15.95 km/s
2037-Aug-25 18:09 0.222980 AU
33357284 km
9.98 km/s
2065-Jan-19 22:18 0.210410 AU
31476951 km
15.98 km/s
2068-Aug-24 19:15 0.330292 AU
49410924 km
13.59 km/s
2069-Mar-18 20:13 0.414593 AU
62022252 km
5.61 km/s
2073-Jun-13 19:04 0.395265 AU
59130728 km
8.71 km/s
2077-Aug-22 23:47 0.218095 AU
32626595 km
8.48 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
25.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34556
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. 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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