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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 CC194

2016 CC194

2016 CC194 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.547 AU once every 1.92 yr.

Amor Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
1.92 yr
v(q)
31.4 km/s
v(Q)
18.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
4.4
Eccentricity · e
0.2637

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.139 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.955 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.816 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.547 AU gives an orbital period of 1.92 yr, or about 703 days.

An eccentricity of 0.264 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.87° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.3 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 = 23.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 47 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5652 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.547 AU
Eccentricity
0.2637
Perihelion
1.139 AU
Aphelion
1.954944 AU
Inclination
8.87°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
139.61°

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
2038-Nov-24 23:50 0.455270 AU
68107496 km
4.12 km/s
2041-Jan-23 09:04 0.160850 AU
24062832 km
4.88 km/s
2043-Mar-25 23:41 0.408696 AU
61139981 km
2.74 km/s
2066-Jan-16 07:05 0.210218 AU
31448203 km
4.95 km/s
2068-Mar-02 00:56 0.337224 AU
50447984 km
3.91 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
23.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.56524
Condition
1
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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