SpaceAtlasSpace Object Data

2016 EP1

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.

Apollo Observations: 206

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.461 AU
Eccentricity
0.4442
Perihelion
0.812 AU
Aphelion
2.109976 AU
Inclination
10.64°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
322.37°

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
2031-Oct-11 15:06 0.066157 AU
9896941 km
12.64 km/s
2046-Mar-08 14:11 0.066535 AU
9953485 km
16.09 km/s
2054-Sep-26 09:52 0.155196 AU
23217046 km
20.68 km/s
2076-Mar-15 08:04 0.145537 AU
21772086 km
20.12 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
22.26

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45248
Condition
6
Orbit ID
—