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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 FL60

2016 FL60

2016 FL60 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.993 AU and a period of 0.99 yr.

Aten Observations: 14
Orbital Period · P
0.99 yr
v(q)
44.7 km/s
v(Q)
20 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
5.97
Eccentricity · e
0.3831

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.613 AU) and its farthest (1.374 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.761 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.99 yr (361 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.993 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.383 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 24.87° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20 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 = 23.92 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 14 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3066 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
0.9931 AU
Eccentricity
0.3831
Perihelion
0.613 AU
Aphelion
1.373557 AU
Inclination
24.87°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
287.82°

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
2027-May-06 18:30 0.337308 AU
50460508 km
14.63 km/s
2028-May-08 19:54 0.342805 AU
51282886 km
15.17 km/s
2029-May-11 03:34 0.349934 AU
52349369 km
16.04 km/s
2030-May-12 12:12 0.357957 AU
53549671 km
17.16 km/s
2031-May-12 22:39 0.367666 AU
55001987 km
18.57 km/s
2032-May-11 15:07 0.382338 AU
57196936 km
20.11 km/s
2033-May-10 17:14 0.402309 AU
60184623 km
21.75 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
23.92

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.30664
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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