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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 FX2

2016 FX2

2016 FX2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.22 AU it takes 1.35 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 246
Orbital Period · P
1.35 yr
v(q)
32.1 km/s
v(Q)
22.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
5.21
Eccentricity · e
0.1722

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.01 AU) and its farthest (1.43 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.42 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.35 yr (492 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.22 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.172 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.77° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.7 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.64 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 246 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4203 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
1.22 AU
Eccentricity
0.1722
Perihelion
1.01 AU
Aphelion
1.430084 AU
Inclination
6.77°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
231.31°

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
23.64

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42029
Condition
0
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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