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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 GQ134

2016 GQ134

2016 GQ134 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.494 AU it takes 1.83 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 46
Orbital Period · P
1.83 yr
v(q)
40.7 km/s
v(Q)
14.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.18 km
TJ
4.41
Eccentricity · e
0.4724

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.788 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.2 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.412 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.494 AU gives an orbital period of 1.83 yr, or about 667 days.

The high eccentricity (0.472) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.25° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.6 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 = 21.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.18 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 46 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4699 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 4 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.494 AU
Eccentricity
0.4724
Perihelion
0.788 AU
Aphelion
2.199766 AU
Inclination
12.25°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
126.94°

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-25 07:47 0.426943 AU
63869741 km
6.72 km/s
2027-Aug-13 07:13 0.281968 AU
42181806 km
11.94 km/s
2036-Nov-15 22:16 0.388722 AU
58151981 km
25.28 km/s
2038-Jun-06 03:37 0.206655 AU
30915116 km
10.09 km/s
2047-Nov-03 11:47 0.140472 AU
21014270 km
18.12 km/s
2049-May-21 20:03 0.196138 AU
29341900 km
17.19 km/s
2058-Oct-17 15:39 0.081166 AU
12142261 km
12.60 km/s
2060-May-11 15:28 0.367274 AU
54943400 km
23.35 km/s
2069-Aug-31 15:02 0.257840 AU
38572358 km
11.99 km/s
2078-Nov-20 15:20 0.466023 AU
69716062 km
27.57 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
21.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46995
Condition
4
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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