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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 GY2

2016 GY2

2016 GY2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.92 AU and a period of 0.88 yr.

Aten Observations: 34
Orbital Period · P
0.88 yr
v(q)
42.1 km/s
v(Q)
22.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.45
Eccentricity · e
0.2943

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.649 AU) and its farthest (1.19 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.541 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.88 yr (322 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.92 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.294 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.35° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.9 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 = 26.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 34 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4493 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
0.9197 AU
Eccentricity
0.2943
Perihelion
0.649 AU
Aphelion
1.190368 AU
Inclination
9.35°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
102.62°

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
2029-Nov-23 21:47 0.159793 AU
23904752 km
7.64 km/s
2030-Aug-02 10:30 0.381504 AU
57072119 km
12.98 km/s
2031-Apr-04 02:26 0.019906 AU
2977847 km
10.62 km/s
2036-Dec-12 12:49 0.251749 AU
37661090 km
15.96 km/s
2037-Sep-07 20:17 0.346959 AU
51904343 km
12.50 km/s
2038-Mar-07 04:32 0.199361 AU
29823993 km
7.58 km/s
2039-Mar-20 08:08 0.460064 AU
68824595 km
23.94 km/s
2044-Oct-19 23:09 0.242805 AU
36323098 km
8.87 km/s
2045-Jan-16 15:37 0.240857 AU
36031666 km
7.16 km/s
2045-Jul-10 16:30 0.371115 AU
55517967 km
11.68 km/s
2046-Mar-30 10:27 0.178069 AU
26638765 km
15.68 km/s
2051-Dec-03 19:53 0.142465 AU
21312489 km
10.34 km/s
2052-Aug-14 13:48 0.374341 AU
56000625 km
13.24 km/s
2053-Apr-02 14:30 0.032562 AU
4871263 km
8.45 km/s
2058-Dec-17 17:45 0.315862 AU
47252331 km
19.14 km/s
2059-Sep-22 15:44 0.310807 AU
46496127 km
11.50 km/s
2060-Feb-17 16:20 0.233187 AU
34884235 km
7.77 km/s
2060-Jun-13 02:15 0.319299 AU
47766448 km
8.76 km/s
2061-Mar-23 19:08 0.337519 AU
50492122 km
20.77 km/s
2067-Jul-23 22:19 0.380333 AU
56897033 km
12.59 km/s
2068-Apr-01 19:08 0.066609 AU
9964496 km
12.91 km/s
2073-Dec-08 11:32 0.171114 AU
25598222 km
13.22 km/s
2074-Aug-27 12:41 0.361604 AU
54095244 km
13.02 km/s
2075-Mar-23 11:10 0.132422 AU
19810091 km
7.37 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
26.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44934
Condition
5
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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