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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 HP3

2016 HP3

2016 HP3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.446 AU it takes 3.83 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 125
Orbital Period · P
3.83 yr
v(q)
37.3 km/s
v(Q)
9.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
3.24
Eccentricity · e
0.5859

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.013 AU) and its farthest (3.879 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.866 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.83 yr (1,397 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.446 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.586) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.92° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.7 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 125 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5876 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
2.446 AU
Eccentricity
0.5859
Perihelion
1.013 AU
Aphelion
3.879111 AU
Inclination
2.92°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
223.96°

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
2035-Aug-14 09:58 0.202775 AU
30334694 km
18.48 km/s
2039-Apr-27 20:01 0.230983 AU
34554593 km
19.36 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
23.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58762
Condition
6
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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