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2016 JF6

2016 JF6 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.165 AU once every 1.26 yr.

Amor Observations: 50
Orbital Period · P
1.26 yr
v(q)
30.1 km/s
v(Q)
25.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.39
Eccentricity · e
0.0865

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.064 AU) and its farthest (1.266 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.202 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.26 yr (459 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.165 AU.

With e = 0.086, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.28° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.3 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 50 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3473 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
1.165 AU
Eccentricity
0.0865
Perihelion
1.064 AU
Aphelion
1.265772 AU
Inclination
10.28°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
51.9°

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
2030-Nov-13 02:46 0.239339 AU
35804665 km
6.21 km/s
2035-Oct-23 01:39 0.252128 AU
37717847 km
6.56 km/s
2040-Oct-01 04:16 0.271392 AU
40599707 km
6.40 km/s
2045-Sep-07 08:00 0.290634 AU
43478154 km
5.59 km/s
2060-Apr-20 04:55 0.048312 AU
7227308 km
5.32 km/s
2065-Apr-12 07:52 0.059592 AU
8914855 km
6.10 km/s
2070-Apr-02 20:59 0.173551 AU
25962884 km
8.40 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
24.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34728
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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