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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 JN5

2016 JN5

2016 JN5 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.419 AU it takes 1.69 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
1.69 yr
v(q)
38.9 km/s
v(Q)
16.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
4.6
Eccentricity · e
0.4148

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.83 AU) and its farthest (2.008 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.178 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.69 yr (617 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.419 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.415) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.1° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.1 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 = 23.79 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 32 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.694 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 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
1.419 AU
Eccentricity
0.4148
Perihelion
0.83 AU
Aphelion
2.007601 AU
Inclination
11.1°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
300.0°

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
2026-Nov-08 02:40 0.345883 AU
51743290 km
22.00 km/s
2033-May-06 08:36 0.450979 AU
67465434 km
24.96 km/s
2038-May-29 11:54 0.063287 AU
9467651 km
12.27 km/s
2043-May-09 08:31 0.481879 AU
72088128 km
7.44 km/s
2043-Sep-16 11:36 0.223380 AU
33417132 km
8.41 km/s
2048-Nov-03 22:36 0.264809 AU
39614917 km
19.59 km/s
2060-May-26 16:24 0.070018 AU
10474509 km
13.38 km/s
2065-May-14 09:48 0.452605 AU
67708691 km
6.91 km/s
2065-Sep-03 21:07 0.239695 AU
35857872 km
8.92 km/s
2070-Nov-03 07:10 0.235318 AU
35203068 km
18.73 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
23.79

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.69403
Condition
2
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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