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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 KL1

2016 KL1

2016 KL1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.901 AU and a period of 0.86 yr.

Aten Observations: 97
Orbital Period · P
0.86 yr
v(q)
41.8 km/s
v(Q)
23.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.22 km
TJ
6.53
Eccentricity · e
0.2801

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.649 AU) and its farthest (1.154 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.505 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.86 yr (313 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.901 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.28 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.14° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.5 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

The measured diameter is 0.33 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.034 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 97 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3509 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
0.9015 AU
Eccentricity
0.2801
Perihelion
0.649 AU
Aphelion
1.15401 AU
Inclination
18.14°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
158.08°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.328 km
Albedo
0.034
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.09

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35087
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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