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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 PF1

2016 PF1

2016 PF1 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.291 AU once every 3.47 yr.

Amor Observations: 22
Orbital Period · P
3.47 yr
v(q)
34.7 km/s
v(Q)
11.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
3.39
Eccentricity · e
0.5143

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.113 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.469 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.356 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.291 AU gives an orbital period of 3.47 yr, or about 1,267 days.

The high eccentricity (0.514) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.41° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.1 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 = 23.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 22 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4702 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
2.291 AU
Eccentricity
0.5143
Perihelion
1.113 AU
Aphelion
3.469261 AU
Inclination
10.41°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
295.32°

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
2075-Aug-14 16:56 0.124940 AU
18690698 km
8.26 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
23.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47024
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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