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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 QE84

2016 QE84

2016 QE84 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.157 AU it takes 1.24 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 56
Orbital Period · P
1.24 yr
v(q)
42.1 km/s
v(Q)
18.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.33 km
TJ
5.21
Eccentricity · e
0.3964

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.698 AU) and its farthest (1.616 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.918 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.24 yr (455 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.157 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.396 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 35.1° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.2 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 = 20.15 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.33 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 56 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5944 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.157 AU
Eccentricity
0.3964
Perihelion
0.698 AU
Aphelion
1.615635 AU
Inclination
35.1°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
165.92°

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
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
20.15

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.59442
Condition
1
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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