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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 TZ19

2016 TZ19

2016 TZ19 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.947 AU and a period of 0.92 yr.

Aten Observations: 73
Orbital Period · P
0.92 yr
v(q)
59.5 km/s
v(Q)
15.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
6.19
Eccentricity · e
0.5815

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.396 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.498 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.102 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.947 AU gives an orbital period of 0.92 yr, or about 337 days.

The high eccentricity (0.582) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.27° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 59.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.7 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 0.05 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.491 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 73 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5338 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
0.9472 AU
Eccentricity
0.5815
Perihelion
0.396 AU
Aphelion
1.497997 AU
Inclination
5.27°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
90.94°

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
2027-Oct-15 02:12 0.326624 AU
48862264 km
12.46 km/s
2027-Dec-15 09:21 0.404083 AU
60449889 km
10.50 km/s
2028-Oct-26 02:25 0.049271 AU
7370777 km
19.99 km/s
2035-Jul-27 05:33 0.204018 AU
30520669 km
25.27 km/s
2036-Jul-17 00:48 0.165021 AU
24686747 km
12.59 km/s
2037-Aug-21 10:20 0.450048 AU
67326265 km
13.41 km/s
2038-Sep-19 09:35 0.462520 AU
69192047 km
13.70 km/s
2039-Oct-23 03:17 0.190751 AU
28535904 km
12.26 km/s
2040-Oct-22 05:50 0.067079 AU
10034803 km
23.22 km/s
2047-Jul-22 00:07 0.088904 AU
13299870 km
21.24 km/s
2049-Aug-30 11:55 0.475653 AU
71156719 km
13.74 km/s
2051-Oct-30 16:49 0.004791 AU
716765 km
14.03 km/s
2052-Oct-15 22:18 0.158955 AU
23779367 km
28.03 km/s
2058-Aug-03 12:12 0.265901 AU
39778154 km
30.61 km/s
2059-Jul-17 00:09 0.087242 AU
13051155 km
16.55 km/s
2063-Oct-28 08:05 0.016854 AU
2521325 km
18.61 km/s
2064-Oct-08 10:13 0.335878 AU
50246699 km
33.45 km/s
2070-Jul-25 22:12 0.161378 AU
24141780 km
24.29 km/s
2071-Jul-20 14:28 0.203132 AU
30388119 km
12.16 km/s
2072-Aug-24 18:54 0.466734 AU
69822456 km
13.54 km/s
2073-Sep-23 07:16 0.459227 AU
68699439 km
13.57 km/s
2074-Oct-28 00:38 0.192205 AU
28753413 km
12.68 km/s
2075-Oct-19 18:31 0.252908 AU
37834425 km
25.76 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.05 km
Albedo
0.491
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
23.15

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53381
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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