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2016 UQ41

2016 UQ41 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: 44
Orbital Period · P
0.92 yr
v(q)
35.8 km/s
v(Q)
26.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.3
Eccentricity · e
0.1562

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.799 AU) and its farthest (1.095 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.296 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.92 yr (337 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.947 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.156 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.88° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.1 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 = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 44 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3763 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
0.9469 AU
Eccentricity
0.1562
Perihelion
0.799 AU
Aphelion
1.094806 AU
Inclination
16.88°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
276.22°

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-27 17:24 0.331089 AU
49530158 km
17.43 km/s
2028-Oct-29 15:32 0.092236 AU
13798235 km
8.87 km/s
2029-May-04 07:14 0.192672 AU
28823289 km
10.73 km/s
2030-Mar-04 15:08 0.285641 AU
42731230 km
14.28 km/s
2039-Oct-24 21:59 0.191359 AU
28626858 km
14.18 km/s
2040-Nov-11 02:39 0.194162 AU
29046256 km
8.97 km/s
2041-Apr-16 14:33 0.164706 AU
24639654 km
10.72 km/s
2042-Feb-21 22:58 0.367377 AU
54958747 km
17.02 km/s
2051-Oct-23 19:52 0.108817 AU
16278740 km
12.21 km/s
2052-Nov-24 02:01 0.238770 AU
35719505 km
9.01 km/s
2053-Apr-06 06:54 0.163391 AU
24442958 km
10.91 km/s
2054-Feb-16 14:32 0.427001 AU
63878406 km
18.86 km/s
2063-Oct-23 14:37 0.105309 AU
15753956 km
11.83 km/s
2064-Jun-17 10:59 0.296536 AU
44361192 km
9.62 km/s
2064-Nov-26 19:04 0.257389 AU
38504875 km
8.96 km/s
2065-Apr-05 02:58 0.163969 AU
24529445 km
10.94 km/s
2066-Feb-16 12:36 0.445988 AU
66718812 km
19.01 km/s
2075-Oct-23 23:01 0.177848 AU
26605740 km
12.90 km/s
2076-Jun-30 00:52 0.320688 AU
47974282 km
8.58 km/s
2076-Nov-16 21:34 0.239338 AU
35804406 km
9.02 km/s
2077-Apr-12 20:09 0.161359 AU
24138920 km
10.77 km/s
2078-Feb-21 07:38 0.415791 AU
62201493 km
17.43 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
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37629
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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