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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 AV65

2016 AV65

2016 AV65 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.512 AU it takes 1.86 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 51
Orbital Period · P
1.86 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
17.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.46
Eccentricity · e
0.3275

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.017 AU) and its farthest (2.007 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.99 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.86 yr (679 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.512 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.328 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.29° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.2 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 51 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5818 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
1.512 AU
Eccentricity
0.3275
Perihelion
1.017 AU
Aphelion
2.00718 AU
Inclination
5.29°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
217.8°

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
2029-Jan-26 23:23 0.114510 AU
17130463 km
7.30 km/s
2042-Feb-12 17:52 0.279133 AU
41757628 km
12.73 km/s
2056-Nov-21 06:05 0.320604 AU
47961723 km
14.36 km/s
2057-Mar-17 21:59 0.398412 AU
59601586 km
3.36 km/s
2069-Dec-05 02:01 0.142787 AU
21360574 km
8.87 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
25.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58177
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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