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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 AX165

2016 AX165

2016 AX165 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.182 AU it takes 1.29 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 142
Orbital Period · P
1.29 yr
v(q)
36 km/s
v(Q)
20.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
5.31
Eccentricity · e
0.2663

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.867 AU) and its farthest (1.497 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.63 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.29 yr (469 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.182 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.266 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.36° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.9 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 = 23.13 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 142 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5013 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
1.182 AU
Eccentricity
0.2663
Perihelion
0.867 AU
Aphelion
1.496767 AU
Inclination
7.36°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
320.89°

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
2034-Feb-18 14:58 0.064792 AU
9692691 km
10.05 km/s
2043-Feb-14 12:22 0.149519 AU
22367734 km
12.53 km/s
2048-Jul-30 09:37 0.164180 AU
24560918 km
12.59 km/s
2057-Jul-26 05:32 0.082254 AU
12305071 km
10.02 km/s
2066-Jul-23 17:07 0.054368 AU
8133299 km
8.54 km/s
2075-Jul-22 00:23 0.060517 AU
9053260 km
7.64 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
23.13

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50128
Condition
0
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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