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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 EW1

2016 EW1

2016 EW1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.038 AU it takes 1.06 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 80
Orbital Period · P
1.06 yr
v(q)
38.5 km/s
v(Q)
22.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.83
Eccentricity · e
0.2684

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.76 AU) and its farthest (1.317 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.557 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.06 yr (386 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.038 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.268 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.9° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.2 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 = 25.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 80 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4841 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.038 AU
Eccentricity
0.2684
Perihelion
0.76 AU
Aphelion
1.316599 AU
Inclination
18.9°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
179.56°

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
2033-Feb-20 22:33 0.327247 AU
48955438 km
23.82 km/s
2034-Mar-06 03:57 0.024638 AU
3685833 km
14.52 km/s
2037-Sep-17 02:21 0.078608 AU
11759612 km
13.39 km/s
2038-Oct-07 16:28 0.262118 AU
39212362 km
21.80 km/s
2052-Mar-01 19:59 0.033171 AU
4962254 km
17.38 km/s
2053-Mar-09 05:10 0.031870 AU
4767755 km
10.44 km/s
2056-Oct-01 02:39 0.115401 AU
17263741 km
18.69 km/s
2070-Feb-25 23:37 0.138990 AU
20792660 km
20.50 km/s
2071-Mar-09 10:59 0.025386 AU
3797717 km
12.08 km/s
2074-Sep-25 20:12 0.087772 AU
13130499 km
16.19 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
25.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48413
Condition
7
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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