Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.550

Aphelion (Q)

2.262

Eccentricity (e)

0.609

Inclination (i)

9.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

609.1

Earth MOID

0.00005

U parameter

3.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2081-01-30

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14533

21740808

Maximum Brightness

20.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

21.3

mag

Diameter

150 - 300*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2016-03-28

Observatory

Cerro Tololo-DECam

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.406272

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.608615

1-sigma variation

0.000003

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.3199

1-sigma variation

1.752E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

297.3976

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

102.3162

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

7.81633

1-sigma variation

0.00256

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.550394

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.262149

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000192

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.200447

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000046

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

609.1192

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

3.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	9.63590E-13	-2.44391E-12	-4.35200E-12	3.69675E-10	-2.25779E-11	-2.50179E-9
e	-2.44391E-12	6.25946E-12	1.09387E-11	-9.25553E-10	5.04039E-11	6.32454E-9
i	-4.35200E-12	1.09387E-11	3.06965E-10	-6.63519E-10	-1.72752E-9	1.31893E-8
Ω	3.69675E-10	-9.25553E-10	-6.63519E-10	1.96149E-7	-4.52282E-8	-9.99926E-7
ω	-2.25779E-11	5.04039E-11	-1.72752E-9	-4.52282E-8	3.29433E-8	6.81576E-8
M	-2.50179E-9	6.32454E-9	1.31893E-8	-9.99926E-7	6.81576E-8	6.56602E-6

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

21.309

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

150 - 300*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

1567

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1917

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.487563

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2016-03-03.46737

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2020-06-17.344539

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

24 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2016FG60 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
VENUS	1975-11-15 12:40	11.5	0.0482494	0.0479504	0.0000997
VENUS	2062-08-17 18:38	6.3	0.0200279	0.0197972	0.0000769
EARTH	2081-01-30 02:34	80.9	0.1453283	0.1429893	0.0007812
EARTH	2086-02-05 06:42	81.7	0.0709154	0.0693441	0.0005405
EARTH	2091-02-10 09:10	93.0	0.0803260	0.0778703	0.0008367
EARTH	2096-02-15 11:53	99.8	0.1609161	0.1568515	0.0013580
EARTH	2102-07-16 06:13	102.2	0.1220810	0.1175095	0.0015238
EARTH	2107-07-20 19:52	96.4	0.0334001	0.0292939	0.0013703
EARTH	2112-07-22 17:38	23.2	0.0209574	0.0200561	0.0003007
EARTH	2117-07-28 13:29	99.4	0.1249641	0.1211694	0.0012649

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
297.14581831	195.54689401	0.00031838	MINIMUM
59.49242766	35.07986910	0.05797793	MINIMUM
357.31910558	293.70409354	0.45802031	SADDLE
179.20729817	116.86810803	1.27759611	SADDLE
357.76542223	114.62977221	1.55287554	SADDLE
179.64461706	297.09276461	3.24588549	MAXIMUM

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