Asteroids

2016DV1 help

Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.682

Aphelion (Q)

2.977

Eccentricity (e)

0.627

Inclination (i)

3.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

903.8

Earth MOID

0.00169

U parameter

1.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2048-08-25

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14508

21703019

Maximum Brightness

23.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.7

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

0.08415

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2016-02-28

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.829424

1-sigma variation

8.136E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.627431

1-sigma variation

1.899E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.3601

1-sigma variation

1.078E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

161.3897

1-sigma variation

4.832E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

80.7677

1-sigma variation

4.813E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

27.90537

1-sigma variation

0.00005

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.681587

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.977262

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.016695

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.224624

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001690

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

903.7952

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

1.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.61969E-15	-5.82998E-15	-9.85774E-14	5.56376E-14	-1.77362E-12	-3.85737E-12
e	-5.82998E-15	3.60770E-14	7.53927E-13	-3.75249E-13	9.06943E-12	2.84401E-12
i	-9.85774E-14	7.53927E-13	1.16114E-10	-1.16143E-11	1.92258E-10	4.50370E-11
Ω	5.56376E-14	-3.75249E-13	-1.16143E-11	2.33507E-11	-1.13768E-10	-2.62846E-11
ω	-1.77362E-12	9.06943E-12	1.92258E-10	-1.13768E-10	2.31692E-9	8.98873E-10
M	-3.85737E-12	2.84401E-12	4.50370E-11	-2.62846E-11	8.98873E-10	2.25768E-9

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

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

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

0.08415

Unit

Source

[1]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Amplitude

Value

0.56

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

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

24.684

Unit

mag

Source

[2]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[2]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[3]

Diameter

Value

30 - 70*

Unit

Source

[3]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Radar R

Unit

Source

[4]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Warner, B.D. (2016) MPB 43, 240-250. (NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID LIGHTCURVE ANALYSIS AT CS3-PALMER DIVIDE STATION: 2016 JANUARY-APRIL)(38NEAs)
[2]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[3]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[4]	EARN	1.) href="http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/index.html">JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

1828

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1897

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.59691

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2016-02-28.26437

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2021-02-28.938715

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

288 (4)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2016-03-03

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2016-03-03

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

3 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

Computation parameters

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Close Approaches for 2016DV1 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1957-02-23 16:57	5.3	0.1249160	0.1247020	0.0000713
EARTH	1974-08-24 21:36	2.6	0.1471276	0.1470280	0.0000332
EARTH	1989-03-01 10:31	< 1 min	0.0272995	0.0272824	0.0000057
EARTH	2006-08-14 02:03	< 1 min	0.0510954	0.0510779	0.0000058
EARTH	2016-03-03 05:16	< 1 s	0.0026444	0.0026444	0.0000000
EARTH	2021-03-03 01:08	< 1 s	0.0053240	0.0053239	0.0000000
EARTH	2048-08-25 03:30	< 1 min	0.1450757	0.1450418	0.0000113
EARTH	2053-08-01 18:31	2.1	0.1647777	0.1647449	0.0000109
EARTH	2068-03-08 23:56	1.3	0.0765481	0.0765147	0.0000111
VENUS	2080-08-21 06:04	< 1 min	0.0013350	0.0013346	0.0000001
VENUS	2083-02-04 15:38	75.3	0.0083399	0.0072625	0.0003595
EARTH	2090-08-03 21:15	> 1 d	0.1602748	0.1295848	0.0102331
EARTH	2117-03-21 21:35	> 1 d	0.1699319	0.0604174	0.0365203

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
316.81807177	60.77995321	0.00160360	MINIMUM
44.80063100	223.03228967	0.01817102	MINIMUM
1.21325663	142.47146688	0.33620799	SADDLE
1.10918182	322.27400510	1.66820920	SADDLE
180.27418193	321.16946384	1.99295416	SADDLE
180.25322762	141.16508028	3.99081412	MAXIMUM

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