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Last update: 2026-10-30 13:15 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.967

Aphelion (Q)

1.568

Eccentricity (e)

0.237

Inclination (i)

16.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

521.2

Earth MOID

0.01437

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-12-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03662

5478005

Maximum Brightness

14.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.7

mag

Diameter

300 - 700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2016-07-03

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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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

61400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.267512

1-sigma variation

4.906E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.237430

1-sigma variation

3.337E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

16.2896

1-sigma variation

5.295E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

255.1257

1-sigma variation

1.006E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

145.3246

1-sigma variation

1.326E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

32.64046

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.966567

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.568458

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.473111

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.015620

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.014374

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

521.2267

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.40675E-17	1.23039E-16	-1.14558E-14	-6.01948E-15	3.55990E-15	1.97831E-14
e	1.23039E-16	1.11369E-15	-7.39346E-15	-1.55791E-14	1.47299E-13	-3.60380E-14
i	-1.14558E-14	-7.39346E-15	2.80399E-11	1.48065E-11	2.53943E-12	-2.17094E-11
Ω	-6.01948E-15	-1.55791E-14	1.48065E-11	1.01120E-10	-9.34034E-11	-8.59986E-12
ω	3.55990E-15	1.47299E-13	2.53943E-12	-9.34034E-11	1.75942E-10	-6.22958E-11
M	1.97831E-14	-3.60380E-14	-2.17094E-11	-8.59986E-12	-6.22958E-11	7.53904E-11

Date of computation: 2026-10-30 13:15 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

[1]

[2]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

[3]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

19.746

Unit

mag

Source

[4]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[4]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[5]

Diameter

Value

300 - 700*

Unit

Source

[5]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

0.6689

Unit

g-r

Source

[2]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Ieva, S. et al. (2018) Astron. Astrophys. 615, A127. (Photometric survey of 67 near-Earth objects)
[2]	EARN	1.) A. V. Sergeyev, B. Carry et al A&A, 658 (2022) A109
[3]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[4]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[5]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

3770

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.453592

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2016-07-03.38022

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-10-29.668021

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

366 (5)

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

[-]

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Sources

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

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Close Approaches for 2016NV 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	1952-12-07 12:10	< 1 min	0.0279763	0.0279720	0.0000014
MARS	1975-01-25 10:53	< 1 min	0.0158117	0.0158111	0.0000002
EARTH	1979-12-08 00:58	< 1 min	0.0252663	0.0252653	0.0000003
EARTH	1989-11-24 13:26	< 1 min	0.1431688	0.1431677	0.0000004
EARTH	2026-12-08 18:42	< 1 s	0.0366182	0.0366178	0.0000001
EARTH	2036-12-03 14:10	< 1 min	0.0372756	0.0372749	0.0000002
EARTH	2073-12-16 20:47	< 1 min	0.1721576	0.1721554	0.0000007
EARTH	2083-12-06 14:53	< 1 min	0.0143101	0.0143095	0.0000002
EARTH	2110-12-19 13:51	2.3	0.1972218	0.1971136	0.0000361
EARTH	2120-12-03 06:09	4.6	0.0562347	0.0561112	0.0000411

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
26.62349436	331.51461419	0.01437428	MINIMUM
161.23139459	103.28815117	0.61137895	SADDLE
351.48705263	108.74545147	1.96387330	SADDLE
181.33749996	299.11152799	2.55226610	MAXIMUM

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