Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.654

Aphelion (Q)

2.458

Eccentricity (e)

0.580

Inclination (i)

1.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

708.9

Earth MOID

0.02371

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2047-12-07

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16557

24769034

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.9

mag

Diameter

70 - 160*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2016-11-28

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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

1.555911

1-sigma variation

0.002286

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.579842

1-sigma variation

0.001310

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.8375

1-sigma variation

0.0125

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

197.3899

1-sigma variation

0.3323

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

143.3934

1-sigma variation

0.3143

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

254.91780

1-sigma variation

4.95530

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.653729

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.458093

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.928795

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.293838

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.023710

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

708.8844

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.22722E-6	2.99480E-6	2.86038E-5	7.59625E-4	-7.18554E-4	-1.13294E-2
e	2.99480E-6	1.71588E-6	1.63879E-5	4.35186E-4	-4.11669E-4	-6.49087E-3
i	2.86038E-5	1.63879E-5	1.56525E-4	4.15683E-3	-3.93211E-3	-6.19953E-2
Ω	7.59625E-4	4.35186E-4	4.15683E-3	1.10401E-1	-1.04429E-1	-1.64639E0
ω	-7.18554E-4	-4.11669E-4	-3.93211E-3	-1.04429E-1	9.87824E-2	1.55738E0
M	-1.13294E-2	-6.49087E-3	-6.19953E-2	-1.64639E0	1.55738E0	2.45550E1

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

22.872

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

70 - 160*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

3201

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.561045

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2016-11-28.60012

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2016-12-18.26536

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

31 (1)

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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2016WF10 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
EARTH	1950-11-25 20:49	> 1 w	0.0430668	0.0229396	0.3719089
EARTH	1956-06-13 15:11	> 1 mo	0.1477273	0.0256814	0.3501499
EARTH	1983-11-19 10:21	> 1 mo	0.1260693	0.0241704	0.3325809
EARTH	1989-06-07 05:20	> 1 w	0.0702475	0.0262495	0.3738575
EARTH	2016-11-17 19:57	1.3	0.1376371	0.1364617	0.0003918
EARTH	2022-06-06 23:46	> 1 w	0.0612573	0.0266007	0.1083548
VENUS	2032-04-30 06:06	> 1 mo	0.0430653	0.0302389	0.1685176
EARTH	2047-12-07 21:17	> 1 w	0.1655708	0.0242760	0.4408378
EARTH	2055-06-01 09:36	> 1 w	0.0513114	0.0272223	0.3221189
EARTH	2080-11-13 02:14	> 1 mo	0.1784121	0.0273460	0.5757004
EARTH	2086-06-01 09:20	> 1 mo	0.0506516	0.0274610	0.7295639
EARTH	2109-12-03 10:03	> 1 mo	0.0605952	0.0250585	0.5808485
EARTH	2115-06-20 12:34	> 1 w	0.1763504	0.0286952	0.1539326

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
50.78273681	324.33870220	0.02369973	MINIMUM
306.87313325	149.85232426	0.02663424	MINIMUM
358.19544717	236.26734324	0.35525127	SADDLE
179.52374177	57.99877062	1.46705716	SADDLE
358.31426023	56.47903563	1.64482443	SADDLE
179.55390260	238.00869965	3.46637893	MAXIMUM

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