16960 (1998 QS52)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.8590716339 ± 4.29e-09
Semi-major axis (a)2.2004380573 AU ± 1.31e-09
Inclination (i)17.51815193° ± 1.02e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)260.14853481° ± 3.67e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)243.25455102° ± 3.50e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)69.45475471° ± 1.16e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.3019594007°/day ± 2.69e-10
Perihelion dist (q)0.31010414 AU ± 9.43e-09
Aphelion dist (Q)4.09077197 AU ± 9.74e-09
Orbital Period3.26410200 yr ± 2.90e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)14.32
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.242″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.018285 AU
Observations Used3121
Gaia Obs Used51
Oppositions23
Arc Total1983-2025
First Observation Used1983-06-14
Last Observation Used2025-09-24
Observations (3344)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1998-08-29 12:53:02 C 23 04 18.20 +24 26 46.6 422
1998-08-29 12:56:23 C 23 04 17.99 +24 26 46.8 422
1998-08-29 12:57:50 C 23 04 17.89 +24 26 46.8 422
1998-08-29 12:59:05 C 23 04 17.76 +24 26 46.1 422
1998-08-29 15:59:56 C 23 04 05.77 +24 26 36.1 426
1998-08-29 16:08:45 C 23 04 05.17 +24 26 35.9 426
1998-08-29 16:17:24 C 23 04 04.62 +24 26 35.1 426
1998-08-29 22:28:57 C 23 03 40.35 +24 26 07.3 z 108
1998-08-29 22:40:12 C 23 03 39.67 +24 26 03.4 z 108
1998-08-30 10:05:06 C 23 02 53.90 +24 25 19.8 658
1998-08-30 10:13:22 C 23 02 53.34 +24 25 19.3 658
1998-08-30 10:17:22 C 23 02 53.08 +24 25 18.9 658
1998-08-30 21:01:52 C 23 02 10.32 +24 24 32.5 z 587
1998-08-30 21:09:51 C 23 02 09.81 +24 24 31.7 z 587
1998-08-31 20:45:38 C 23 00 33.86 +24 22 28.2 046
1998-08-31 20:49:09 C 23 00 33.65 +24 22 27.9 046
1998-08-31 21:02:57 C 23 00 32.66 +24 22 26.8 046
1998-08-31 21:07:09 C 23 00 32.37 +24 22 26.5 046
1998-09-01 17:46:14 C 22 59 06.85 +24 20 20.9 360
1998-09-01 17:51:59 C 22 59 06.40 +24 20 20.6 360
1998-09-01 17:57:29 C 22 59 06.05 +24 20 19.5 360
1998-09-02 17:13:48 C 22 57 28.70 +24 17 35.0 z 402
1998-09-02 17:15:18 C 22 57 28.58 +24 17 34.7 z 402
1998-09-02 17:16:48 C 22 57 28.48 +24 17 34.4 z 402
1998-09-03 12:19:28 C 22 56 08.10 +24 15 01.8 z 402
1998-09-03 12:20:57 C 22 56 08.00 +24 15 01.6 z 402
1998-09-03 12:22:27 C 22 56 07.88 +24 15 01.6 z 402
1998-09-03 12:23:57 C 22 56 07.77 +24 15 01.2 z 402
1998-09-04 22:41:20 C 22 53 40.10 +24 09 47.2 17.2 954
1998-09-04 22:43:25 C 22 53 39.96 +24 09 46.8 954
1998-09-04 22:45:10 C 22 53 39.82 +24 09 46.6 954
1998-09-04 22:46:56 C 22 53 39.69 +24 09 46.3 954
1998-09-04 22:48:42 C 22 53 39.57 +24 09 46.0 954
1998-09-05 21:08:55 C 22 52 01.97 +24 05 51.4 17.4 954
1998-09-05 21:10:16 C 22 52 01.87 +24 05 51.2 954
1998-09-05 21:11:31 C 22 52 01.78 +24 05 51.0 954
1998-09-06 19:12:31 C 22 50 24.36 +24 01 36.0 046
1998-09-06 19:18:21 C 22 50 23.99 +24 01 35.4 046
1998-09-06 19:21:43 C 22 50 23.68 +24 01 35.4 046
1998-09-06 19:29:24 C 22 50 23.13 +24 01 33.8 046
1998-09-07 22:23:26 C 22 48 22.66 +23 55 54.4 557
1998-09-07 22:25:46 C 22 48 22.50 +23 55 53.6 557
1998-09-08 14:38:53 C 22 47 09.25 +23 52 15.4 z 402
1998-09-08 14:41:22 C 22 47 09.02 +23 52 15.0 z 402
1998-09-08 14:43:53 C 22 47 08.88 +23 52 13.8 z 402
1998-09-09 12:11:57 C 22 45 31.40 +23 47 03.0 z 402
1998-09-09 12:13:58 C 22 45 31.27 +23 47 02.2 z 402
1998-09-09 12:15:58 C 22 45 31.11 +23 47 02.1 z 402
1998-09-09 19:36:36 C 22 44 57.51 +23 45 09.3 118
1998-09-09 19:41:27 C 22 44 57.15 +23 45 07.9 118