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
1998-09-09 19:45:02 C 22 44 56.84 +23 45 06.9 118
1998-09-09 23:04:44 C 22 44 41.43 +23 44 16.1 046
1998-09-09 23:07:30 C 22 44 41.21 +23 44 15.5 046
1998-09-09 23:37:32 C 22 44 38.89 +23 44 07.6 046
1998-09-10 12:28:09 C 22 43 40.13 +23 40 45.2 z 402
1998-09-10 12:30:10 C 22 43 39.97 +23 40 44.8 z 402
1998-09-10 12:32:10 C 22 43 39.80 +23 40 43.9 z 402
1998-09-10 20:51:18 C 22 43 01.54 +23 38 27.4 z 108
1998-09-10 20:57:55 C 22 43 00.81 +23 38 26.4 z 108
1998-09-10 21:07:17 C 22 43 00.30 +23 38 23.4 z 108
1998-09-12 14:03:21 C 22 39 50.01 +23 26 27.8 z 897
1998-09-12 14:12:57 C 22 39 49.29 +23 26 25.3 z 402
1998-09-12 14:13:56 C 22 39 49.29 +23 26 25.4 z 897
1998-09-12 14:14:57 C 22 39 49.14 +23 26 24.4 z 402
1998-09-12 14:16:56 C 22 39 48.99 +23 26 23.8 z 402
1998-09-12 14:53:51 C 22 39 46.03 +23 26 11.3 z 897
1998-09-14 19:37:41 C 22 35 38.84 +23 08 50.4 118
1998-09-14 19:44:57 C 22 35 38.26 +23 08 47.9 118
1998-09-14 20:46:25 C 22 35 33.37 +23 08 26.3 z 587
1998-09-14 20:55:11 C 22 35 32.68 +23 08 22.2 z 587
1998-09-16 07:19:24 C 22 32 49.97 +22 55 53.4 693
1998-09-16 07:22:16 C 22 32 49.73 +22 55 52.3 693
1998-09-16 17:06:51 C 22 32 03.38 +22 52 08.8 i 888
1998-09-16 17:12:51 C 22 32 02.91 +22 52 06.5 i 888
1998-09-16 17:19:19 C 22 32 02.39 +22 52 03.6 i 888
1998-09-17 13:58:15 C 22 30 24.87 +22 43 58.5 360
1998-09-17 14:01:45 C 22 30 24.58 +22 43 57.0 360
1998-09-17 14:05:45 C 22 30 24.25 +22 43 55.5 360
1998-09-20 19:47:44 C 22 24 16.42 +22 10 30.2 118
1998-09-20 19:54:38 C 22 24 15.86 +22 10 27.1 118
1998-09-21 23:09:29 C 22 22 07.42 +21 57 43.5 954
1998-09-21 23:11:38 C 22 22 07.24 +21 57 42.4 954
1998-09-21 23:12:53 C 22 22 07.14 +21 57 41.8 954
1998-09-22 08:16:17 C 22 21 24.43 +21 53 17.8 658
1998-09-22 08:25:53 C 22 21 23.64 +21 53 13.0 658
1998-09-22 08:30:44 C 22 21 23.27 +21 53 10.7 658
1998-09-22 20:51:19 C 22 20 25.58 +21 47 08.6 17.4 z 633
1998-09-22 21:03:42 C 22 20 24.62 +21 47 02.4 118
1998-09-22 21:12:07 C 22 20 23.96 +21 46 59.5 17.2 z 633
1998-09-22 21:13:36 C 22 20 23.83 +21 46 57.4 118
1998-09-22 21:32:49 C 22 20 22.33 +21 46 49.4 17.6 z 633
1998-09-22 23:30:45 C 22 20 13.02 +21 45 49.6 557
1998-09-22 23:34:04 C 22 20 12.74 +21 45 47.7 557
1998-09-22 23:37:26 C 22 20 12.46 +21 45 45.9 557
1998-09-23 07:30:37 C 22 19 35.67 +21 41 50.4 658
1998-09-23 07:33:48 C 22 19 35.43 +21 41 48.8 658
1998-09-23 07:41:05 C 22 19 34.84 +21 41 45.1 658
1998-09-23 19:19:22 C 22 18 40.84 +21 35 54.3 z 587
1998-09-23 19:43:21 C 22 18 38.91 +21 35 42.1 z 587
1998-09-23 21:03:17 C 22 18 32.71 +21 35 00.9 16.6 z 504