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
2021-08-21 15:51:57 C 00 13 22.02 +31 45 06.6 q D29
2021-08-21 16:06:29 C 00 13 21.42 +31 45 13.3 q D29
2021-08-22 10:06:23 C 00 12 38.952 +31 53 22.26 U F51
2021-08-22 10:21:48 C 00 12 38.306 +31 53 29.32 U F51
2021-08-22 10:37:11 C 00 12 37.658 +31 53 36.38 U F51
2021-08-25 12:21:57 C 00 09 22.95 +32 26 05.4 V T05
2021-08-25 12:26:39 C 00 09 22.72 +32 26 07.7 V T05
2021-08-25 12:51:11 C 00 09 21.49 +32 26 18.2 V T05
2021-08-25 13:32:21 C 00 09 19.46 +32 26 35.4 V T05
2021-08-27 12:34:19 C 00 06 57.54 +32 46 28.5 V T08
2021-08-27 12:59:53 C 00 06 56.14 +32 46 38.9 V T08
2021-08-27 13:01:13 C 00 06 56.06 +32 46 39.6 V T08
2021-08-27 13:04:18 C 00 06 55.85 +32 46 40.8 V T08
2021-08-27 13:05:38 C 00 06 55.82 +32 46 41.3 V T08
2021-08-27 13:46:13 C 00 06 53.58 +32 46 57.8 V T08
2021-08-27 13:48:12 C 00 06 53.48 +32 46 58.7 V T08
2021-08-27 14:29:08 C 00 06 51.23 +32 47 15.5 V T08
2021-08-28 09:20:41 C 00 05 50.65 +32 54 59.8 V T08
2021-08-28 09:29:36 C 00 05 50.14 +32 55 03.5 V T08
2021-08-28 10:20:28 C 00 05 47.23 +32 55 24.6 V T08
2021-08-28 10:25:50 C 00 05 46.93 +32 55 26.9 V T08
2021-08-29 10:44:25 C 00 04 24.30 +33 05 13.1 V T05
2021-08-29 10:49:02 C 00 04 24.01 +33 05 14.9 V T05
2021-08-29 10:52:59 C 00 04 23.78 +33 05 16.5 V T05
2021-08-29 11:28:40 C 00 04 21.62 +33 05 30.9 V T05
2021-08-31 13:10:39 C 00 01 19.59 +33 24 41.7 V T08
2021-08-31 13:31:07 C 00 01 18.24 +33 24 49.2 V T08
2021-08-31 13:35:38 C 00 01 17.94 +33 24 50.9 V T08
2021-08-31 16:40:46 C 00 01 06.59 +33 25 57.2 V N86
2021-08-31 16:53:11 C 00 01 05.78 +33 26 01.8 V N86
2021-08-31 17:05:44 C 00 01 04.89 +33 26 06.7 V N86
2021-08-31 17:18:18 C 00 01 04.10 +33 26 10.8 V N86
2021-09-03 07:04:04 C 23 56 51.74 +33 48 13.4 V G96
2021-09-03 07:11:36 C 23 56 51.18 +33 48 15.9 V G96
2021-09-03 07:19:07 C 23 56 50.63 +33 48 18.5 V G96
2021-09-03 07:26:38 C 23 56 50.07 +33 48 21.1 V G96
2021-09-04 09:05:08 C 23 54 57.124 +33 56 51.82 U F52
2021-09-04 09:20:46 C 23 54 55.915 +33 56 57.04 U F52
2021-09-04 09:36:24 C 23 54 54.707 +33 57 02.27 U F52
2021-09-04 10:37:13 C 23 54 49.98 +33 57 22.3 V T08
2021-09-04 10:44:33 C 23 54 49.41 +33 57 24.7 V T08
2021-09-04 10:47:12 C 23 54 49.21 +33 57 25.6 V T08
2021-09-04 11:18:05 C 23 54 46.80 +33 57 35.7 V T08
2021-09-07 09:11:29 C 23 49 12.05 +34 18 25.5 V T05
2021-09-07 09:21:25 C 23 49 11.18 +34 18 28.2 V T05
2021-09-07 09:26:06 C 23 49 10.78 +34 18 29.5 V T05
2021-09-07 09:41:15 C 23 49 09.47 +34 18 33.7 V T05
2021-09-07 19:44:22 C 23 48 18.27 +34 21 11.3 X G02
2021-09-07 19:49:28 C 23 48 17.82 +34 21 12.5 X G02
2021-09-07 19:54:33 C 23 48 17.35 +34 21 14.1 X G02