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
1998-09-23 21:05:23 C 22 18 32.54 +21 34 59.5 16.7 z 504
1998-09-23 21:08:01 C 22 18 32.21 +21 34 58.5 17.1 z 504
1998-09-23 21:15:13 C 22 18 31.64 +21 34 55.0 16.5 z 504
1998-09-23 21:26:38 C 22 18 30.77 +21 34 49.2 046
1998-09-23 21:29:13 C 22 18 30.57 +21 34 47.7 046
1998-09-23 21:32:00 C 22 18 30.35 +21 34 46.2 046
1998-09-24 03:24:15 C 22 18 03.19 +21 31 47.9 18.3 a 704
1998-09-24 03:56:28 C 22 18 00.71 +21 31 30.9 a 704
1998-09-24 04:28:44 C 22 17 58.17 +21 31 13.3 a 704
1998-09-24 05:01:08 C 22 17 55.52 +21 30 57.8 a 704
1998-09-24 05:33:24 C 22 17 53.05 +21 30 38.3 a 704
1998-09-24 06:13:07 C 22 17 49.96 +21 30 18.9 658
1998-09-24 06:23:03 C 22 17 49.18 +21 30 13.7 658
1998-09-24 06:28:42 C 22 17 48.74 +21 30 11.0 658
1998-09-25 14:22:41 C 22 15 21.13 +21 13 25.3 17.7 327
1998-09-25 14:27:14 C 22 15 20.77 +21 13 22.9 327
1998-09-25 14:31:48 C 22 15 20.43 +21 13 20.6 327
1998-09-25 14:36:59 C 22 15 20.01 +21 13 17.7 327
1998-09-26 05:21:28 C 22 14 12.57 +21 05 21.0 a 699
1998-09-26 05:50:03 C 22 14 10.31 +21 05 05.5 a 699
1998-09-26 06:18:38 C 22 14 08.14 +21 04 49.4 a 699
1998-09-27 19:55:17 C 22 11 17.46 +20 43 50.7 046
1998-09-27 19:56:36 C 22 11 17.36 +20 43 50.1 046
1998-09-27 19:57:57 C 22 11 17.25 +20 43 49.3 046
1998-09-27 19:59:17 C 22 11 17.17 +20 43 47.7 046
1998-09-27 20:26:26 C 22 11 15.09 +20 43 33.1 557
1998-09-27 20:29:17 C 22 11 14.86 +20 43 31.5 557
1998-09-29 19:37:45 C 22 07 44.88 +20 16 05.6 046
1998-09-29 19:39:01 C 22 07 44.80 +20 16 04.8 046
1998-09-29 19:40:09 C 22 07 44.70 +20 16 04.2 046
1998-10-01 10:52:44 C 22 04 54.01 +19 52 23.2 z 402
1998-10-01 10:54:45 C 22 04 53.87 +19 52 21.8 z 402
1998-10-01 10:56:43 C 22 04 53.74 +19 52 20.3 z 402
1998-10-09 18:11:19 C 21 51 34.98 +17 41 54.7 046
1998-10-09 18:16:24 C 21 51 34.66 +17 41 51.1 046
1998-10-09 18:18:02 C 21 51 34.57 +17 41 50.4 046
1998-10-09 18:19:40 C 21 51 34.46 +17 41 49.0 046
1998-10-12 20:09:55 C 21 47 13.45 +16 50 32.6 z 587
1998-10-12 20:22:55 C 21 47 12.71 +16 50 24.0 z 587
1998-10-12 20:29:35 C 21 47 12.34 +16 50 18.5 z 587
1998-10-14 12:26:15 C 21 45 00.14 +16 22 18.4 422
1998-10-14 12:27:40 C 21 45 00.05 +16 22 17.7 422
1998-10-14 12:29:04 C 21 45 00.02 +16 22 16.3 422
1998-10-16 18:47:39 C 21 42 11.40 +15 43 39.3 049
1998-10-16 18:51:30 C 21 42 11.16 +15 43 36.0 049
1998-10-16 18:58:54 C 21 42 10.79 +15 43 31.5 049
1998-10-18 12:22:45 C 21 40 10.42 +15 14 07.2 360
1998-10-18 12:26:29 C 21 40 10.24 +15 14 04.9 360
1998-10-18 12:30:29 C 21 40 10.04 +15 14 02.4 360
1998-10-20 18:25:06 C 21 37 45.02 +14 35 43.6 118