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
1998-10-20 18:41:36 C 21 37 44.32 +14 35 32.0 118
1998-10-21 17:56:06 C 21 36 45.85 +14 19 04.6 557
1998-10-21 18:02:49 C 21 36 45.57 +14 18 59.9 557
1998-10-22 11:03:02 C 21 36 04.21 +14 07 00.8 z 402
1998-10-22 11:05:02 C 21 36 04.14 +14 06 59.1 z 402
1998-10-22 11:07:03 C 21 36 04.05 +14 06 57.9 z 402
1998-10-22 18:30:01 C 21 35 46.60 +14 01 45.2 118
1998-10-22 19:11:27 C 21 35 44.91 +14 01 15.5 118
1998-10-25 12:13:09 C 21 33 21.49 +13 15 47.3 z 402
1998-10-25 12:15:09 C 21 33 21.47 +13 15 45.7 z 402
1998-10-25 12:17:09 C 21 33 21.36 +13 15 44.4 z 402
1998-10-25 18:49:24 C 21 33 08.24 +13 11 11.2 17.4 143
1998-10-25 19:06:19 C 21 33 07.65 +13 11 00.0 17.8 143
1998-10-25 22:36:33 C 21 33 00.32 +13 08 33.4 z 587
1998-10-25 22:46:30 C 21 33 00.00 +13 08 26.3 z 587
1998-10-26 18:56:23 C 21 32 20.67 +12 54 30.5 118
1998-10-26 19:08:42 C 21 32 20.25 +12 54 22.2 118
1998-10-26 19:13:11 C 21 32 20.11 +12 54 19.1 118
1998-10-27 04:25:11 C 21 32 02.69 +12 47 58.9 658
1998-10-27 04:28:37 C 21 32 02.58 +12 47 57.0 658
1998-10-27 04:38:45 C 21 32 02.25 +12 47 50.3 658
1998-11-02 19:20:30 C 21 28 02.67 +11 01 54.1 118
1998-11-02 19:26:11 C 21 28 02.49 +11 01 50.7 118
1998-11-05 09:21:54 C 21 26 59.72 +10 22 28.7 z 402
1998-11-05 09:23:54 C 21 26 59.69 +10 22 28.1 z 402
1998-11-05 09:25:54 C 21 26 59.66 +10 22 26.2 z 402
1998-11-08 18:21:36 C 21 26 02.46 +09 32 53.4 118
1998-11-08 18:32:40 C 21 26 02.41 +09 32 46.4 118
1998-11-11 02:12:40 C 21 25 39.44 +09 00 02.7 658
1998-11-11 02:21:46 C 21 25 39.38 +08 59 57.4 658
1998-11-11 02:30:08 C 21 25 39.25 +08 59 52.7 658
1998-11-11 17:19:38 C 21 25 35.39 +08 51 21.6 046
1998-11-11 17:22:52 C 21 25 35.37 +08 51 19.8 046
1998-11-11 17:24:44 C 21 25 35.36 +08 51 18.8 046
1998-11-12 09:48:06 C 21 25 32.04 +08 42 01.2 z 402
1998-11-12 09:50:06 C 21 25 32.04 +08 42 00.1 z 402
1998-11-12 09:52:06 C 21 25 32.04 +08 41 59.1 z 402
1998-11-12 10:51:44 C 21 25 31.79 +08 41 25.5 360
1998-11-12 10:56:00 C 21 25 31.77 +08 41 22.8 360
1998-11-12 11:00:15 C 21 25 31.76 +08 41 20.5 360
1998-11-16 18:27:57 C 21 25 36.99 +07 44 55.2 118
1998-11-16 18:43:43 C 21 25 37.02 +07 44 47.0 118
1998-11-25 09:03:42 C 21 27 52.24 +06 05 07.0 z 402
1998-11-25 09:07:43 C 21 27 52.29 +06 05 05.5 z 402
1998-11-25 09:09:43 C 21 27 52.32 +06 05 04.7 z 402
1998-11-28 17:42:13 C 21 29 27.23 +05 30 48.4 118
1998-11-28 17:45:14 C 21 29 27.26 +05 30 47.3 118
1998-11-28 17:48:34 C 21 29 27.38 +05 30 46.1 118
1998-12-09 16:50:18 C 21 37 07.49 +03 56 07.6 118
1998-12-09 16:54:46 C 21 37 07.65 +03 56 06.3 118