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
2025-05-23 14:39:31 C 22 10 12.358 -05 36 40.86 V T08
2025-05-23 14:47:27 C 22 10 10.646 -05 36 39.49 V T08
2025-05-24 08:18:38 C 22 06 28.615 -05 33 54.54 V W68
2025-05-24 08:31:03 C 22 06 25.937 -05 33 52.78 V W68
2025-05-24 08:38:53 C 22 06 24.250 -05 33 51.66 V W68
2025-05-25 10:40:02 C 22 00 52.646 -05 30 32.33 V 703
2025-05-25 10:43:48 C 22 00 51.829 -05 30 31.75 V 703
2025-05-25 10:47:33 C 22 00 51.012 -05 30 31.18 V 703
2025-05-25 10:51:18 C 22 00 50.202 -05 30 30.74 V 703
2025-05-25 13:36:34 C 22 00 15.089 -05 30 04.61 V T05
2025-05-25 13:44:17 C 22 00 13.411 -05 30 03.56 V T05
2025-05-25 13:49:34 C 22 00 12.264 -05 30 02.84 V T05
2025-05-25 14:18:31 C 22 00 05.964 -05 29 58.88 V T05
2025-05-26 01:31:39 C 21 57 42.310 -05 28 09.98 V M22
2025-05-26 01:35:34 C 21 57 41.458 -05 28 09.48 V M22
2025-05-26 02:26:28 C 21 57 30.374 -05 28 02.75 V M22
2025-05-26 02:43:49 C 21 57 26.590 -05 28 00.37 V M22
2025-05-27 10:52:26 C 21 50 32.334 -05 24 03.17 V 703
2025-05-27 10:55:46 C 21 50 31.600 -05 24 02.41 V 703
2025-05-27 10:59:07 C 21 50 30.872 -05 24 02.16 V 703
2025-05-27 11:02:28 C 21 50 30.131 -05 24 01.73 V 703
2025-05-27 13:27:20 C 21 49 59.083 -05 23 39.19 V T08
2025-05-27 13:31:59 C 21 49 58.056 -05 23 38.58 V T08
2025-05-27 13:46:40 C 21 49 54.821 -05 23 36.71 V T08
2025-05-27 14:08:49 C 21 49 49.946 -05 23 34.01 V T08
2025-05-28 08:01:46 C 21 45 57.902 -05 21 01.44 V W68
2025-05-28 08:04:23 C 21 45 57.314 -05 21 01.12 V W68
2025-05-28 08:10:54 C 21 45 55.886 -05 21 00.25 V W68
2025-05-28 08:19:25 C 21 45 54.000 -05 20 59.32 V W68
2025-05-29 12:59:05 C 21 39 40.279 -05 17 45.17 V T05
2025-05-29 13:04:20 C 21 39 39.115 -05 17 44.56 V T05
2025-05-29 13:12:51 C 21 39 37.219 -05 17 43.62 V T05
2025-05-29 13:42:39 C 21 39 30.593 -05 17 40.20 V T05
2025-05-31 00:29:18 C 21 31 53.971 -05 13 48.61 V M52
2025-05-31 01:10:42 C 21 31 44.786 -05 13 44.29 V M52
2025-05-31 13:52:50 C 21 28 56.882 -05 12 18.40 V T08
2025-05-31 14:26:01 C 21 28 49.411 -05 12 15.01 V T08
2025-05-31 14:41:54 C 21 28 45.842 -05 12 13.61 V T08
2025-06-01 01:11:02 C 21 26 27.679 -05 11 13.81 V M52
2025-06-01 01:44:22 C 21 26 20.227 -05 11 10.82 V M52
2025-06-01 08:39:52 C 21 24 48.214 -05 10 09.37 V W68
2025-06-01 09:06:20 C 21 24 42.247 -05 10 06.78 V W68
2025-06-01 09:14:08 C 21 24 40.488 -05 10 06.10 V W68
2025-06-02 04:02:19 C 21 20 31.469 -05 08 37.03 V R17
2025-06-02 04:11:07 C 21 20 29.486 -05 08 36.20 V R17
2025-06-02 04:27:05 C 21 20 25.874 -05 08 34.87 V R17
2025-06-02 04:43:54 C 21 20 22.097 -05 08 33.29 V R17
2025-06-03 00:41:23 C 21 15 57.103 -05 06 53.32 Z C23
2025-06-03 00:46:16 C 21 15 56.004 -05 06 53.24 Z C23
2025-06-03 01:09:25 C 21 15 50.815 -05 06 51.08 Z C23