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
2025-07-13 19:51:36 C 18 27 01.94 -06 38 21.1 X D04
2025-07-13 19:54:36 C 18 27 01.65 -06 38 21.8 X D04
2025-07-13 21:05:15 C 18 26 55.380 -06 38 39.41 Z C23
2025-07-13 21:42:34 C 18 26 51.66 -06 38 44.6 X C40
2025-07-13 21:44:59 C 18 26 51.45 -06 38 45.0 X C40
2025-07-13 21:47:24 C 18 26 51.21 -06 38 45.6 X C40
2025-07-13 21:49:49 C 18 26 50.99 -06 38 46.0 X C40
2025-07-13 21:52:13 C 18 26 50.76 -06 38 46.6 X C40
2025-07-13 21:54:38 C 18 26 50.54 -06 38 47.0 X C40
2025-07-13 21:57:03 C 18 26 50.32 -06 38 47.5 X C40
2025-07-13 21:59:27 C 18 26 50.11 -06 38 48.1 X C40
2025-07-13 22:01:45 C 18 26 49.89 -06 38 48.5 X C40
2025-07-13 22:03:58 C 18 26 49.69 -06 38 49.0 X C40
2025-07-13 22:06:10 C 18 26 49.48 -06 38 49.5 X C40
2025-07-13 22:08:23 C 18 26 49.27 -06 38 49.9 X C40
2025-07-13 22:38:40 C 18 26 46.757 -06 38 57.34 Z C23
2025-07-14 10:05:54 C 18 25 45.115 -06 41 16.01 V T08
2025-07-14 10:21:52 C 18 25 43.656 -06 41 19.32 V T08
2025-07-14 10:26:29 C 18 25 43.236 -06 41 20.22 V T08
2025-07-14 10:34:25 C 18 25 42.511 -06 41 21.88 V T08
2025-07-14 20:03:41 C 18 24 53.110 -06 43 24.85 V M52
2025-07-14 20:35:21 C 18 24 50.258 -06 43 30.25 V M52
2025-07-14 23:37:11 B 18 24 34.344 -06 44 06.79 W J51
2025-07-14 23:47:19 B 18 24 33.437 -06 44 08.81 W J51
2025-07-14 23:57:28 B 18 24 32.520 -06 44 10.86 W J51
2025-07-15 01:44:51 C 18 24 23.014 -06 44 33.58 V R17
2025-07-15 02:10:26 C 18 24 20.753 -06 44 38.98 V R17
2025-07-15 02:30:21 C 18 24 19.003 -06 44 43.08 V R17
2025-07-15 02:52:20 C 18 24 17.071 -06 44 47.62 V R17
2025-07-15 18:39:16 B 18 22 57.418 -06 48 06.23 W M73
2025-07-15 18:47:07 B 18 22 56.729 -06 48 07.96 W M73
2025-07-15 19:01:10 C 18 22 55.68 -06 48 13.6 X D04
2025-07-15 19:03:52 C 18 22 55.46 -06 48 14.0 X D04
2025-07-15 19:06:35 C 18 22 55.17 -06 48 14.9 X D04
2025-07-15 19:09:17 C 18 22 54.96 -06 48 15.7 X D04
2025-07-15 19:14:43 C 18 22 54.51 -06 48 16.5 X D04
2025-07-15 19:22:49 C 18 22 53.77 -06 48 18.5 X D04
2025-07-15 19:25:33 C 18 22 53.61 -06 48 18.6 X D04
2025-07-15 20:15:24 C 18 22 49.565 -06 48 27.90 V M52
2025-07-15 20:52:10 C 18 22 46.442 -06 48 36.07 V M52
2025-07-15 21:55:33 B 18 22 41.021 -06 48 50.04 V 160
2025-07-15 21:57:13 C 18 22 40.97 -06 48 50.6 q R80
2025-07-15 22:00:15 B 18 22 40.625 -06 48 51.01 V 160
2025-07-15 22:14:06 C 18 22 39.52 -06 48 54.0 q R80
2025-07-15 22:30:55 C 18 22 38.03 -06 48 57.9 q R80
2025-07-15 22:43:39 C 18 22 36.74 -06 48 59.9 X C40
2025-07-15 22:46:04 C 18 22 36.52 -06 49 00.6 X C40
2025-07-15 22:47:42 C 18 22 36.68 -06 49 01.1 q R80
2025-07-15 22:48:28 C 18 22 36.34 -06 49 00.9 X C40
2025-07-15 22:50:53 C 18 22 36.13 -06 49 01.4 X C40