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
2025-08-01 08:20:00 C 18 00 34.550 -08 13 40.87 V T05
2025-08-01 08:36:23 C 18 00 33.979 -08 13 44.33 V T05
2025-08-01 20:05:08 C 18 00 11.825 -08 16 04.48 V M22
2025-08-01 20:48:51 C 18 00 10.363 -08 16 13.73 V M22
2025-08-01 20:50:14 B 18 00 10.402 -08 16 22.73 V 160
2025-08-01 20:53:25 C 18 00 10.210 -08 16 14.81 V M22
2025-08-01 20:56:55 B 18 00 10.176 -08 16 24.02 V 160
2025-08-01 22:13:54 C 18 00 07.714 -08 16 40.03 X R59
2025-08-01 22:20:11 C 18 00 07.488 -08 16 41.39 X R59
2025-08-01 22:26:27 C 18 00 07.275 -08 16 42.82 X R59
2025-08-01 22:37:22 C 18 00 07.015 -08 16 44.47 V R17
2025-08-01 22:57:10 C 18 00 06.365 -08 16 48.68 V R17
2025-08-01 23:17:01 C 18 00 05.666 -08 16 53.08 V R17
2025-08-01 23:37:04 C 18 00 05.021 -08 16 57.36 V R17
2025-08-02 22:13:13 C 17 59 24.013 -08 21 45.70 X R59
2025-08-02 22:19:29 C 17 59 23.816 -08 21 46.93 X R59
2025-08-02 22:25:45 C 17 59 23.622 -08 21 48.31 X R59
2025-08-03 07:47:58 C 17 59 07.560 -08 23 45.53 V T08
2025-08-03 07:52:34 C 17 59 07.414 -08 23 46.61 V T08
2025-08-03 08:00:35 C 17 59 07.181 -08 23 48.08 V T08
2025-08-03 08:19:14 C 17 59 06.598 -08 23 52.26 V T08
2025-08-03 20:52:48 B 17 58 45.823 -08 26 33.40 V 160
2025-08-03 20:59:32 B 17 58 45.622 -08 26 34.69 V 160
2025-08-04 20:15:13 B 17 58 09.377 -08 31 28.16 V 160
2025-08-04 20:20:56 B 17 58 09.230 -08 31 29.24 V 160
2025-08-08 02:35:50 C 17 56 27.948 -08 47 35.95 V W68
2025-08-08 02:56:13 C 17 56 27.538 -08 47 40.56 V W68
2025-08-08 03:02:10 C 17 56 27.432 -08 47 42.11 V W68
2025-08-08 03:23:07 C 17 56 27.012 -08 47 45.74 V W68
2025-08-08 20:54:37 B 17 56 08.710 -08 51 29.16 V 160
2025-08-08 20:59:13 B 17 56 08.618 -08 51 29.88 V 160
2025-08-08 21:03:28 B 17 56 08.513 -08 51 30.82 V 160
2025-08-11 03:28:44 C 17 55 20.426 -09 02 25.58 V W68
2025-08-11 03:40:41 C 17 55 20.251 -09 02 27.92 V W68
2025-08-11 03:52:39 C 17 55 20.093 -09 02 30.26 V W68
2025-08-11 04:04:35 C 17 55 19.930 -09 02 32.57 V W68
2025-08-12 22:24:05 C 17 54 51.996 -09 11 06.11 V R17
2025-08-12 22:49:36 C 17 54 51.694 -09 11 10.97 V R17
2025-08-12 23:09:08 C 17 54 51.475 -09 11 14.78 V R17
2025-08-12 23:28:35 C 17 54 51.245 -09 11 18.78 V R17
2025-08-18 01:10:34 C 17 54 11.79 -09 34 56.3 V W46
2025-08-18 01:42:45 C 17 54 11.70 -09 35 02.2 V W46
2025-08-18 02:14:41 C 17 54 11.61 -09 35 08.2 V W46
2025-08-18 03:19:55 C 17 54 11.364 -09 35 14.39 V W68
2025-08-18 03:31:52 C 17 54 11.342 -09 35 16.69 V W68
2025-08-18 03:43:49 C 17 54 11.299 -09 35 18.78 V W68
2025-08-18 03:55:45 C 17 54 11.282 -09 35 21.12 V W68
2025-08-26 11:44:26 B 17 55 01.95 -10 11 38.9 q Q73
2025-08-26 11:49:45 B 17 55 01.99 -10 11 39.8 q Q73
2025-08-26 11:55:21 B 17 55 02.05 -10 11 40.9 q Q73