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
1999-05-20 09:19:11 C 21 13 54.71 -06 14 24.6 17.6 a 704
1999-05-20 09:33:24 C 21 13 54.10 -06 14 21.6 17.6 a 704
1999-05-20 09:47:26 C 21 13 53.49 -06 14 16.7 17.6 a 704
1999-05-20 09:48:17 C 21 13 53.57 -06 14 16.3 c 699
1999-05-20 10:10:19 C 21 13 52.62 -06 14 09.2 c 699
1999-05-20 10:32:21 C 21 13 51.71 -06 14 02.4 c 699
1999-05-20 18:20:59 C 21 13 32.42 -06 11 37.3 360
1999-05-20 18:24:59 C 21 13 32.23 -06 11 36.2 360
1999-05-20 18:29:00 C 21 13 32.08 -06 11 34.6 360
1999-05-21 09:35:08 C 21 12 54.06 -06 06 57.7 17.7 a 704
1999-05-21 09:49:08 C 21 12 53.41 -06 06 55.0 18.1 a 704
1999-05-21 10:04:29 C 21 12 52.73 -06 06 48.7 18.1 a 704
1999-05-21 10:19:50 C 21 12 52.03 -06 06 43.6 18.4 a 704
1999-05-21 10:34:08 C 21 12 51.35 -06 06 40.0 18.4 a 704
1999-05-26 10:51:27 C 21 07 10.11 -05 32 28.9 z 711
1999-05-26 10:57:45 C 21 07 09.78 -05 32 27.3 z 711
1999-05-31 18:22:54 C 20 59 55.82 -05 01 41.7 z 402
1999-05-31 18:25:12 C 20 59 55.66 -05 01 41.1 z 402
1999-05-31 18:27:32 C 20 59 55.52 -05 01 41.0 z 402
1999-06-11 18:19:15 C 20 41 10.07 -04 17 24.4 360
1999-06-11 18:23:15 C 20 41 09.74 -04 17 24.0 360
1999-06-11 18:27:44 C 20 41 09.35 -04 17 23.6 360
1999-07-01 13:51:30 C 19 58 32.58 -04 08 53.6 z 428
1999-07-01 13:56:24 C 19 58 32.07 -04 08 53.8 z 428
1999-07-01 14:07:14 C 19 58 31.12 -04 08 55.0 z 428
1999-07-05 00:14:02 C 19 50 50.52 -04 16 19.0 c 118
1999-07-05 00:26:29 C 19 50 49.34 -04 16 20.0 c 118
1999-07-05 21:04:30 C 19 48 54.98 -04 18 30.1 z 108
1999-07-05 21:07:19 C 19 48 54.93 -04 18 32.6 z 108
1999-07-05 21:12:42 C 19 48 54.28 -04 18 33.9 z 108
1999-07-07 15:53:15 C 19 44 58.77 -04 23 24.7 360
1999-07-07 15:57:15 C 19 44 58.40 -04 23 25.3 360
1999-07-07 16:01:44 C 19 44 57.98 -04 23 25.7 360
1999-07-09 12:35:29 C 19 40 56.04 -04 29 07.6 z 402
1999-07-09 12:37:18 C 19 40 55.89 -04 29 07.6 z 402
1999-07-09 12:39:08 C 19 40 55.71 -04 29 07.9 z 402
1999-07-11 22:55:18 C 19 35 45.29 -04 37 24.6 17.6 145
1999-07-11 22:59:51 C 19 35 44.79 -04 37 25.1 17.8 145
1999-07-11 23:05:02 C 19 35 44.36 -04 37 26.6 17.4 145
1999-07-13 06:59:14 C 19 32 58.18 -04 42 17.8 17.2 a 704
1999-07-13 07:17:08 C 19 32 56.59 -04 42 20.5 17.7 a 704
1999-07-13 07:35:04 C 19 32 55.02 -04 42 23.6 a 704
1999-07-13 07:52:56 C 19 32 53.44 -04 42 26.5 17.7 a 704
1999-07-14 23:25:17 C 19 29 31.57 -04 48 50.8 c 118
1999-07-14 23:36:15 C 19 29 30.62 -04 48 52.7 c 118
1999-07-17 22:55:57 C 19 23 39.34 -05 01 11.5 z 108
1999-07-17 23:01:54 C 19 23 38.75 -05 01 12.5 z 108
1999-07-17 23:10:32 C 19 23 37.98 -05 01 13.7 z 108
1999-07-20 07:29:49 C 19 19 13.23 -05 11 36.1 658
1999-07-20 07:34:19 C 19 19 12.88 -05 11 36.9 658