2016 PQ
2016 PQ is an approximately 20-meter sized asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, with one of the smallest known minimum orbital intersection distances with Earth.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Pan-STARRS 1 |
| Discovery site | Haleakala Obs. |
| Discovery date | 2 August 2016 |
| Designations | |
MPC designation | 2017 BS5 |
Minor planet category |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 7 | |
| Observation arc | (5 days) |
| Aphelion | 2.9431 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.8695 AU |
Semi-major axis | 1.9063 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.5439 |
Orbital period (sidereal) | 2.63 yr (961 days) |
Mean anomaly | 131.84° |
Mean motion | 0° 22m 28.2s / day |
| Inclination | 2.6215° |
Longitude of ascending node | 317.73° |
| 53.512° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.000098 AU (0.038 LD; 14693 km; 2.3 R🜨) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 20 m (est. at 0.20; 25.9) |
| 25.9 | |
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