Asteroid Radar Database
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(2016 VY1)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:24.82 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2016 Nov Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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name symbol value units uncertainty reference notes
morphology
number of components N
morphological type
spectrum-based or image-based dimensions
maximum range extent Rmax km
minimum range extent Rmin km
maximum Doppler bandwidth Bmax Hz
minimum Doppler bandwidth Bmin Hz
effective diameter Deff km
quality code for size Q
shape-based dimensions
equivalent diameter Dequ km
extent along principal axis x Ex km
extent along principal axis y Ey km
extent along principal axis z Ez km
DEEVE extent along x Dx km
DEEVE extent along y Dy km
DEEVE extent along z Dz km
surface area A km2
volume V km3
spin
spin period Pspin h
spin rate ω deg/day
YORP acceleration ω̇ deg/day2
spin axis ecliptic longitude λ deg
spin axis ecliptic latitude β deg
reflectivity
radar cross-section OC σOC km2
radar cross-section SC σSC km2
radar cross-section σT km2
projected area Aproj km2
radar albedo OC σ̂OC
radar albedo SC σ̂SC
radar albedo σ̂T
circular polarization ratio μC

Orbital Elements at Epoch 2026-06-09 00:00 TT from MPO893826 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.1283125
a 1.1177993 AU
i 10.62567 deg
om 230.4808 deg
w 202.76599 deg
ma 17.42707 deg
n 0.83398522 deg/d

Link to complete orbital information at Minor Planet Center

Earth Close-Approach Data (+/- 10 years)
date nominal distance RTT SNR/run at Arecibo
2016-11-12 15:13:00 0.00666 6.6 3030.7
2023-05-29 12:05:00 0.25699 256.5 0.0
2029-11-12 18:52:00 0.00671 6.7 2981.7
2035-10-02 05:51:00 0.45996 459.0 0.0
2036-05-13 16:23:00 0.24628 245.8 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL