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(2016 LY8)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:22.8 mag, G:0.15

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

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from MPO687542 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.3716684
a 1.4117983 AU
i 1.71657 deg
om 124.37809 deg
w 203.96878 deg
ma 202.5103 deg
n 0.58755034 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
2016-06-18 13:12:00 0.03426 34.2 71.8
2016-11-29 10:08:00 0.49655 495.6 0.0
2021-07-30 01:05:00 0.11419 114.0 1.1
2026-05-30 12:42:00 0.40254 401.7 0.0
2026-09-25 12:12:00 0.08785 87.7 2.8
2031-10-24 02:37:00 0.09338 93.2 2.3

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL