Asteroid Radar Database
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(2016 LY8)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:23.03 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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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 2025-11-21 00:00 TT from E2025-S17 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.3718044
a 1.4117741 AU
i 1.71683 deg
om 124.3739 deg
w 203.97068 deg
ma 195.00559 deg
n 0.58756547 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