Minor Planet Radar Database
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(2016 VY1)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:24.7 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 2019-04-27 00:00 TT from MPO389563 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.1281828
a 1.1175787 AU
i 10.61426 deg
om 230.51319 deg
w 202.75348 deg
ma 9.26621 deg
n 0.83423208 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
2009-10-05 09:23:00 0.43852 437.6 0.0
2010-05-17 21:41:00 0.24201 241.5 0.0
2016-11-12 15:13:00 0.00666 6.6 3288.3
2023-05-29 12:08:00 0.25699 256.5 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL