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(2016 WH)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:27.07 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 2025-11-21 00:00 TT from MPO740759 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.476023
a 1.6017792 AU
i 2.74812 deg
om 51.18855 deg
w 65.40396 deg
ma 138.15677 deg
n 0.48618338 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
2016-11-21 00:07:00 0.00602 6.0 768.5
2018-12-28 18:02:00 0.13500 134.7 0.0
2021-02-13 02:32:00 0.13017 129.9 0.0
2023-03-19 17:21:00 0.04635 46.3 1.4
2025-04-02 04:16:00 0.22607 225.6 0.0
2027-04-13 21:21:00 0.43230 431.4 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL