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(2016 WQ3)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:28.8 mag, G:0.15

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

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from MPO394777 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.1223827
a 1.0171804 AU
i 0.6264 deg
om 47.405 deg
w 104.28284 deg
ma 345.77303 deg
n 0.96074278 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
2014-11-14 18:44:00 0.36853 367.8 0.0
2015-11-23 16:13:00 0.18356 183.2 0.0
2016-12-01 18:47:00 0.00380 3.8 0.0
2017-10-05 22:00:00 0.11236 112.1 0.0
2018-02-11 23:16:00 0.09539 95.2 0.0
2018-08-20 13:24:00 0.12918 128.9 0.0
2019-04-21 18:28:00 0.07261 72.5 0.1
2019-06-22 07:02:00 0.07864 78.5 0.1
2020-05-31 18:01:00 0.06227 62.1 0.2
2021-06-08 12:01:00 0.21814 217.7 0.0
2022-06-16 07:26:00 0.37509 374.3 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL