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(2016 YC8)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:24.6 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2017 Jan Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from MPO529328 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.2237527
a 1.0861793 AU
i 6.06296 deg
om 295.61289 deg
w 258.25952 deg
ma 75.57781 deg
n 0.87066645 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
2017-01-18 04:39:00 0.02433 24.3 67.5
2017-09-22 22:53:00 0.34037 339.7 0.0
2018-07-16 11:10:00 0.24916 248.7 0.0
2024-12-25 12:24:00 0.45644 455.5 0.0
2025-11-19 17:52:00 0.29677 296.2 0.0
2026-05-01 20:59:00 0.17747 177.1 0.1
2026-08-01 00:21:00 0.21193 211.5 0.0
2034-01-10 18:40:00 0.10837 108.2 0.4

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL