2016 JE

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a basketball court
  • Will pass within 28,214,465 km of Earth in 2025
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2016 JE is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2016 JE as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

2016 JE orbits the sun every 272 days (0.74 years), coming as close as 0.43 AU and reaching as far as 1.21 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 JE is probably between 0.112 to 0.251 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a basketball court.

Close Approaches

2016 JE's orbit is 0.11 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2016 JE has 20 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
May 12, 2025 28,214,465 12.026
May 22, 2028 22,369,365 12.255
May 30, 2031 17,164,538 13.246
June 1, 2034 19,645,063 15.451
May 14, 2063 27,592,608 12.034
May 24, 2066 21,635,768 12.324
May 30, 2069 16,986,713 13.459
June 1, 2072 20,758,734 15.782
May 16, 2101 26,939,760 12.049
May 25, 2104 20,881,467 12.406
June 1, 2107 16,993,461 13.707
June 3, 2110 22,103,151 16.160
May 18, 2139 26,261,921 12.065
May 27, 2142 20,244,512 12.502
June 1, 2145 17,163,506 13.964
June 2, 2148 23,560,580 16.549
May 19, 2177 25,510,630 12.096
May 28, 2180 19,551,727 12.623
June 2, 2183 17,532,828 14.244
June 3, 2186 25,127,453 16.950

Images and Observations

2016 JE's orbit is determined by observations dating back to April 13, 2013. It was last officially observed on May 5, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 94 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.8218 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.4722
  • Inclination: 16.68°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 51.35°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 347.51°
  • Mean Anomaly: 121.42°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.145 km
  • Magnitude: 21.87

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 272 days (0.74 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 32.87 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.21 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.43 AU

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Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2016 JE to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.