2016 NB1 is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2016 NB1 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 NB1 orbits the sun every 243 days (0.67 years), coming as close as 0.43 AU and reaching as far as 1.09 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 NB1 is probably between 0.044 to 0.099 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2016 NB1's orbit is 0.05 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 NB1 has 66 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
---|---|---|
July 5, 2020 | 10,633,098 | 8.486 |
July 9, 2022 | 11,072,453 | 8.455 |
July 11, 2024 | 11,392,954 | 8.442 |
July 14, 2026 | 11,593,933 | 8.439 |
July 17, 2028 | 11,595,171 | 8.428 |
July 21, 2030 | 11,409,651 | 8.433 |
July 24, 2032 | 11,014,423 | 8.459 |
July 28, 2034 | 10,444,225 | 8.517 |
July 30, 2036 | 9,698,709 | 8.624 |
Aug. 3, 2038 | 8,882,893 | 8.794 |
Aug. 5, 2040 | 8,126,391 | 9.022 |
Aug. 8, 2042 | 7,663,534 | 9.307 |
Aug. 9, 2044 | 7,659,935 | 9.668 |
Aug. 11, 2046 | 8,432,779 | 10.166 |
Aug. 12, 2048 | 10,380,631 | 10.875 |
Aug. 13, 2050 | 13,614,061 | 11.785 |
Aug. 12, 2052 | 17,739,642 | 12.803 |
Aug. 13, 2054 | 22,443,781 | 13.914 |
Aug. 11, 2056 | 27,690,046 | 15.148 |
June 21, 2107 | 28,300,659 | 15.402 |
June 19, 2109 | 22,844,377 | 14.144 |
June 19, 2111 | 18,283,701 | 13.093 |
June 19, 2113 | 14,267,422 | 12.149 |
June 20, 2115 | 10,982,491 | 11.315 |
June 20, 2117 | 8,736,178 | 10.670 |
June 21, 2119 | 7,409,507 | 10.208 |
June 22, 2121 | 6,774,991 | 9.892 |
June 23, 2123 | 6,560,944 | 9.658 |
June 23, 2125 | 6,564,092 | 9.482 |
June 24, 2127 | 6,649,489 | 9.358 |
June 24, 2129 | 6,779,226 | 9.268 |
June 26, 2131 | 6,978,005 | 9.169 |
June 26, 2133 | 7,245,339 | 9.056 |
June 27, 2135 | 7,547,183 | 8.953 |
June 28, 2137 | 7,942,512 | 8.868 |
June 30, 2139 | 8,432,391 | 8.777 |
July 1, 2141 | 8,990,371 | 8.679 |
July 3, 2143 | 9,570,702 | 8.590 |
July 5, 2145 | 10,135,924 | 8.523 |
July 8, 2147 | 10,630,518 | 8.482 |
July 10, 2149 | 11,075,098 | 8.463 |
July 13, 2151 | 11,388,733 | 8.451 |
July 15, 2153 | 11,571,245 | 8.434 |
July 18, 2155 | 11,636,140 | 8.423 |
July 20, 2157 | 11,606,085 | 8.427 |
July 22, 2159 | 11,492,374 | 8.447 |
July 24, 2161 | 11,369,168 | 8.479 |
July 26, 2163 | 11,197,587 | 8.493 |
July 26, 2165 | 11,018,228 | 8.499 |
July 28, 2167 | 10,903,221 | 8.516 |
July 28, 2169 | 10,828,790 | 8.544 |
July 29, 2171 | 10,742,479 | 8.555 |
July 28, 2173 | 10,716,083 | 8.548 |
July 29, 2175 | 10,772,084 | 8.539 |
July 28, 2177 | 10,893,704 | 8.543 |
July 27, 2179 | 11,036,764 | 8.524 |
July 26, 2181 | 11,196,762 | 8.490 |
July 25, 2183 | 11,382,030 | 8.483 |
July 23, 2185 | 11,599,534 | 8.473 |
July 22, 2187 | 11,755,141 | 8.437 |
July 19, 2189 | 11,852,694 | 8.440 |
July 17, 2191 | 11,901,522 | 8.442 |
July 15, 2193 | 11,868,226 | 8.421 |
July 13, 2195 | 11,722,002 | 8.439 |
July 11, 2197 | 11,542,191 | 8.456 |
July 9, 2199 | 11,282,935 | 8.451 |
2016 NB1's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 5, 2016. It was last officially observed on July 5, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 95 observations used to determine its orbit.
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