2016 NO56 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2016 NO56 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 NO56 orbits the sun every 550 days (1.51 years), coming as close as 0.78 AU and reaching as far as 1.85 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 NO56 is probably between 0.019 to 0.043 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2016 NO56's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
2016 NO56 has 20 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 2019 | 3,080,112 | 11.393 |
| July 17, 2022 | 14,260,121 | 9.387 |
| Aug. 3, 2025 | 24,948,723 | 8.411 |
| Nov. 27, 2043 | 21,576,208 | 8.147 |
| Dec. 8, 2046 | 11,225,286 | 10.151 |
| Dec. 13, 2049 | 6,453,301 | 12.241 |
| Dec. 18, 2052 | 15,476,801 | 14.754 |
| Dec. 23, 2055 | 28,978,335 | 17.566 |
| June 30, 2108 | 20,735,107 | 15.938 |
| July 7, 2111 | 4,147,696 | 12.770 |
| July 13, 2114 | 7,117,995 | 10.659 |
| July 25, 2117 | 20,312,111 | 8.530 |
| Nov. 13, 2132 | 27,868,407 | 8.343 |
| Dec. 6, 2135 | 16,024,652 | 9.102 |
| Dec. 14, 2138 | 6,103,335 | 11.738 |
| Dec. 19, 2141 | 14,010,622 | 14.475 |
| July 1, 2188 | 19,444,517 | 15.688 |
| July 9, 2191 | 1,377,129 | 12.195 |
| July 13, 2194 | 5,962,989 | 10.917 |
| July 19, 2197 | 15,052,006 | 9.240 |
2016 NO56's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 6, 2016. It was last officially observed on July 6, 2019. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 53 observations used to determine its orbit.
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