494158 (2016 EX) is a mid-sized asteroid with an orbit between Jupiter and Neptune. NASA JPL has not classified 2016 EX as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2016 EX orbits the sun every 9,180 days (25.13 years), coming as close as 6.02 AU and reaching as far as 11.14 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 EX is probably between 7.457 to 16.674 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the San Francisco Bay.
2016 EX's orbit is 5.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
2016 EX's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Jan. 16, 2013. It was last officially observed on Oct. 16, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 198 observations used to determine its orbit.
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