522684 (2016 JP)

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 7,292,794 km of Earth in 2019
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

522684 (2016 JP) is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2016 JP as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2016 JP orbits the sun every 362 days (0.99 years), coming as close as 0.61 AU and reaching as far as 1.38 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2016 JP is probably between 0.158 to 0.353 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

The rotation of 2016 JP has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 3.29 hours.

Close Approaches

2016 JP's orbit is 0.03 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 JP has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
April 19, 2019 7,292,794 11.502
April 17, 2020 14,039,572 10.229
April 16, 2021 21,664,702 9.029
April 19, 2022 29,520,659 8.051
Sept. 26, 2046 26,134,571 9.427
Sept. 22, 2047 21,821,951 10.190
Sept. 17, 2048 18,580,871 11.115
Sept. 15, 2049 16,926,251 12.127
Sept. 12, 2050 17,305,654 13.187
Sept. 10, 2051 19,814,441 14.323
Sept. 7, 2052 23,917,750 15.535
Sept. 5, 2053 29,016,019 16.801

Images and Observations

2016 JP's orbit is determined by observations dating back to May 2, 2016. It was last officially observed on July 7, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 716 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: 0.9939 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.3835
  • Inclination: 11.33°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 202.56°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 255.64°
  • Mean Anomaly: 226.8°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.204 km
  • Magnitude: 21.13

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 362 days (0.99 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 29.87 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.38 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.61 AU
  • Rotation Period: 3.29 hours

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Size Rendering

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