Asteroid
Near-Earth
Potentially hazardous
8566
8566 (1996 EN)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.785 AU
- True anomaly
- 136.52°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 1.506 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4304
- Inclination
- 37.98°
- Orbital period
- 675.2 days
- Perihelion
- 0.858 AU
- Aphelion
- 2.155 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 164.09°
- Argument of periapsis
- 125.16°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 0.78 km
- Rotation period
- 4.85 hours
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.217
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.47
- Spectral type
- APO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid