Asteroid
Near-Earth
Potentially hazardous
16960
16960 (1998 QS52)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 4.036 AU
- True anomaly
- 176.16°
- 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
- 2.2 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.8591
- Inclination
- 17.52°
- Orbital period
- 3.26 years
- Perihelion
- 0.31 AU
- Aphelion
- 4.091 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 260.15°
- Argument of periapsis
- 243.25°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 2.9 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 14.32
- Spectral type
- APO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Potentially Hazardous Asteroid