Asteroid
Near-Earth
96590
96590 (1998 XB)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.196 AU
- True anomaly
- 197.62°
- 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
- 0.908 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3512
- Inclination
- 13.6°
- Orbital period
- 316 days
- Perihelion
- 0.589 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.227 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 75.68°
- Argument of periapsis
- 202.72°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 0.44 km
- Rotation period
- 21.67 days
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.489
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.28
- Spectral type
- ATE
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB