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2016 EF158

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(2016 EF158)

2016 EF158 is an asteroid in the Apollo orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.77 AU to 1.29 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 382.3 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.256 AU
True anomaly
155.62°
Distance from Earth
2.224 AU
As of
3 November 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.

Sun Earth — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 EF158 — 1.256 AU from the Sun 2016 EF158
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 EF158 is 2.224 AU from Earth today (18.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 41m 02s
Declination
-06° 04′ 18″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.22 AU
Elongation from the Sun
9.43° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
1.031 AU
Eccentricity
0.2552
Inclination
22.87°
Orbital period
382.3 days
Perihelion
0.768 AU
Aphelion
1.294 AU
Longitude of ascending node
173.94°
Argument of periapsis
250.09°
Epoch · J2000
2457463.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 19.8 LD
0.051 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.84

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
29
Data arc
4 days
First observed
14 March 2016
Last observed
18 March 2016
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.1

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-05-23 22:21:00 Venus 0.1407 AU 54.8 LD 16.7 km/s
2178-02-12 12:58:00 Venus 0.1269 AU 49.4 LD 15.9 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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