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2016 FP13

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(2016 FP13)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.892 AU
True anomaly
291.6°
Distance from Earth
1.598 AU
As of
22 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 FP13 — 0.892 AU from the Sun 2016 FP13
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 FP13 is 1.598 AU from Earth today (13.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 51m 31s
Declination
-21° 00′ 04″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.6 AU
Elongation from the Sun
30.24° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

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.

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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
0.958 AU
Eccentricity
0.1428
Inclination
1.48°
Orbital period
342.8 days
Perihelion
0.822 AU
Aphelion
1.095 AU
Longitude of ascending node
357.59°
Argument of periapsis
344.47°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 7.2 LD
0.0186 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.278

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
15
Data arc
22 days
First observed
28 March 2016
Last observed
19 April 2016
Residual RMS
0.25 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.2

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 74 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 FP13 at 2029-12-26 07:52 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-12-26 07:52 UTC close approach of 2016 FP13. Catalogue miss distance 66.8 LD · 2.57 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-12-23 to 2029-12-29, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 66.8 LD · 2.57 × 10⁷ km 2029-12-26 07:52 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-12-26 07:52 UTC close approach of 2016 FP13. Catalogue miss distance 66.8 LD · 2.57 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-12-23 to 2029-12-29, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2029-12-26 07:52:00 Earth 0.1718 AU 66.8 LD 9.6 km/s
2032-04-28 18:11:00 Earth 0.1969 AU 76.6 LD 10.3 km/s
2044-12-29 17:08:00 Earth 0.2683 AU 104.4 LD 12.6 km/s
2047-05-02 10:20:00 Earth 0.103 AU 40.1 LD 7.4 km/s
2048-04-17 11:25:00 Earth 0.4817 AU 187.4 LD 18.9 km/s
2051-04-25 22:17:00 Venus 0.1022 AU 39.8 LD 1.5 km/s
2059-12-30 20:12:00 Earth 0.274 AU 106.6 LD 12.8 km/s
2061-08-01 17:09:00 Earth 0.1797 AU 69.9 LD 5.2 km/s
2062-05-01 17:41:00 Earth 0.1107 AU 43.1 LD 7.7 km/s
2063-04-17 11:42:00 Earth 0.4937 AU 192.1 LD 19.3 km/s

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

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