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2016 GS220

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(2016 GS220)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.117 AU
True anomaly
213.22°
Distance from Earth
2.11 AU
As of
19 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 GS220 — 1.117 AU from the Sun 2016 GS220
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 GS220 is 2.11 AU from Earth today (17.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 51m 27s
Declination
-09° 21′ 12″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.1 AU
Elongation from the Sun
2.77° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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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
0.865 AU
Eccentricity
0.514
Inclination
6.81°
Orbital period
294 days
Perihelion
0.421 AU
Aphelion
1.31 AU
Longitude of ascending node
64.04°
Argument of periapsis
292.93°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 17.6 LD
0.0452 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.708

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
29
Data arc
8 years
First observed
11 April 2016
Last observed
10 April 2024
Residual RMS
0.74 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
11 April 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.78

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 270 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 GS220 at 2027-11-21 05:33 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-21 05:33 UTC close approach of 2016 GS220. Catalogue miss distance 182.7 LD · 7.02 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-18 to 2027-11-24, 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 182.7 LD · 7.02 × 10⁷ km 2027-11-21 05:33 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-21 05:33 UTC close approach of 2016 GS220. Catalogue miss distance 182.7 LD · 7.02 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-18 to 2027-11-24, 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
2027-11-21 05:33:00 Earth 0.4696 AU 182.7 LD 16.4 km/s
2028-03-08 03:05:00 Earth 0.3334 AU 129.8 LD 11.7 km/s
2029-04-16 21:38:00 Earth 0.4374 AU 170.2 LD 29.3 km/s
2031-12-15 03:51:00 Earth 0.3922 AU 152.6 LD 9.5 km/s
2032-02-22 08:30:00 Earth 0.2956 AU 115.0 LD 11.3 km/s
2033-04-22 20:03:00 Earth 0.3004 AU 116.9 LD 24.8 km/s
2036-02-05 17:23:00 Earth 0.2177 AU 84.7 LD 10.9 km/s
2036-10-10 08:19:00 Venus 0.0428 AU 16.7 LD 20.4 km/s
2037-04-28 09:48:00 Earth 0.1616 AU 62.9 LD 20.2 km/s
2039-01-25 05:43:00 Merc 0.0664 AU 25.8 LD 14.1 km/s

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

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