2016 HF2 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.79 AU to 1.18 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 358.5 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 0.807 AU
- True anomaly
- 335.34°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.629 AU
- As of
- 2 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 11h 19m 24s
- Declination
- +09° 32′ 38″
- Constellation
- Leo
- Distance from Earth
- 0.63 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 54.16° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn
Visible from both hemispheres.
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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
- 0.988 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1954
- Inclination
- 5.13°
- Orbital period
- 358.5 days
- Perihelion
- 0.795 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.181 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 33.68°
- Argument of periapsis
- 70.5°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 1.8 LD
- 0.0047 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.119
Orbit quality
Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).
- Observations used
- 77
- Data arc
- 9 days
- First observed
- 25 April 2016
- Last observed
- 4 May 2016
- Residual RMS
- 0.42 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 15 April 2021
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 26.1
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 43 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2067-05-10 08:48 UTC close approach of 2016 HF2. Catalogue miss distance 173.7 LD · 6.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2067-05-07 to 2067-05-13, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2048-06-07 22:39:00 | Venus | 0.1194 AU | 46.5 LD | 1.1 km/s |
| 2053-05-22 00:16:00 | Venus | 0.0906 AU | 35.3 LD | 1.7 km/s |
| 2058-05-01 14:16:00 | Venus | 0.0913 AU | 35.5 LD | 1.7 km/s |
| 2067-05-10 08:48:00 | Earth | 0.4463 AU | 173.7 LD | 18.8 km/s |
| 2068-05-04 16:28:00 | Earth | 0.3375 AU | 131.4 LD | 15.6 km/s |
| 2069-04-30 00:59:00 | Earth | 0.2268 AU | 88.3 LD | 12.4 km/s |
| 2070-04-25 15:09:00 | Earth | 0.1167 AU | 45.4 LD | 9.2 km/s |
| 2071-04-22 06:33:00 | Earth | 0.0106 AU | 4.1 LD | 6.2 km/s |
| 2072-04-21 04:33:00 | Earth | 0.0453 AU | 17.6 LD | 4.8 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB