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2016 KL1

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(2016 KL1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.787 AU
True anomaly
281.4°
Distance from Earth
1.167 AU
As of
20 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 KL1 — 0.787 AU from the Sun 2016 KL1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 KL1 is 1.167 AU from Earth today (9.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 21m 01s
Declination
-32° 05′ 53″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.16 AU
Elongation from the Sun
41.74° — 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
0.901 AU
Eccentricity
0.2801
Inclination
18.14°
Orbital period
312.6 days
Perihelion
0.649 AU
Aphelion
1.154 AU
Longitude of ascending node
69.76°
Argument of periapsis
317.03°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 9.4 LD
0.024 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.531

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
97
Data arc
12.17 years
First observed
17 March 2010
Last observed
18 May 2022
Residual RMS
0.35 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 September 2023

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.16 km

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.034
Absolute magnitude (H)
21.09

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2010 FA36 · 2010 FQ32

Aten Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 170 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 KL1 at 2027-01-22 05:20 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-22 05:20 UTC close approach of 2016 KL1. Catalogue miss distance 104.8 LD · 4.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 104.8 LD · 4.03 × 10⁷ km 2027-01-22 05:20 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-22 05:20 UTC close approach of 2016 KL1. Catalogue miss distance 104.8 LD · 4.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-19 to 2027-01-25, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. 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
2027-01-22 05:20:00 Earth 0.2692 AU 104.8 LD 13.1 km/s
2027-10-02 04:05:00 Earth 0.412 AU 160.4 LD 13.4 km/s
2028-05-28 12:13:00 Earth 0.2789 AU 108.6 LD 18.2 km/s
2033-01-14 15:52:00 Earth 0.2584 AU 100.6 LD 12.9 km/s
2033-09-23 14:44:00 Earth 0.416 AU 161.9 LD 12.6 km/s
2034-05-27 03:49:00 Earth 0.3328 AU 129.5 LD 19.7 km/s
2039-01-07 12:25:00 Earth 0.2537 AU 98.7 LD 12.9 km/s
2039-04-08 12:54:00 Earth 0.3255 AU 126.7 LD 8.8 km/s
2039-09-15 01:15:00 Earth 0.416 AU 161.9 LD 11.4 km/s
2039-10-28 16:07:00 Venus 0.0946 AU 36.8 LD 15.2 km/s

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

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