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2016 EU362

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(2016 EU362)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.796 AU
True anomaly
275.74°
Distance from Earth
1.486 AU
As of
19 October 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 EU362 — 0.796 AU from the Sun 2016 EU362
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 EU362 is 1.486 AU from Earth today (12.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 28m 48s
Declination
-25° 50′ 30″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.48 AU
Elongation from the Sun
29.9° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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

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
0.856 AU
Eccentricity
0.2235
Inclination
16.75°
Orbital period
289.5 days
Perihelion
0.665 AU
Aphelion
1.048 AU
Longitude of ascending node
323.29°
Argument of periapsis
33.89°
Epoch · J2000
2457463.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.1 LD
0.0105 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.833

Orbit quality

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

Observations used
6
Data arc
11 days
First observed
14 March 2016
Last observed
25 March 2016
Residual RMS
0.16 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 July 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.85

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 13 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 EU362 at 2062-02-20 20:09 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2062-02-20 20:09 UTC close approach of 2016 EU362. Catalogue miss distance 53.4 LD · 2.05 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2062-02-17 to 2062-02-23, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 53.4 LD · 2.05 × 10⁷ km 2062-02-20 20:09 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2062-02-20 20:09 UTC close approach of 2016 EU362. Catalogue miss distance 53.4 LD · 2.05 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2062-02-17 to 2062-02-23, 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 south 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
2061-09-27 16:51:00 Venus 0.025 AU 9.7 LD 13.3 km/s
2062-02-20 20:09:00 Earth 0.1372 AU 53.4 LD 9.1 km/s
2091-11-21 06:53:00 Venus 0.0257 AU 10.0 LD 13 km/s
2093-04-05 08:23:00 Earth 0.3907 AU 152.0 LD 13.9 km/s
2143-07-24 09:33:00 Venus 0.034 AU 13.2 LD 13.7 km/s

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

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