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2016 NR

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(2016 NR)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.997 AU
True anomaly
230.33°
Distance from Earth
0.363 AU
As of
20 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 NR — 0.997 AU from the Sun 2016 NR
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 NR is 0.363 AU from Earth today (3.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 04m 46s
Declination
-06° 32′ 28″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
0.36 AU
Elongation from the Sun
79.45° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.883 AU
Eccentricity
0.3356
Inclination
6.52°
Orbital period
303.1 days
Perihelion
0.587 AU
Aphelion
1.179 AU
Longitude of ascending node
249.47°
Argument of periapsis
247.17°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 14.6 LD
0.0374 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.664

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
55
Data arc
10.03 years
First observed
3 July 2016
Last observed
13 July 2026
Residual RMS
0.6 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.8

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 97 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 NR at 2031-09-03 07:19 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-09-03 07:19 UTC close approach of 2016 NR. Catalogue miss distance 73.2 LD · 2.81 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-08-31 to 2031-09-06, 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 73.2 LD · 2.81 × 10⁷ km 2031-09-03 07:19 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2031-09-03 07:19 UTC close approach of 2016 NR. Catalogue miss distance 73.2 LD · 2.81 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2031-08-31 to 2031-09-06, 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
2027-02-16 21:43:00 Venus 0.0892 AU 34.7 LD 10 km/s
2031-09-03 07:19:00 Earth 0.1881 AU 73.2 LD 6.7 km/s
2036-10-02 10:32:00 Earth 0.1243 AU 48.4 LD 7 km/s
2038-07-19 01:31:00 Venus 0.0774 AU 30.1 LD 15.6 km/s
2041-01-26 02:49:00 Venus 0.1192 AU 46.4 LD 9.5 km/s
2041-10-02 14:40:00 Earth 0.1127 AU 43.9 LD 10.8 km/s
2046-03-17 20:44:00 Venus 0.0924 AU 35.9 LD 14.6 km/s
2050-06-20 05:03:00 Earth 0.0801 AU 31.2 LD 11.5 km/s
2055-06-19 13:18:00 Earth 0.0547 AU 21.3 LD 8.4 km/s
2057-08-21 03:07:00 Venus 0.0386 AU 15.0 LD 11.1 km/s

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

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