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2016 NV

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(2016 NV)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.996 AU
True anomaly
327.66°
Distance from Earth
0.308 AU
As of
11 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 — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 NV — 0.996 AU from the Sun 2016 NV
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 NV is 0.308 AU from Earth today (2.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 03m 50s
Declination
+33° 26′ 21″
Constellation
Hercules
Distance from Earth
0.31 AU
Elongation from the Sun
80.63° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
1.266 AU
Eccentricity
0.2366
Inclination
16.29°
Orbital period
520.2 days
Perihelion
0.966 AU
Aphelion
1.565 AU
Longitude of ascending node
255.15°
Argument of periapsis
145.15°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · APO
Apollo
Earth MOID · 5.4 LD
0.0139 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.03

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
346
Data arc
10.2 years
First observed
3 July 2016
Last observed
14 September 2026
Residual RMS
0.42 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 September 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
19.86

Discovery & classification

Apollo Near-Earth Object Potentially Hazardous Asteroid

Close approaches 16 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2016 NV at 2026-12-08 18:43 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-08 18:43 UTC close approach of 2016 NV. Catalogue miss distance 14.3 LD · 5.48 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-05 to 2026-12-11, 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 14.3 LD · 5.48 × 10⁶ km 2026-12-08 18:43 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-08 18:43 UTC close approach of 2016 NV. Catalogue miss distance 14.3 LD · 5.48 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-05 to 2026-12-11, 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
2026-12-08 18:43:00 Earth 0.0366 AU 14.3 LD 10.4 km/s
2036-12-03 14:12:00 Earth 0.0373 AU 14.5 LD 9.6 km/s
2073-12-16 20:48:00 Earth 0.1722 AU 67.0 LD 12.9 km/s
2083-12-06 14:54:00 Earth 0.0143 AU 5.6 LD 9.9 km/s
2110-12-19 13:53:00 Earth 0.1972 AU 76.8 LD 13.4 km/s
2120-12-03 06:11:00 Earth 0.0562 AU 21.9 LD 9.5 km/s
2127-05-30 13:58:00 Mars 0.0575 AU 22.4 LD 7.7 km/s
2147-12-06 23:04:00 Earth 0.0204 AU 7.9 LD 9.8 km/s
2164-12-13 05:13:00 Earth 0.093 AU 36.2 LD 11.3 km/s
2191-11-25 05:40:00 Earth 0.1536 AU 59.8 LD 9.4 km/s

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

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