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2016 YH

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(2016 YH)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.394 AU
True anomaly
315.61°
Distance from Earth
1.375 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2016 YH — 0.394 AU from the Sun 2016 YH
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2016 YH is 1.375 AU from Earth today (11.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 48m 31s
Declination
-11° 37′ 28″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.36 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.22° — too close to the Sun to observe

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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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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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
0.681 AU
Eccentricity
0.4742
Inclination
2.23°
Orbital period
205.4 days
Perihelion
0.358 AU
Aphelion
1.005 AU
Longitude of ascending node
265.97°
Argument of periapsis
0.34°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.9 LD
0.0075 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.273

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
122
Data arc
9 years
First observed
18 December 2016
Last observed
19 December 2025
Residual RMS
0.58 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.73

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 301 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-11-28 15:36:00 Merc 0.0597 AU 23.2 LD 22.1 km/s
2027-11-28 15:36:00 Mercury 0.0597 AU 23.2 LD 22.1 km/s
2028-01-17 18:23:00 Venus 0.0549 AU 21.3 LD 17.6 km/s
2029-08-06 21:15:00 Mercury 0.0695 AU 27.0 LD 21.7 km/s
2029-08-06 21:15:00 Merc 0.0695 AU 27.0 LD 21.7 km/s
2030-01-28 12:40:00 Venus 0.0627 AU 24.4 LD 17.4 km/s
2031-04-16 02:29:00 Mercury 0.0779 AU 30.3 LD 21.5 km/s
2031-04-16 02:29:00 Merc 0.0779 AU 30.3 LD 21.5 km/s
2032-12-23 11:22:00 Merc 0.0858 AU 33.4 LD 21.5 km/s
2032-12-23 11:22:00 Mercury 0.0858 AU 33.4 LD 21.5 km/s

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

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