Discovery[1][2] | |
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Discovered by | Pan-STARRS |
Discovery site | Haleakala Obs. |
Discovery date | 10 March 2016 (discovery: first observation only) |
Designations | |
2016 EU85 | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 3 | |
Observation arc | 1.42 yr (518 days) |
Aphelion | 2.7400 AU |
Perihelion | 0.9561 AU |
1.8480 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.4826 |
2.51 yr (918 days) | |
303.30° | |
0° 23m 32.28s / day | |
Inclination | 2.5966° |
359.44° | |
23.527° | |
Earth MOID | 0.0065 AU (2.5 LD) |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 0.4 km (est. at 0.24)[3] |
19.2[1] | |
2016 EU85 is an asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 400 meters in diameter. It was first observed on 10 March 2016, by the Pan-STARRS survey at Haleakala Observatory, Hawaii, United States.[1][2]