2016 PQ

2016 PQ
Discovery[1][2]
Discovered byPan-STARRS 1
Discovery siteHaleakala Obs.
Discovery date2 August 2016
Designations
2017 BS5
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 7
Observation arc(5 days)
Aphelion2.9431 AU
Perihelion0.8695 AU
1.9063 AU
Eccentricity0.5439
2.63 yr (961 days)
131.84°
0° 22m 28.2s / day
Inclination2.6215°
317.73°
53.512°
Earth MOID0.000098 AU (0.038 LD;
14693 km; 2.3 R🜨)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions20 m (est. at 0.20; 25.9)[3]
25.9[1]

2016 PQ is an approximately 20-meter sized asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, with one of the smallest known minimum orbital intersection distances with Earth.

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