(177049) 2003 EE16
(177049) 2003 EE16, provisionally known as 2003 EE16, is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object. It was discovered on 8 March 2003 by LPL/Spacewatch II at an apparent magnitude of 20 using a 1.8-meter (71 in) reflecting telescope. It has an estimated diameter of 320 meters (1,050 ft). The asteroid was listed on Sentry Risk Table with a Torino Scale rating of 1 on 2 April 2003.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Spacewatch |
| Discovery site | Kitt Peak National Obs. |
| Discovery date | 8 March 2003 |
| Designations | |
| (177049) 2003 EE16 | |
| NEO · PHA · Apollo | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 4429 days (12.13 yr) |
| Earliest precovery date | 17 May 2002 |
| Aphelion | 2.2878 AU (342.25 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 0.54666 AU (81.779 Gm) |
| 1.4172 AU (212.01 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.61427 |
| 1.69 yr (616.24 d) | |
| 296.40° | |
| 0° 35m 3.084s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.64964° |
| 127.04° | |
| 259.67° | |
| Earth MOID | 9.93475×10−5 AU (1.486217×104 km) |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean diameter | 0.320 km |
| Mass | 5.1×1010 kg (assumed) |
| 19.7 | |
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