2016 WM1 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta (AU) |
delta (LD) |
delta (km) |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Approach | 15 May 2022 | 16.5 | 1.017 AU | 0.009 AU | 3.64 LD | 1,401,048 km | 14h14m | +25°55' | 131.5° | 48.1° |
Brightest | 16 May 2022 | 16.3 | 1.019 AU | 0.010 AU | 3.86 LD | 1,485,744 km | 13h56m | +07°01' | 145.1° | 34.6° |
Today | 18 May 2022 | 18.0 | 1.029 AU | 0.022 AU | 8.58 LD | 3,298,401 km | 13h13m | -37°13' | 143.8° | 35.4° |
Based on its absolute magnitude (Hâ‚’) of 24.8 and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05, the estimated diameter of 2016 WM1 is 30 - 65 m.
2016 WM1- 2022-05-18
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