2016 WR8 |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta (AU) |
delta (LD) |
delta (km) |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Brightest | 24 Nov 2024 | 23.7 | 1.003 AU | 0.056 AU | 21.74 LD | 8,356,826 km | 09h11m | +08°20' | 104.7° | 72.2° |
Approach | 25 Nov 2024 | 23.7 | 1.002 AU | 0.056 AU | 21.69 LD | 8,340,869 km | 09h09m | +04°48' | 104.4° | 72.5° |
Today | 2 Dec 2024 | 24.5 | 0.998 AU | 0.073 AU | 28.29 LD | 10,876,102 km | 08h46m | -35°09' | 97.1° | 78.7° |
Based on its absolute magnitude (Hâ‚’) of 27.4 and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05, the estimated diameter of 2016 WR8 is 9 - 20 m.
2016 WR8- 2024-12-02
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