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CF1Z6X2 → 2026 VY16
Type
NEO
Status
Actively Following
Source
Minor Planet Center
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38,V45,V47; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2026-Nov-14 01:06
Orbital Elements
MPC Minor Planet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61357.0
Nov. 13, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
6.23631
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
41.63167
Arg of perihelion (deg)
332.62795
Eccentricity
0.5465692
Mean distance (AU)
2.4754309
Mean Anomaly (deg)
7.74035
Absolute Magnitude (H)
22.8
Slope Parameter (G)
0.15
Albedo (average)
0.17
Albedo (range)
0.01 - 0.60
Diameter in meters (average)
98
Diameter in meters
(range)
47 - 366
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=22.8 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
97.83 m
+268.0 / -46.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
93
Number of observations
16
Arc length (days)
0.80
Time since last observation (days)
0.09
Spectroscopy Details
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