2016 DV1 is a near-Earth asteroid estimated to be roughly 29–65 meters (95–210 feet) in diameter. It is a fast rotating asteroid of the Apollo group which was first observed by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 28 February 2016, just days before it passed Earth at 1 lunar distance (LD) on 3 March 2016. The elongated fast rotator has a rotation period of 303 seconds. It was recovered in February 2021 as it was about to pass Earth on 3 March 2021 at a distance of 0.0053 AU (2.1 LD; 790,000 km; 490,000 mi).[3]
 Bistatic Solar System Radar image of 2016 DV1 on 3 March 2016. | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | MLS |
| Discovery site | Mount Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 28 February 2016 (first observation) |
| Designations | |
| 2016 DV1 | |
| NEO–Apollo[2][3] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch 17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0[3][2] | |
| Observation arc | 5 years |
| Aphelion | 3.0020 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.68115 AU |
| 1.8417 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.63015 |
| 2.50 yr (913 d) | |
| 311.68° | |
| 0° 23m 39.84s / day | |
| Inclination | 3.3747° |
| 161.69° | |
| 18 April 2021 | |
| 80.068° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.00099 AU (0.39 LD; 148,000 km) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 29–65 m (est. 0.25–0.05)[4][a] 40 m (assumed 0.14)[5] | |
| 0.084148±0.000005 h[6][7][b] or 5.04888±0.0003 min | |
| 24.8[2][3] | |
Orbit
edit2016 DV1 orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.7–3.0 AU once every 2 years and 6 months (913 days; semi-major axis of 1.84 AU). Its orbit has a high eccentricity of 0.63 and an inclination of 3° with respect to the ecliptic.[3] It has an Earth minimum orbital intersection distance of 0.001 AU (0.39 LD; 150,000 km). Due to its eccentric orbit, 2016 DV1 is also a Mars-crosser, crossing the orbit of the Red Planet at 1.66 AU.[3]
2016 discovery
editIt was first observed by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 28 February 2016,[1] when the asteroid was about 0.04 AU (6,000,000 km; 3,700,000 mi) from Earth and had a solar elongation of 174°. The last optical image was at 3 March 2016 03:08 UT.[2] Bistatic Solar System Radar (GSSR) with DSS-13 and the Green Bank Observatory were used to image the asteroid.[8] It passed closest approach to Earth on 3 March 2016 05:17 UT at a distance of 0.00264 AU (1.03 LD; 395,000 km; 245,000 mi)[3] and was quickly approaching the glare of the Sun thus preventing further optical observations.[9]
2021 approach
editIt was recovered on 17 February 2021 by Pan-STARRS[2] when the uncertainty in the asteroid's sky position covered about 1.2° of the sky.[10]
By early February 2021 the asteroid was brighter than apparent magnitude 24,[10][c] which still placed it near the limiting magnitude of even the best automated astronomical surveys. It came to opposition (opposite the Sun in the sky) around 26 February 2021 at around magnitude 19.[10] On 3 March 2021 it passed 0.0053 AU (2.1 LD; 790,000 km; 490,000 mi) from Earth.[3] It was not listed on the Sentry Risk Table because the line of variation (LOV) did not pass through where Earth will be.
Physical characteristics
editRotation period
editIn March 2016, a rotational lightcurve of 2016 DV1 was obtained from photometric observations by American astronomer Brian Warner at the Palmer Divide Station (U81) at the Center for Solar System Studies in California. Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 0.084148±0.000005 hours (or 302.9 seconds) with a high brightness variation of 0.56±0.04 in magnitude, indicative of an irregular shape (U=3).[7][b] On the following night, European astronomers Siegfried Eggl, William Thuillot, Maria Kudryashova, and Raoul Behrend determined a similar period of 0.08435±0.00005 hours (or 303.7 seconds) and an even higher amplitude of 1.02±0.03 magnitude.(U=3).[11]
Diameter
editThe diameter can only be estimated. Based on a generic absolute magnitude-to-diameter conversion, 2016 DV1 measures approximately 40 meters (130 feet) in diameter given an absolute magnitude of 24.8 and an assumed albedo of 0.14.[4][5] Since the near-Earth population shows a bimodal distribution with two albedo-peaks at 0.25 and 0.05, 2016 DV1 may measure 29–65 meters (95–210 feet) in diameter,[a] for a corresponding stony and carbonaceous composition, respectively.
Notes
edit- ^ a b CNEOS lists a generic size range of 29–65 meters (95–210 feet) which would be an average size of 47 meters (150 feet).
- ^ a b Warner (2016) lightcurve plot of 2016 DV1 rotation period 0.084148±0.000005 hours with a brightness amplitude of 0.56±0.04 mag. Quality code: 3. Summary figures at the Center for Solar System Studies and at the LCDB
- ^ Do not confuse the fixed value of absolute magnitude (H) with the variable value of apparent magnitude. Absolute magnitude is how bright the object would be if it was both 1 AU from Earth and the Sun, and is useful for estimating the diameter of the object. Apparent magnitude is how bright the object is on a given date/time.
References
edit- ^ a b "MPEC 2016-D64 : 2016 DV1". IAU Minor Planet Center. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2020. (K16D01V)
- ^ a b c d e "2016 DV1". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: (2016 DV1)" (2016-03-03 last obs.; arc: 4 days). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 September 2020. (archive 09 Sep 2020)
- ^ a b "Asteroid Size Estimator". CNEOS NASA/JPL. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b "2016DV1 - Physical properties". esa. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "LCDB Data for (2016+DV1)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b Warner, Brian D. (July 2016). "Near-Earth Asteroid Lightcurve Analysis at CS3-Palmer Divide Station: 2016 January-April" (PDF). Minor Planet Bulletin. 43 (3): 240–250. Bibcode:2016MPBu...43..240W. ISSN 1052-8091. PMC 7288611. PMID 32539024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2016DV1 Ephemerides for 3 March 2016". NEODyS (Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site). Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "2016DV1 Ephemerides for February-March 2021". NEODyS (Near Earth Objects – Dynamic Site). Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ Behrend, Raoul. "Asteroids and comets rotation curves – 2016 DV1". Geneva Observatory. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
External links
edit- 2016 DV1 at NeoDyS-2, Near Earth Objects—Dynamic Site
- 2016 DV1 at ESA–space situational awareness
- 2016 DV1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
- DSS13-GBT Radar Images of 2016 DV1