2016 PQ

2016 PQ
Discovery
Discovered by	Pan-STARRS 1
Discovery site	Haleakala Obs.
Discovery date	2 August 2016
Designations
MPC designation	2017 BS₅
Minor planet category	NEO Apollo Mars-crosser
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5)
Uncertainty parameter 7
Observation arc	(5 days)
Aphelion	2.9431 AU
Perihelion	0.8695 AU
Semi-major axis	1.9063 AU
Eccentricity	0.5439
Orbital period (sidereal)	2.63 yr (961 days)
Mean anomaly	131.84°
Mean motion	0° 22^m 28.2^s / day
Inclination	2.6215°
Longitude of ascending node	317.73°
Argument of perihelion	53.512°
Earth MOID	0.000098 AU (0.038 LD; 14693 km; 2.3 R_🜨)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions	20 m (est. at 0.20; 25.9)
Absolute magnitude (H)	25.9

2016 PQ is an approximately 20-meter sized asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, with one of the smallest known minimum orbital intersection distances with Earth.