About 16657 (1993 UB)
16657 (1993 UB) is a trash neo. It swings within 1.228 AU of the Sun at perihelion.
A leftover from the Solar System's birth, older than every continent on Earth.
Trash neo 5 EP
16657 (1993 UB)
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Live ephemeris
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Score breakdown
· 2 badgesTrash 15 pts → Common
- Near-Earth object +5
- Catalogue designation only +0
Total score 5
10 more points to reach Common.
Badges
- Near-Earth object · +5
- Catalogue designation only
Trivia
How we found it
- Designation. Known only by its catalogue designation — no name yet.
Cosmic context
- Ancient. A leftover from the Solar System's birth, older than every continent on Earth.
Properties
- eccentricity
- 0.4605
- h mag
- 16.55
- inclination
- 24.94
- name
- 16657 (1993 UB)
- number only
- yes
- orbit class
- AMO
- perihelion au
- 1.2284
- semi major au
- 2.277
How to see it
Like any astronomical target, 16657 (1993 UB) is best seen from a dark site away from city lights, and when it is above the horizon depends on your latitude and the time of year. Because it moves against the background stars, the live position panel on this page tracks where it is right now. The visibility panel above works out tonight's viewing window for your saved location.
Why 16657 (1993 UB) is a trash neo
16657 (1993 UB) scores 5 points on Spacedle's rarity scale, which places it in the trash tier. Another 10 points would lift it into a rarer tier.
That score comes from 2 science badges — Near-Earth object and Catalogue designation only — each earned for a real, measurable property of the object. Rarity on Spacedle is never random: the more remarkable an object's astrophysics, the more badges it collects, the higher it scores, and the rarer it ranks.