(177049) 2003 EE16

(177049) 2003 EE₁₆
Discovery
Discovered by	Spacewatch
Discovery site	Kitt Peak National Obs.
Discovery date	8 March 2003
Designations
MPC designation	(177049) 2003 EE₁₆
Minor planet category	NEO · PHA · Apollo
Orbital characteristics
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	4429 days (12.13 yr)
Earliest precovery date	17 May 2002
Aphelion	2.2878 AU (342.25 Gm)
Perihelion	0.54666 AU (81.779 Gm)
Semi-major axis	1.4172 AU (212.01 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.61427
Orbital period (sidereal)	1.69 yr (616.24 d)
Mean anomaly	296.40°
Mean motion	0° 35^m 3.084^s / day
Inclination	0.64964°
Longitude of ascending node	127.04°
Argument of perihelion	259.67°
Earth MOID	9.93475×10⁻⁵ AU (1.486217×10⁴ km)
Physical characteristics
Mean diameter	0.320 km
Mass	5.1×10¹⁰ kg (assumed)
Absolute magnitude (H)	19.7

(177049) 2003 EE₁₆, provisionally known as 2003 EE16, is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid and potentially hazardous object. It was discovered on 8 March 2003 by LPL/Spacewatch II at an apparent magnitude of 20 using a 1.8-meter (71 in) reflecting telescope. It has an estimated diameter of 320 meters (1,050 ft). The asteroid was listed on Sentry Risk Table with a Torino Scale rating of 1 on 2 April 2003.