(620096) Curupira Apollo
Discovered on 19 April 2016 by SONEAR at SONEAR.
Curupira is a Brazilian indigenous folklore legendary creature, whose main purpose is to protect the forest against hunters and poachers.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 4, #2, 9), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Curupira is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Curupira is 2.76 au from the Sun and 2.96 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 620096 |
| Provisional designation | 2016 HL |
| Orbit class | Apollo · near-Earth · potentially hazardous |
| Rotation period | 2.93 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 19.86 |
| Orbital period | 2.44 years |
| Semi-major axis | 1.81 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 0.696 – 2.93 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.616 |
| Inclination | 5.15° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.00798 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.