101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.2037021394 ± 1.43e-07
Semi-major axis (a)1.1260024860 AU ± 7.18e-10
Inclination (i)6.03213938° ± 1.73e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)1.96888645° ± 1.52e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)66.40871114° ± 2.96e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)267.46828697° ± 1.88e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.8249037010°/day ± 7.89e-10
Perihelion dist (q)0.89663337 AU ± 1.61e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)1.35537160 AU ± 1.61e-07
Orbital Period1.19483799 yr ± 1.14e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)20.21
G (slope)-0.03
Diameter0.484 km
Geometric Albedo0.044
Rotation Period4.296 h
SMASS II TypeB
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-08
RMS Residual10.733″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.003758 AU
Observations Used603
Radar Obs Used29
Oppositions4
Arc Total1999-2025
First Observation Used1999-09-11
Last Observation Used2025-04-28
Observations (603)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1999-09-11 09:44:59 C 01 37 54.90 -27 04 27.5 15.1 a 704
1999-09-11 10:06:56 C 01 38 00.18 -27 03 59.6 15.1 a 704
1999-09-11 10:29:31 C 01 38 05.61 -27 03 30.2 15.3 a 704
1999-09-11 10:51:03 C 01 38 10.83 -27 03 01.1 15.4 a 704
1999-09-11 11:12:12 C 01 38 16.03 -27 02 32.4 15.2 a 704
1999-09-12 00:24:36 C 01 42 28.07 -26 45 22.0 595
1999-09-12 00:28:37 C 01 42 29.17 -26 45 16.7 595
1999-09-12 00:30:22 C 01 42 30.22 -26 45 10.2 z 108
1999-09-12 00:31:01 C 01 42 29.64 -26 45 17.5 d 046
1999-09-12 00:32:10 C 01 42 29.93 -26 45 15.6 d 046
1999-09-12 00:32:10 C 01 42 31.04 -26 45 08.9 z 108
1999-09-12 00:32:40 C 01 42 30.27 -26 45 11.4 595
1999-09-12 00:33:29 C 01 42 30.29 -26 45 13.5 d 046
1999-09-12 00:35:21 C 01 42 30.82 -26 45 11.1 d 046
1999-09-12 00:36:19 C 01 42 31.85 -26 45 05.4 z 108
1999-09-12 00:36:31 C 01 42 31.16 -26 45 10.1 d 046
1999-09-12 00:36:50 C 01 42 31.40 -26 45 05.5 595
1999-09-12 00:37:39 C 01 42 31.45 -26 45 08.2 d 046
1999-09-12 00:45:57 C 01 42 34.50 -26 44 51.1 z 108
1999-09-12 01:59:03 C 01 42 56.05 -26 43 02.3 z 620
1999-09-12 02:07:49 C 01 42 58.37 -26 42 49.4 z 620
1999-09-12 02:13:25 C 01 42 59.88 -26 42 42.0 z 620
1999-09-12 02:19:48 C 01 43 01.66 -26 42 33.0 z 620
1999-09-12 09:24:40 C 01 45 25.42 -26 31 47.2 i 670
1999-09-12 09:49:28 C 01 45 32.53 -26 31 10.9 i 670
1999-09-12 10:16:27 C 01 45 40.11 -26 30 29.6 i 670
1999-09-12 10:40:33 C 01 45 46.87 -26 29 51.5 i 670
1999-09-12 23:33:58 C 01 50 27.75 -26 08 32.8 15.3 c 106
1999-09-12 23:39:38 C 01 50 32.31 -26 08 02.6 952
1999-09-12 23:41:08 C 01 50 32.83 -26 08 00.0 952
1999-09-12 23:43:29 C 01 50 33.59 -26 07 56.6 952
1999-09-12 23:45:10 C 01 50 34.12 -26 07 53.7 952
1999-09-12 23:51:25 C 01 50 36.19 -26 07 44.1 952
1999-09-12 23:54:37 C 01 50 37.21 -26 07 39.1 952
1999-09-13 00:02:27 C 01 50 36.99 -26 07 45.3 15.3 c 106
1999-09-13 00:04:43 C 01 50 37.24 -26 07 45.9 d 046
1999-09-13 00:05:56 C 01 50 37.63 -26 07 43.8 d 046
1999-09-13 00:06:59 C 01 50 37.97 -26 07 42.1 d 046
1999-09-13 00:08:01 C 01 50 38.30 -26 07 40.4 d 046
1999-09-13 00:08:59 C 01 50 38.62 -26 07 38.7 d 046
1999-09-13 00:43:51 C 01 50 49.39 -26 06 39.0 c 118
1999-09-13 00:49:33 C 01 50 51.20 -26 06 28.8 c 118
1999-09-13 00:53:29 C 01 50 52.46 -26 06 22.0 c 118
1999-09-13 08:21:24 C 01 53 46.35 -25 51 58.1 15.1 a 704
1999-09-13 08:37:39 C 01 53 51.71 -25 51 27.7 15.4 a 704
1999-09-13 08:53:30 C 01 53 56.96 -25 50 58.2 15.5 a 704
1999-09-13 09:01:41 C 01 54 02.91 -25 50 54.9 848
1999-09-13 09:02:57 C 01 54 03.41 -25 50 51.8 848
1999-09-13 09:04:15 C 01 54 03.82 -25 50 49.6 848
1999-09-13 09:05:35 C 01 54 04.31 -25 50 47.0 848
Radar Observations (29)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
1999-09-21 09:00:00 135959 5 Hz 8560 -14 -14
1999-09-21 10:20:00 15418454 10 us 8560 -14 -14
1999-09-23 09:30:00 14820631 5 us 8560 -14 -14
1999-09-23 09:36:00 14800106.19 1 us 2380 -1 -1
1999-09-23 11:28:00 14846130.16 1 us 2380 -1 -1
1999-09-24 10:26:00 15838961.63 1 us 2380 -1 -1
1999-09-24 12:23:00 15955075.55 1 us 2380 -1 -1
1999-09-25 11:09:00 17634668.28 1 us 2380 -1 -1
1999-09-25 12:55:00 17785960.83 1 us 2380 -1 -1
1999-10-01 13:40:00 35441297 1 us 8560 -14 -14
2005-09-16 08:44:00 47170.7359 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-16 08:45:00 36658796.03 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-16 09:27:00 36609699.09 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-18 12:20:00 33873463 1 us 8560 -14 -14
2005-09-19 12:50:00 33215505.86 1 us 8560 -14 -14
2005-09-20 09:06:00 2631.7168 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-20 09:09:00 33024251.3 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-20 11:24:00 33024222.68 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-28 11:57:00 45550976.4 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-28 12:00:00 -73137.0697 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2005-09-28 13:35:00 45734943.4 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2005-10-02 12:55:00 57594268.2 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2005-10-02 14:10:00 57762582.67 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2011-09-27 11:39:00 197293588.79 2 us 2380 -1 -1
2011-09-27 11:39:00 -66400.2088 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2011-09-28 11:08:00 199711477.27 2 us 2380 -1 -1
2011-09-28 11:08:00 -68554.7858 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2011-09-29 11:55:00 202378520.04 2 us 2380 -1 -1
2011-09-29 11:55:00 -72841.0156 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)