159608 (2002 AC2)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.3517156768 ± 2.72e-08
Semi-major axis (a)1.6744322965 AU ± 1.92e-09
Inclination (i)58.88136626° ± 6.24e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)102.68524753° ± 3.31e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)208.17207526° ± 5.13e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)168.39473024° ± 4.06e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.4548947117°/day ± 7.83e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.08550821 AU ± 4.56e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)2.26335638 AU ± 4.57e-08
Orbital Period2.16671300 yr ± 3.73e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)16.59
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.331″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeAmor
MOID0.100728 AU
Observations Used641
Oppositions13
Arc Total2002-2026
First Observation Used2002-01-06
Last Observation Used2026-01-07
Observations (685)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2020-06-27 14:41:48 C 00 25 15.28 -33 19 33.1 V T08
2020-07-12 22:53:24 S 04 23 45.077 -59 39 26.21 L C51
2020-07-13 07:27:27 C 04 28 44.73 -59 44 48.8 q Y00
2020-07-13 07:37:57 C 04 28 50.59 -59 44 54.2 q Y00
2020-07-13 07:48:35 C 04 28 56.72 -59 45 01.8 q Y00
2020-12-22 09:08:01 C 04 41 54.75 -40 28 17.0 V T05
2020-12-22 09:13:59 C 04 41 54.06 -40 28 05.2 V T05
2020-12-22 09:23:53 C 04 41 52.98 -40 27 45.4 V T05
2020-12-22 09:40:28 C 04 41 51.25 -40 27 13.3 V T05
2021-01-05 07:33:35 C 04 16 10.09 -28 52 37.3 V T08
2021-01-05 07:38:13 C 04 16 09.82 -28 52 26.8 V T08
2021-01-05 07:51:30 C 04 16 09.07 -28 51 58.4 V T08
2021-01-05 08:11:24 C 04 16 08.00 -28 51 15.8 V T08
2021-01-07 07:23:54 C 04 13 44.55 -27 10 40.4 V T05
2021-01-07 07:33:08 C 04 13 44.08 -27 10 20.0 V T05
2021-01-07 07:37:10 C 04 13 43.93 -27 10 11.6 V T05
2021-01-07 07:53:44 C 04 13 43.09 -27 09 36.2 V T05
2021-01-12 05:26:24 C 04 08 55.38 -23 01 54.5 V 703
2021-01-12 05:34:08 C 04 08 55.10 -23 01 38.0 V 703
2021-01-12 05:49:36 C 04 08 54.59 -23 01 07.2 V 703
2021-01-16 05:01:30 C 04 06 08.33 -19 45 42.0 V 703
2021-01-16 05:09:15 C 04 06 08.02 -19 45 26.6 V 703
2021-01-16 05:16:59 C 04 06 07.86 -19 45 10.2 V 703
2021-01-16 05:24:43 C 04 06 07.74 -19 44 54.7 V 703
2021-01-16 06:46:22 C 04 06 05.928 -19 42 09.10 U F51
2021-01-16 07:01:32 C 04 06 05.533 -19 41 38.41 U F51
2021-01-16 07:16:41 C 04 06 05.134 -19 41 07.90 U F51
2021-01-17 05:42:12 C 04 05 34.420 -18 56 02.08 U F51
2021-01-17 05:59:59 C 04 05 33.991 -18 55 26.38 U F51
2021-01-17 06:17:55 C 04 05 33.566 -18 54 50.57 U F51
2021-01-17 06:35:45 C 04 05 33.144 -18 54 14.83 U F51
2021-01-17 07:43:22 C 04 05 31.52 -18 52 00.1 V T08
2021-01-17 07:48:01 C 04 05 31.40 -18 51 49.7 V T08
2021-01-17 07:57:58 C 04 05 31.24 -18 51 29.5 V T08
2021-01-17 08:05:56 C 04 05 31.00 -18 51 14.1 V T08
2021-01-17 08:15:13 C 04 05 30.74 -18 50 56.4 V T08
2021-02-07 05:29:31 C 04 04 35.681 -04 03 44.07 U F52
2021-02-07 05:47:02 C 04 04 35.903 -04 03 17.33 U F52
2021-02-07 06:04:33 C 04 04 36.122 -04 02 50.75 U F52
2021-02-07 06:22:03 C 04 04 36.361 -04 02 23.94 U F52
2021-02-08 02:31:53 C 04 04 54.77 -03 31 52.6 V G96
2021-02-08 02:40:00 C 04 04 54.88 -03 31 40.5 V G96
2021-02-08 02:48:08 C 04 04 54.99 -03 31 28.2 V G96
2021-02-08 02:56:18 C 04 04 55.12 -03 31 15.9 V G96
2022-01-23 04:27:33 C 15 53 57.60 +50 52 17.1 X B88
2022-01-23 05:00:54 C 15 54 02.06 +50 52 33.0 X B88
2022-01-23 05:33:49 C 15 54 06.32 +50 52 49.8 X B88
2022-02-08 12:09:06 C 16 44 20.12 +54 04 45.2 V G96
2022-02-08 12:16:39 C 16 44 21.04 +54 04 49.0 V G96
2022-02-08 12:24:12 C 16 44 21.98 +54 04 52.9 V G96