159609 (2002 AQ3)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4624880882 ± 2.06e-08
Semi-major axis (a)2.1116425073 AU ± 3.38e-09
Inclination (i)40.00825439° ± 3.08e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)124.20201996° ± 2.32e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)243.47903334° ± 5.34e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)335.13615947° ± 3.99e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.3212045455°/day ± 7.72e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.13503300 AU ± 4.35e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)3.08825201 AU ± 4.38e-08
Orbital Period3.06853155 yr ± 7.37e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)17.23
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.063″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeAmor
MOID0.312575 AU
Observations Used395
Gaia Obs Used37
Oppositions10
Arc Total2002-2017
First Observation Used2002-01-08
Last Observation Used2025-07-01
Observations (413)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2025-06-15 06:43:51 C 16 06 38.228 +34 43 01.52 V G96
2025-06-15 06:52:03 C 16 06 37.778 +34 42 57.06 V G96
2025-06-20 09:34:37 C 16 00 01.920 +33 42 53.20 X F51
2025-06-20 09:52:57 C 16 00 00.956 +33 42 43.21 X F51
2025-06-20 10:11:14 C 15 59 59.997 +33 42 33.21 X F51
2025-06-20 10:29:30 C 15 59 59.018 +33 42 23.12 X F51
2025-06-28 06:02:58 C 15 51 10.429 +31 46 15.06 V G96
2025-06-28 06:11:09 C 15 51 10.112 +31 46 09.59 V G96
2025-06-28 06:19:20 C 15 51 09.731 +31 46 03.54 V G96
2025-06-28 06:27:31 C 15 51 09.407 +31 45 58.61 V G96
2025-07-01 09:27:13 C 15 48 08.883 +30 52 10.84 X F51
2025-07-01 09:43:51 C 15 48 08.229 +30 51 58.30 X F51
2025-07-01 10:00:29 C 15 48 07.578 +30 51 46.08 X F51