1620 Geographos (1951 RA)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.3355121545 ± 2.00e+00
Semi-major axis (a)1.2457769668 AU ± 3.00e+00
Inclination (i)13.33577542° ± 4.00e+00
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)337.14082621° ± 5.00e+00
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)277.01835526° ± 6.00e+00
Mean Anomaly (M)212.92032873° ± 2.36e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.7088458984°/day ± 2.56e+00
Perihelion dist (q)0.82780365 AU ± 3.19e+00
Aphelion dist (Q)1.66375028 AU ± 4.72e+00
Orbital Period1.39046623 yr ± 5.02e+00
NGA Modelr2
A23.55475120e-06 AU/d²
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)15.26
G (slope)0.15
Alternative Designations

1983 CY3

Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-26
RMS Residual0.276″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.028806 AU
Observations Used9056
Radar Obs Used5
Gaia Obs Used104
Oppositions19
Arc Total1951-2017
First Observation Used1951-08-31
Last Observation Used2026-04-08
Observations (11927)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2008-12-08 21:03:57 C 00 45 31.83 +32 25 26.9 a 233
2008-12-08 21:10:35 C 00 45 31.94 +32 25 23.7 a 233
2008-12-11 19:09:18 C 00 47 11.43 +31 52 36.4 16.8 o C20
2008-12-11 19:12:25 C 00 47 11.50 +31 52 35.1 16.7 o C20
2008-12-13 18:43:17 C 00 48 32.36 +31 32 02.6 17.1 r C20
2008-12-13 18:46:23 C 00 48 32.42 +31 32 01.5 17.2 r C20
2008-12-14 19:41:57 C 00 49 18.69 +31 21 47.5 16.9 o C20
2008-12-14 19:45:04 C 00 49 18.79 +31 21 46.0 16.9 o C20
2008-12-17 18:55:52 C 00 51 45.76 +30 54 37.0 17.1 r C20
2008-12-17 18:58:58 C 00 51 45.86 +30 54 36.0 17.1 r C20
2008-12-20 20:42:57 C 00 54 39.00 +30 29 33.7 c A24
2008-12-20 20:44:23 C 00 54 39.06 +30 29 33.2 c A24
2008-12-20 21:04:07 C 00 54 39.84 +30 29 26.9 c A24
2008-12-20 21:25:18 C 00 54 40.69 +30 29 19.7 c A24
2008-12-20 21:45:02 C 00 54 41.48 +30 29 13.2 c A24
2008-12-20 21:46:28 C 00 54 41.54 +30 29 12.8 c A24
2008-12-21 19:47:01 C 00 55 37.35 +30 22 21.4 c A24
2008-12-21 19:48:27 C 00 55 37.45 +30 22 21.3 c A24
2008-12-26 17:13:06 C 01 01 02.61 +29 50 08.4 r 240
2008-12-26 17:16:09 C 01 01 02.75 +29 50 07.7 r 240
2008-12-26 17:19:14 C 01 01 02.85 +29 50 07.0 r 240
2008-12-26 17:25:21 C 01 01 03.20 +29 50 05.1 r 240
2008-12-26 17:31:29 C 01 01 03.48 +29 50 03.3 r 240
2008-12-26 17:37:36 C 01 01 03.79 +29 50 02.1 r 240
2008-12-26 17:42:12 C 01 01 04.01 +29 50 00.8 r 240
2008-12-26 18:33:21 C 01 01 06.45 +29 49 48.0 r B60
2008-12-26 18:59:13 C 01 01 07.68 +29 49 41.5 r B60
2008-12-26 19:17:01 C 01 01 08.53 +29 49 37.2 r B60
2008-12-26 19:27:48 C 01 01 09.04 +29 49 34.5 r B60
2008-12-26 19:43:58 C 01 01 09.82 +29 49 30.6 r B60
2008-12-26 20:04:27 C 01 01 10.83 +29 49 25.6 r B60
2009-01-09 18:14:30 C 01 20 15.86 +28 54 29.0 19.6 r C20
2009-01-09 18:17:37 C 01 20 16.06 +28 54 28.6 17.7 r C20
2009-01-16 02:03:20 C 01 30 21.73 +28 44 08.0 c 704
2009-01-16 02:20:30 C 01 30 22.85 +28 44 07.4 c 704
2009-01-16 02:37:41 C 01 30 24.03 +28 44 06.7 c 704
2009-01-16 02:54:48 C 01 30 25.14 +28 44 06.2 c 704
2009-01-16 18:30:16 C 01 31 30.23 +28 43 25.7 c A94
2009-01-16 18:34:38 C 01 31 30.53 +28 43 25.5 c A94
2009-01-16 18:39:53 C 01 31 30.86 +28 43 25.0 c A94
2009-01-16 18:48:26 C 01 31 31.12 +28 43 24.2 17.6 r C20
2009-01-16 18:51:33 C 01 31 31.37 +28 43 24.0 17.6 r C20
2009-01-17 19:41:56 C 01 33 15.48 +28 42 31.4 17.8 r C20
2009-01-17 19:45:03 C 01 33 15.71 +28 42 31.8 18.1 r C20
2009-01-17 20:22:50 C 01 33 18.49 +28 42 31.5 v 204
2009-01-17 22:07:32 C 01 33 25.75 +28 42 27.0 v 204
2009-01-22 18:12:56 C 01 41 48.05 +28 40 50.4 18.1 r C20
2009-01-22 18:16:03 C 01 41 48.30 +28 40 50.5 18.2 r C20
2009-01-24 19:58:13 C 01 45 30.41 +28 41 12.6 18.1 r C20
2009-01-24 20:01:20 C 01 45 30.65 +28 41 12.5 18.0 r C20
Radar Observations (12)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
1983-02-27 05:00:00 161795 5 Hz 2380 -1 -1
1983-02-27.208333 16179500 500 Hz 2380 251 251
1983-02-28 05:04:00 142007628 30 us 2380 -1 -1
1983-02-28.211111 14200762800 30000 us 2380 251 251
1994-08-28 07:10:00 38936537.06 1.76 us 8510 -14 -14
1994-08-28 07:10:00 -364880.593 0.9 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1994-08-28.298611 3893653706 1760 us 8510 253 253
1994-08-29 04:40:00 42596456.4 1.13 us 8510 -14 -14
1994-08-29 04:40:00 -427851.027 0.2 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1994-08-29.194444 4259645640 1130 us 8510 253 253
1994-09-02 07:20:00 -615553.2 0.5 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1994-09-02.305556 -61555320 50 Hz 8510 253 253
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)