162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.1910626253 ± 2.00e+00
Semi-major axis (a)1.1909211747 AU ± 3.00e+00
Inclination (i)5.86654965° ± 4.00e+00
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)251.29160345° ± 5.00e+00
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)211.61670373° ± 6.00e+00
Mean Anomaly (M)270.65926628° ± 7.56e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.7583815353°/day ± 2.87e+00
Perihelion dist (q)0.96338065 AU ± 3.40e+00
Aphelion dist (Q)1.41846170 AU ± 4.29e+00
Orbital Period1.29964436 yr ± 4.91e+00
NGA Modelr2
A21.49982929e-05 AU/d²
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)19.55
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-27
RMS Residual0.086″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.000212 AU
Observations Used4741
Gaia Obs Used94
Oppositions7
Arc Total1986-2016
First Observation Used1999-05-10
Last Observation Used2025-07-23
Observations (7718)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1986-04-14 14:03:55 13 32 03.90 -35 55 25.8 260
1986-04-14 15:23:55 13 31 57.09 -35 53 17.4 260
1999-05-10 06:45:19 C 15 29 12.57 -28 33 33.3 17.7 a 704
1999-05-10 07:02:56 C 15 29 10.42 -28 33 14.8 18.5 a 704
1999-05-10 07:20:33 C 15 29 08.84 -28 32 56.4 17.9 a 704
1999-05-10 07:38:05 C 15 29 07.09 -28 32 37.8 18.7 a 704
1999-05-10 07:55:37 C 15 29 05.23 -28 32 19.5 18.3 a 704
1999-05-12 08:00:06 C 15 24 30.18 -27 40 18.5 z 719
1999-05-12 15:00:31 C 15 23 51.09 -27 32 12.3 426
1999-05-12 15:17:04 C 15 23 49.41 -27 31 54.1 426
1999-05-12 15:21:38 C 15 23 48.94 -27 31 49.3 426
1999-05-13 05:19:10 C 15 22 32.05 -27 16 57.4 17.8 a 704
1999-05-13 05:25:49 C 15 22 31.37 -27 16 51.5 z 719
1999-05-13 05:32:59 C 15 22 30.64 -27 16 44.7 z 719
1999-05-13 05:40:57 C 15 22 29.85 -27 16 34.3 18.2 a 704
1999-05-13 06:02:43 C 15 22 27.65 -27 16 11.2 17.5 a 704
1999-05-13 06:21:29 C 15 22 25.72 -27 15 52.0 z 719
1999-05-13 06:24:28 C 15 22 25.40 -27 15 48.1 17.5 a 704
1999-05-13 06:26:19 C 15 22 25.20 -27 15 47.0 z 719
1999-05-13 06:46:16 C 15 22 23.23 -27 15 23.8 18.0 a 704
1999-05-13 07:15:54 C 15 22 20.33 -27 14 51.3 17.4 a 704
1999-05-13 07:37:28 C 15 22 18.17 -27 14 28.3 17.9 a 704
1999-05-13 07:59:07 C 15 22 15.95 -27 14 04.8 a 704
1999-05-13 08:20:46 C 15 22 13.68 -27 13 39.8 17.8 a 704
1999-05-13 08:42:17 C 15 22 11.57 -27 13 14.9 18.7 a 704
1999-05-13 11:39:25 C 15 21 57.16 -27 09 34.5 z 428
1999-05-13 11:46:32 C 15 21 56.26 -27 09 26.5 z 428
1999-05-14 15:22:14 C 15 19 24.13 -26 39 32.6 360
1999-05-14 15:27:44 C 15 19 23.59 -26 39 26.1 360
1999-05-14 15:33:00 C 15 19 23.07 -26 39 20.4 360
1999-05-16 23:10:06 C 15 14 30.02 -25 38 04.1 d 046
1999-05-16 23:11:45 C 15 14 29.96 -25 38 02.4 d 046
1999-05-16 23:13:28 C 15 14 29.74 -25 38 00.3 d 046
1999-05-17 05:23:47 C 15 13 57.24 -25 30 45.2 z 860
1999-05-17 05:32:21 C 15 13 56.57 -25 30 34.7 z 860
1999-05-18 05:23:45 C 15 11 58.81 -25 04 47.6 18.9 a 704
1999-05-18 05:44:00 C 15 11 57.03 -25 04 27.4 18.5 a 704
1999-05-18 06:04:16 C 15 11 55.25 -25 04 05.6 17.7 a 704
1999-05-18 06:24:27 C 15 11 53.42 -25 03 42.9 17.7 a 704
1999-05-18 06:44:38 C 15 11 51.68 -25 03 20.8 18.0 a 704
1999-06-02 09:46:34 C 14 50 00.99 -19 06 32.6 426
1999-06-02 09:52:16 C 14 50 00.74 -19 06 27.8 426
1999-06-02 09:58:21 C 14 50 00.51 -19 06 23.2 426
1999-06-08 21:48:10 C 14 45 40.98 -17 12 18.4 z 587
1999-06-08 22:06:29 C 14 45 40.61 -17 12 06.1 z 587
1999-06-14 11:28:14 C 14 44 15.31 -15 54 40.0 426
1999-06-14 11:37:27 C 14 44 15.19 -15 54 35.6 426
1999-06-14 11:47:11 C 14 44 15.12 -15 54 30.7 426
1999-06-18 11:16:08 C 14 44 24.16 -15 10 46.5 426
1999-06-18 11:25:08 C 14 44 24.15 -15 10 42.8 426
Radar Observations (2)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2020-12-12 03:00:00 70251762.49 2 us 8560 -14 -14
2020-12-18 01:10:00 64846561.92 2 us 8560 -14 -14
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m)