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
2020-10-07 20:23:13 C 23 23 03.75 +34 37 44.6 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:24:20 C 23 23 03.63 +34 37 44.6 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:25:29 C 23 23 03.50 +34 37 44.1 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:26:38 C 23 23 03.40 +34 37 44.0 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:27:46 C 23 23 03.28 +34 37 43.8 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:28:53 C 23 23 03.14 +34 37 43.5 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:30:02 C 23 23 03.02 +34 37 43.2 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:31:10 C 23 23 02.92 +34 37 43.1 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:32:17 C 23 23 02.79 +34 37 42.6 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:33:26 C 23 23 02.68 +34 37 42.5 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:34:35 C 23 23 02.56 +34 37 42.2 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:35:43 C 23 23 02.42 +34 37 41.8 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:36:52 C 23 23 02.31 +34 37 41.7 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:37:59 C 23 23 02.18 +34 37 41.4 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:39:08 C 23 23 02.09 +34 37 41.1 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:40:16 C 23 23 01.94 +34 37 41.0 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:41:23 C 23 23 01.83 +34 37 40.6 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:42:31 C 23 23 01.71 +34 37 40.5 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:43:40 C 23 23 01.58 +34 37 40.3 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:44:47 C 23 23 01.46 +34 37 39.8 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:45:55 C 23 23 01.35 +34 37 39.4 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:47:04 C 23 23 01.18 +34 37 39.0 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:48:13 C 23 23 01.11 +34 37 38.8 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:49:20 C 23 23 00.96 +34 37 38.7 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:50:28 C 23 23 00.84 +34 37 38.2 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:51:37 C 23 23 00.71 +34 37 38.2 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:52:46 C 23 23 00.59 +34 37 37.9 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:53:53 C 23 23 00.49 +34 37 37.4 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:55:01 C 23 23 00.35 +34 37 37.3 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:56:10 C 23 23 00.23 +34 37 36.9 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:57:17 C 23 23 00.11 +34 37 36.9 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:58:25 C 23 23 00.01 +34 37 36.7 q Z36
2020-10-07 20:59:34 C 23 22 59.87 +34 37 36.1 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:00:43 C 23 22 59.74 +34 37 35.8 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:01:50 C 23 22 59.63 +34 37 35.8 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:02:59 C 23 22 59.51 +34 37 35.4 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:04:07 C 23 22 59.39 +34 37 35.1 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:05:16 C 23 22 59.27 +34 37 34.7 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:06:25 C 23 22 59.14 +34 37 34.6 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:07:32 C 23 22 59.02 +34 37 34.4 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:08:40 C 23 22 58.91 +34 37 33.9 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:09:50 C 23 22 58.76 +34 37 33.7 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:10:58 C 23 22 58.67 +34 37 33.4 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:12:05 C 23 22 58.55 +34 37 33.0 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:13:14 C 23 22 58.40 +34 37 32.7 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:14:23 C 23 22 58.28 +34 37 32.4 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:15:31 C 23 22 58.16 +34 37 32.2 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:16:38 C 23 22 58.05 +34 37 32.0 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:17:47 C 23 22 57.93 +34 37 31.6 q Z36
2020-10-07 21:18:56 C 23 22 57.79 +34 37 31.2 q Z36
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)