178871 (2001 MA8)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4642686057 ± 2.38e-08
Semi-major axis (a)2.3735929390 AU ± 3.76e-09
Inclination (i)7.61921542° ± 3.11e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)269.44908207° ± 3.98e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)358.25246310° ± 4.15e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)255.75913365° ± 1.04e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.2695273952°/day ± 6.40e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.27160825 AU ± 5.64e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)3.47557762 AU ± 5.67e-08
Orbital Period3.65686866 yr ± 8.69e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)17.70
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.306″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeAmor
MOID0.254273 AU
Observations Used343
Oppositions32
Arc Total1979-2023
First Observation Used1979-07-21
Last Observation Used2023-11-13
Observations (363)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2023-09-05 14:31:58 C 00 30 07.754 +19 31 05.86 X F52
2023-09-13 09:19:42 C 00 21 22.570 +18 50 15.44 X F52
2023-09-13 09:36:27 C 00 21 21.704 +18 50 10.87 X F52
2023-09-13 09:53:14 C 00 21 20.840 +18 50 06.32 X F52
2023-09-13 10:10:11 C 00 21 19.964 +18 50 01.64 X F52
2023-09-16 06:47:43 C 00 17 55.262 +18 29 37.50 V G96
2023-09-16 06:55:15 C 00 17 54.863 +18 29 35.20 V G96
2023-09-16 07:02:46 C 00 17 54.481 +18 29 32.82 V G96
2023-09-16 07:10:18 C 00 17 54.092 +18 29 30.30 V G96
2023-09-18 08:12:34 C 00 15 26.749 +18 13 24.59 X F52
2023-09-18 08:30:59 C 00 15 25.786 +18 13 18.49 X F52
2023-09-18 08:49:26 C 00 15 24.822 +18 13 12.24 X F52
2023-09-18 09:07:53 C 00 15 23.856 +18 13 06.05 X F52
2023-09-24 08:29:24 C 00 08 16.309 +17 19 37.53 X F52
2023-09-24 08:45:29 C 00 08 15.498 +17 19 31.03 X F51
2023-09-24 09:02:11 C 00 08 14.650 +17 19 24.37 X F51
2023-09-24 09:08:31 C 00 08 14.319 +17 19 22.01 X F52
2023-09-24 09:28:04 C 00 08 13.327 +17 19 14.09 X F52
2023-09-24 09:36:47 C 00 08 12.875 +17 19 10.70 X F51
2023-09-25 08:52:56 C 00 07 05.268 +17 09 45.04 X F52
2023-09-25 09:07:59 C 00 07 04.509 +17 09 38.91 X F52
2023-09-25 09:22:52 C 00 07 03.762 +17 09 32.91 X F52
2023-09-25 09:37:47 C 00 07 03.009 +17 09 26.68 X F52
2023-09-26 07:54:05 C 00 05 59.130 +17 00 15.36 X F52
2023-09-26 08:09:48 C 00 05 58.344 +17 00 08.91 X F52
2023-09-26 08:41:31 C 00 05 56.766 +16 59 55.85 X F52
2023-09-27 08:38:55 C 00 04 48.681 +16 49 53.46 X F52
2023-09-27 08:55:37 C 00 04 47.847 +16 49 46.40 X F52
2023-09-27 09:12:20 C 00 04 47.027 +16 49 39.41 X F52
2023-10-04 05:54:17 C 23 57 29.048 +15 37 22.69 V 703
2023-10-04 06:01:56 C 23 57 28.645 +15 37 20.24 V 703
2023-10-04 06:09:47 C 23 57 28.393 +15 37 16.07 V 703
2023-10-04 06:17:49 C 23 57 27.943 +15 37 13.30 V 703
2023-10-09 07:18:33 C 23 52 49.054 +14 42 33.11 X F52
2023-10-09 07:36:28 C 23 52 48.383 +14 42 25.06 X F52
2023-10-09 07:54:24 C 23 52 47.713 +14 42 17.04 X F52
2023-10-09 08:12:27 C 23 52 47.030 +14 42 08.95 X F52
2023-10-11 04:55:26 C 23 51 14.951 +14 22 00.12 V G96
2023-10-11 05:02:53 C 23 51 14.692 +14 21 56.84 V G96
2023-10-11 05:10:20 C 23 51 14.432 +14 21 53.53 V G96
2023-10-11 05:17:49 C 23 51 14.166 +14 21 50.04 V G96
2023-10-17 06:37:47 C 23 47 00.400 +13 18 12.29 X F51
2023-10-17 06:53:32 C 23 46 59.976 +13 18 05.68 X F51
2023-10-17 07:09:23 C 23 46 59.546 +13 17 58.95 X F51
2023-10-17 07:25:22 C 23 46 59.120 +13 17 52.21 X F51
2023-11-01 05:21:03 C 23 41 47.949 +11 04 20.40 X F51
2023-11-01 05:38:17 C 23 41 47.859 +11 04 14.97 X F51
2023-11-01 05:55:30 C 23 41 47.745 +11 04 09.52 X F51
2023-11-01 06:12:43 C 23 41 47.645 +11 04 04.38 X F51
2023-11-05 05:31:35 C 23 41 38.000 +10 35 57.44 V G96