2006 AL8

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.8876638529 ± 8.19e-08
Semi-major axis (a)3.3328847601 AU ± 1.63e-08
Inclination (i)35.84923591° ± 2.52e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)311.90484346° ± 3.63e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)65.95635542° ± 2.82e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)101.88394344° ± 5.93e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.1619876220°/day ± 1.19e-09
Perihelion dist (q)0.37440343 AU ± 2.73e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)6.29136609 AU ± 2.75e-07
Orbital Period6.08457777 yr ± 4.47e-08
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)18.41
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-01
RMS Residual0.415″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.050018 AU
Observations Used197
Radar Obs Used1
Oppositions5
Arc Total2006-2024
First Observation Used2006-01-08
Last Observation Used2024-04-08
Observations (211)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2012-03-18 09:35:18 C 07 26 33.947 +05 58 08.93 t 568
2012-03-18 09:39:06 C 07 26 34.127 +05 58 08.23 t 568
2012-03-18 09:42:53 C 07 26 34.310 +05 58 07.36 t 568
2012-03-19 05:21:26 C 07 27 33.914 +05 53 52.35 t 568
2012-03-19 05:29:45 C 07 27 34.309 +05 53 50.55 t 568
2012-03-19 05:32:33 C 07 27 34.443 +05 53 49.96 t 568
2012-03-19 05:35:21 C 07 27 34.578 +05 53 49.34 t 568
2024-04-08 02:50:37 C 04 24 48.294 +25 40 12.22 V G96
2024-04-08 02:58:21 C 04 24 50.684 +25 40 08.69 V G96
2024-04-08 03:04:25 C 04 24 52.585 +25 40 06.96 V G96
2024-04-08 03:10:32 C 04 24 54.490 +25 40 03.50 V G96
Radar Observations (2)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2012-02-07 00:21:00 151061429.23 4 us 2380 -1 -1
2012-02-08 00:41:00 -453777.3661 0.2 Hz 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)