2012 QG42

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.3744934283 ± 2.93e-08
Semi-major axis (a)1.0257494058 AU ± 1.80e-09
Inclination (i)6.80830323° ± 1.05e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)344.76625830° ± 8.60e-07
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)116.19428088° ± 2.03e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)182.04251951° ± 1.20e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.9487468895°/day ± 2.49e-09
Perihelion dist (q)0.64161299 AU ± 3.00e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)1.40988582 AU ± 3.01e-08
Orbital Period1.03887169 yr ± 2.73e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)20.90
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-01
RMS Residual0.278″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.013397 AU
Observations Used2023
Radar Obs Used8
Oppositions1
Arc Total2012-2019
First Observation Used2012-08-26
Last Observation Used2019-05-11
Observations (2170)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2012-09-05 23:50:55 C 23 21 10.15 -06 57 11.3 u I76
2012-09-05 23:55:20 C 23 21 08.47 -06 57 01.9 u I76
2012-09-05 23:59:46 C 23 21 06.81 -06 56 52.7 u I76
2012-09-06 00:04:11 C 23 21 05.12 -06 56 43.4 u I76
2012-09-06 00:11:43 C 23 21 02.15 -06 56 27.0 w I99
2012-09-06 00:23:59 C 23 20 57.49 -06 56 00.9 w I99
2012-09-06 00:30:07 C 23 20 55.16 -06 55 48.4 w I99
2012-09-06 00:42:14 C 23 20 52.71 -06 54 57.9 t 954
2012-09-06 01:59:08 C 23 20 32.38 -06 50 56.9 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 01:59:56 C 23 20 32.09 -06 50 55.1 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:00:52 C 23 20 31.73 -06 50 53.6 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:01:49 C 23 20 31.37 -06 50 51.4 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:02:18 C 23 20 31.20 -06 50 50.3 15.7 i H78
2012-09-06 02:02:47 C 23 20 31.00 -06 50 49.4 15.7 i H78
2012-09-06 02:03:15 C 23 20 30.84 -06 50 48.7 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:05:09 C 23 20 30.11 -06 50 44.3 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:05:44 C 23 20 29.88 -06 50 43.2 15.7 i H78
2012-09-06 02:08:00 C 23 20 29.02 -06 50 38.2 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:08:33 C 23 20 28.82 -06 50 37.0 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:09:07 C 23 20 28.62 -06 50 35.8 15.7 i H78
2012-09-06 02:09:42 C 23 20 28.38 -06 50 34.9 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:11:23 C 23 20 27.73 -06 50 30.9 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:13:38 C 23 20 26.87 -06 50 26.6 15.7 i H78
2012-09-06 02:14:11 C 23 20 26.68 -06 50 25.6 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:14:46 C 23 20 26.45 -06 50 23.9 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:15:19 C 23 20 26.23 -06 50 23.0 15.7 i H78
2012-09-06 02:15:53 C 23 20 26.02 -06 50 21.6 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:16:27 C 23 20 25.81 -06 50 20.6 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:17:37 C 23 20 25.36 -06 50 17.9 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:18:10 C 23 20 25.16 -06 50 16.9 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:18:43 C 23 20 24.93 -06 50 15.8 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:19:51 C 23 20 24.51 -06 50 13.7 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:22:05 C 23 20 23.64 -06 50 08.8 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:22:39 C 23 20 23.41 -06 50 07.4 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:23:48 C 23 20 22.98 -06 50 04.9 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:24:22 C 23 20 22.77 -06 50 03.9 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:24:56 C 23 20 22.53 -06 50 02.7 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:25:30 C 23 20 22.33 -06 50 01.1 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:26:04 C 23 20 22.13 -06 50 00.3 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:26:38 C 23 20 21.92 -06 49 59.0 15.9 i H78
2012-09-06 02:27:11 C 23 20 21.69 -06 49 58.1 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:27:46 C 23 20 21.47 -06 49 56.8 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:28:20 C 23 20 21.27 -06 49 55.5 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:29:28 C 23 20 20.79 -06 49 53.2 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:30:02 C 23 20 20.58 -06 49 51.9 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:30:36 C 23 20 20.36 -06 49 50.6 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:31:09 C 23 20 20.16 -06 49 49.6 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:31:43 C 23 20 19.95 -06 49 48.0 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 02:32:50 C 23 20 19.51 -06 49 45.8 15.8 i H78
2012-09-06 04:49:41 C 23 19 26.23 -06 46 21.8 u H21
Radar Observations (8)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2012-09-13 05:10:00 196289.173 1.5 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2012-09-13 05:30:00 191811.549 1.5 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2012-09-13 05:40:00 20011910.94 10 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-09-13 06:10:00 19972738.03 2 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-09-14 21:37:00 -36649.1704 0.03 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2012-09-14 21:39:00 19502873.69 4 us 2380 -1 -1
2012-09-15 21:09:00 21746337.13 1.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2012-09-15 21:16:00 -84331.3341 0.05 Hz 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)