2012 US68

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.9580024760 ± 3.88e-08
Semi-major axis (a)2.5016715858 AU ± 1.92e-07
Inclination (i)25.74500198° ± 2.84e-05
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)40.51778246° ± 1.71e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)190.79908407° ± 2.52e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)143.91746624° ± 1.33e-04
Mean Motion (n)0.2490960452°/day ± 2.87e-08
Perihelion dist (q)0.10506401 AU ± 9.74e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)4.89827916 AU ± 3.89e-07
Orbital Period3.95681225 yr ± 4.56e-07
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)18.33
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-01
RMS Residual0.235″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.171288 AU
Observations Used61
Oppositions6
Arc Total2012-2020
First Observation Used2012-10-18
Last Observation Used2020-10-11
Observations (62)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2019-12-07 03:52:09 C 03 27 35.45 +37 03 28.0 u H21
2019-12-07 04:09:42 C 03 27 33.57 +37 03 23.0 u H21
2019-12-07 04:33:25 C 03 27 31.09 +37 03 17.1 u H21
2019-12-22 01:23:52 C 02 52 16.77 +34 57 08.6 u H21
2019-12-22 01:30:53 C 02 52 16.10 +34 57 05.2 u H21
2019-12-22 01:40:14 C 02 52 15.28 +34 57 01.1 u H21
2019-12-23 01:25:14 C 02 50 09.42 +34 46 44.9 u H21
2019-12-23 01:33:20 C 02 50 08.70 +34 46 41.5 u H21
2019-12-23 01:37:31 C 02 50 08.36 +34 46 39.6 u H21
2020-10-11 07:15:20 C 02 59 06.19 +13 34 07.4 u H21
2020-10-11 07:19:43 C 02 59 05.83 +13 34 06.3 u H21
2020-10-11 07:27:18 C 02 59 05.18 +13 34 04.3 u H21