2017 WX12

NEO MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.5624713069 ± 1.58e-07
Semi-major axis (a)2.1732770350 AU ± 7.26e-07
Inclination (i)12.48700986° ± 2.03e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)84.42937719° ± 9.41e-07
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)34.22210800° ± 5.18e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)162.56827044° ± 4.46e-04
Mean Motion (n)0.3076377596°/day ± 1.54e-07
Perihelion dist (q)0.95087106 AU ± 4.67e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)3.39568301 AU ± 1.18e-06
Orbital Period3.20385340 yr ± 1.60e-06
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)22.12
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-02
RMS Residual0.209″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.021405 AU
Observations Used199
Radar Obs Used8
Oppositions1
Arc Total2017-2018
First Observation Used2017-11-20
Last Observation Used2018-03-18
Observations (205)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2018-03-13 09:42:34 C 15 51 31.18 +21 46 34.2 u H21
2018-03-13 09:58:20 C 15 51 30.18 +21 46 31.5 u H21
2018-03-18 08:48:41 C 15 44 04.07 +21 24 42.2 u H21
2018-03-18 09:00:22 C 15 44 03.24 +21 24 39.8 u H21
2018-03-18 09:06:29 C 15 44 02.81 +21 24 38.4 u H21
Radar Observations (8)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2017-12-15 05:10:00 562774 1 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-16 04:30:00 42138950 10 us 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-19 02:00:00 333592.147 0.3 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-19 02:20:00 29283356.82 2 us 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-19 04:30:00 28989393.3 2 us 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-21 02:50:00 28177.133 0.2 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-21 03:00:00 25642553.038 2 us 8560 -14 -14
2017-12-22 03:40:00 -145174.522 0.15 Hz 8560 -14 -14
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m)