2018 AJ

NEO MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.3063747217 ± 1.28e-07
Semi-major axis (a)1.4208428661 AU ± 2.57e-07
Inclination (i)5.66655508° ± 2.72e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)303.56868365° ± 1.50e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)195.43686013° ± 1.26e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)215.82256144° ± 4.55e-04
Mean Motion (n)0.5819600862°/day ± 1.58e-07
Perihelion dist (q)0.98553253 AU ± 2.55e-07
Aphelion dist (Q)1.85615320 AU ± 3.82e-07
Orbital Period1.69363210 yr ± 4.60e-07
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)24.54
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-02
RMS Residual0.280″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.007875 AU
Observations Used100
Radar Obs Used3
Oppositions1
Arc Total2018-2018
First Observation Used2018-01-05
Last Observation Used2018-01-27
Observations (103)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2018-01-27 12:24:52 C 12 25 27.66 -31 05 16.4 o 691
2018-02-04 14:29:55 S 13 58 50.136 -50 10 01.42 L C51
2018-02-04 17:38:25 S 13 59 41.371 -50 16 40.84 L C51
Radar Observations (3)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2018-01-22 06:25:00 28075.5186 0.2 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2018-01-22 06:33:00 12517215.96 4 us 2380 -1 -1
2018-01-22 06:44:00 12509581.63 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)