2018 KU

NEO MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4768223661 ± 2.00e+00
Semi-major axis (a)1.9082301825 AU ± 3.00e+00
Inclination (i)3.98378175° ± 4.00e+00
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)237.94556200° ± 5.00e+00
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)332.66756224° ± 6.00e+00
Mean Anomaly (M)314.49380657° ± 4.25e-02
Mean Motion (n)0.3738940500°/day ± 8.82e-01
Perihelion dist (q)0.99834260 AU ± 4.13e+00
Aphelion dist (Q)2.81817280 AU ± 5.85e+00
Orbital Period2.63606150 yr ± 6.22e+00
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)26.40
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-18
RMS Residual0.256″
Uncertainty2
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.011683 AU
Observations Used41
Oppositions1
Arc Total2018-2018
First Observation Used
Last Observation Used2018-06-15
Observations (43)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2018-05-16 05:50:00 C 12 33 10.98 -18 35 10.5 V 703
2018-05-16 05:57:41 C 12 33 28.07 -18 35 38.1 V 703
2018-05-18 07:05:33 C 14 23 37.80 -19 20 48.3 U G96
2018-05-18 07:13:23 C 14 23 52.71 -19 20 35.8 U G96
2018-05-18 07:21:12 C 14 24 07.64 -19 20 22.5 U G96
2018-05-18 07:29:02 C 14 24 22.56 -19 20 09.9 U G96
2018-05-18 08:13:19 C 14 25 46.99 -19 18 53.4 U I52
2018-05-18 08:13:35 C 14 25 47.49 -19 18 52.8 U I52
2018-05-18 08:13:50 C 14 25 48.00 -19 18 52.5 U I52
2018-05-18 08:14:06 C 14 25 48.53 -19 18 52.1 U I52
2018-05-18 12:14:36 C 14 33 50.46 -19 04 11.4 U 474
2018-05-18 12:16:16 C 14 33 53.53 -19 04 08.4 U 474
2018-05-18 12:16:49 C 14 33 54.58 -19 04 07.2 U 474
2018-05-18 12:18:30 C 14 33 57.65 -19 04 04.5 U 474
2018-05-18 22:55:44 C 14 53 45.95 -18 50 59.3 V J95
2018-05-18 23:07:06 C 14 54 05.17 -18 50 32.0 V J95
2018-05-18 23:58:18 C 14 55 31.82 -18 48 29.1 V J95
2018-05-19 04:11:31 C 15 03 05.57 -18 36 33.6 U I52
2018-05-19 04:11:42 C 15 03 05.86 -18 36 33.0 U I52
2018-05-19 04:11:53 C 15 03 06.16 -18 36 32.9 U I52
2018-05-19 04:12:04 C 15 03 06.43 -18 36 32.8 U I52
2018-05-19 10:47:03 C 15 13 35.120 -18 18 18.82 U F51
2018-05-19 11:04:11 C 15 14 00.639 -18 17 29.14 U F51
2018-05-19 12:48:49 C 15 16 49.57 -18 06 07.9 U 474
2018-05-19 12:51:30 C 15 16 53.53 -18 06 00.4 U 474
2018-05-19 12:53:16 C 15 16 56.18 -18 05 55.4 U 474
2018-05-19 12:54:10 C 15 16 57.51 -18 05 53.3 U 474
2018-05-19 13:05:35 C 15 17 20.92 -18 06 25.4 q E23
2018-05-19 13:16:25 C 15 17 36.77 -18 05 55.0 q E23
2018-05-19 13:27:14 C 15 17 52.59 -18 05 25.0 q E23
2018-05-20 01:10:19 C 15 34 57.39 -17 38 31.0 V J95
2018-05-20 01:16:03 C 15 35 04.98 -17 38 13.4 V J95
2018-05-22 05:12:10 C 16 30 57.48 -15 07 24.0 U I52
2018-05-22 05:12:31 C 16 30 57.75 -15 07 22.2 U I52
2018-05-23 10:04:34 C 16 51 10.62 -13 58 20.4 U I52
2018-05-23 10:06:21 C 16 51 11.63 -13 58 16.5 U I52
2018-05-23 10:08:09 C 16 51 12.63 -13 58 12.5 U I52
2018-05-23 10:09:56 C 16 51 13.64 -13 58 08.1 U I52
2018-05-24 08:56:40 C 17 04 00.71 -13 11 57.1 U I52
2018-05-24 09:00:50 C 17 04 02.58 -13 11 48.7 U I52
2018-06-15 11:46:37 C 18 15 30.686 -08 44 52.73 V T12
2018-06-15 12:09:49 C 18 15 30.829 -08 44 53.43 V T12
2018-06-15 12:20:30 C 18 15 30.900 -08 44 53.73 V T12