2018 MK8

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.8014655134 ± 2.26e-04
Semi-major axis (a)2.7057226954 AU ± 2.58e-03
Inclination (i)24.29195867° ± 1.03e-02
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)105.07568049° ± 1.07e-04
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)69.81686709° ± 1.93e-03
Mean Anomaly (M)252.61572114° ± 8.87e-01
Mean Motion (n)0.2214559480°/day ± 3.17e-04
Perihelion dist (q)0.53717927 AU ± 7.98e-04
Aphelion dist (Q)4.87426612 AU ± 4.69e-03
Orbital Period4.45066521 yr ± 6.36e-03
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)20.10
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-02
RMS Residual0.350″
Uncertainty3
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.111429 AU
Observations Used63
Oppositions1
Arc Total2018-2018
First Observation Used2018-06-23
Last Observation Used2018-07-17
Observations (64)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2018-07-06 07:31:17 C 19 43 44.45 -23 40 35.8 U I52
2018-07-06 07:35:11 C 19 43 43.72 -23 40 45.2 U I52
2018-07-06 07:42:11 C 19 43 42.46 -23 41 01.1 U I52
2018-07-07 06:20:48 C 19 39 47.56 -24 31 18.6 U I52
2018-07-07 06:23:11 C 19 39 47.15 -24 31 23.9 U I52
2018-07-07 06:25:33 C 19 39 46.68 -24 31 29.3 U I52
2018-07-07 06:27:56 C 19 39 46.27 -24 31 33.9 U I52
2018-07-12 12:20:55 C 19 20 48.65 -28 16 17.4 U 474
2018-07-12 12:26:40 C 19 20 47.85 -28 16 25.9 U 474
2018-07-12 12:29:33 C 19 20 47.44 -28 16 30.1 U 474
2018-07-12 12:32:26 C 19 20 47.05 -28 16 34.6 U 474
2018-07-17 11:19:14 C 19 06 54.57 -30 43 15.8 U 474
2018-07-17 11:22:16 C 19 06 54.28 -30 43 18.7 U 474
2018-07-17 11:25:19 C 19 06 53.93 -30 43 22.0 U 474