3552 Don Quixote (1983 SA)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.7072875786 ± 8.71e-09
Semi-major axis (a)4.2696278542 AU ± 8.61e-09
Inclination (i)31.05177834° ± 2.42e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)349.96695975° ± 3.67e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)316.49470978° ± 3.90e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)308.25968398° ± 1.98e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.1117190519°/day ± 3.38e-10
Perihelion dist (q)1.24977311 AU ± 3.73e-08
Aphelion dist (Q)7.28948260 AU ± 4.00e-08
Orbital Period8.82236527 yr ± 2.67e-08
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)13.03
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.245″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeAmor
MOID0.341299 AU
Observations Used1481
Oppositions38
Arc Total1983-2026
First Observation Used1983-09-10
Last Observation Used2026-04-08
Observations (1612)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2026-04-07 03:21:03 C 11 25 59.830 -05 56 24.60 q W94
2026-04-07 03:39:30 C 11 25 59.071 -05 56 22.88 V W68
2026-04-07 03:44:06 C 11 25 58.879 -05 56 22.20 V W68
2026-04-07 03:52:36 C 11 25 58.514 -05 56 21.66 V W68
2026-04-07 04:09:46 C 11 25 57.794 -05 56 20.15 V W68
2026-04-07 22:16:01 C 11 25 13.620 -05 54 51.48 V M22
2026-04-07 22:37:44 C 11 25 12.722 -05 54 49.86 V M22
2026-04-07 23:19:12 C 11 25 10.999 -05 54 46.33 V M22
2026-04-07 23:39:44 C 11 25 10.145 -05 54 44.46 V M22
2026-04-08 04:36:04 B 11 24 58.212 -05 54 24.88 W X04
2026-04-08 04:42:15 B 11 24 57.972 -05 54 24.66 W X04
2026-04-08 04:50:29 B 11 24 57.655 -05 54 23.62 W X04