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
2008-04-04 04:52:43 C 10 47 12.60 +10 57 42.0 o 691
2008-04-04 05:12:56 C 10 47 12.05 +10 57 42.9 o 691
2008-04-06 03:11:50 C 10 45 59.05 +10 59 17.8 o 691
2008-04-06 03:35:51 C 10 45 58.40 +10 59 19.5 o 691
2008-04-06 03:51:41 C 10 45 58.02 +10 59 19.8 o 691
2008-12-31 17:18:04 C 13 27 07.95 -20 24 57.7 r E12
2008-12-31 17:29:25 C 13 27 08.28 -20 25 02.9 r E12
2008-12-31 17:40:50 C 13 27 08.71 -20 25 10.0 r E12
2008-12-31 17:52:16 C 13 27 09.21 -20 25 15.5 r E12
2009-01-14 16:35:05 C 13 38 40.95 -23 28 50.7 r E12
2009-01-14 16:51:18 C 13 38 41.46 -23 28 59.9 r E12
2009-01-14 17:07:39 C 13 38 42.00 -23 29 08.9 r E12
2009-01-14 17:23:54 C 13 38 42.50 -23 29 18.5 r E12
2009-01-20 07:30:38 C 13 42 50.27 -24 46 43.7 c 844
2009-01-20 07:34:11 C 13 42 50.33 -24 46 45.7 c 844
2009-01-20 07:42:19 C 13 42 50.50 -24 46 49.9 c 844
2009-01-20 07:49:21 C 13 42 50.71 -24 46 54.9 c 844
2009-02-07 14:58:48 C 13 53 29.00 -29 18 47.8 r E12
2009-02-07 15:15:46 C 13 53 29.25 -29 18 59.6 r E12
2009-02-07 15:33:17 C 13 53 29.54 -29 19 11.3 r E12
2009-03-06 18:09:31 C 13 56 00.56 -37 02 50.1 r E12
2009-03-06 18:23:38 C 13 56 00.34 -37 03 00.9 r E12
2009-03-06 18:37:42 C 13 56 00.13 -37 03 11.5 r E12
2009-03-22 03:53:28 C 13 45 38.65 -41 50 51.0 r I21
2009-03-22 06:15:33 C 13 45 32.16 -41 52 42.0 r I21
2009-03-22 16:01:13 C 13 45 06.15 -42 00 18.4 r E12
2009-03-22 16:36:53 C 13 45 04.46 -42 00 45.9 r E12
2009-03-22 16:54:44 C 13 45 03.63 -42 00 59.9 r E12
2009-03-25 03:44:54 C 13 42 15.67 -42 46 33.9 r I21
2009-03-25 04:17:02 C 13 42 13.98 -42 46 59.5 r I21
2009-04-12 01:59:07 C 13 11 25.91 -47 48 27.8 r I21
2009-04-12 02:58:15 C 13 11 20.40 -47 49 03.0 r I21
2009-04-12 04:45:03 C 13 11 10.26 -47 50 06.9 r I21
2009-04-12 04:49:16 C 13 11 09.80 -47 50 09.3 r I21
2009-04-12 23:10:49 C 13 09 27.83 -48 00 52.8 c I32
2009-04-12 23:12:41 C 13 09 27.65 -48 00 54.0 c I32
2009-04-16 10:36:44 C 13 01 20.04 -48 46 45.1 r 432
2009-04-16 10:42:30 C 13 01 19.47 -48 46 48.4 r 432
2009-04-16 10:48:01 C 13 01 18.90 -48 46 51.3 r 432
2009-04-18 08:29:15 C 12 56 38.92 -49 09 34.5 r 432
2009-04-18 09:22:12 C 12 56 33.37 -49 10 00.8 r 432
2009-04-18 10:06:18 C 12 56 28.71 -49 10 22.4 r 432
2009-04-25 08:14:39 C 12 38 31.25 -50 17 14.9 r 432
2009-04-25 08:36:29 C 12 38 28.88 -50 17 22.2 r 432
2009-04-25 08:50:05 C 12 38 27.25 -50 17 26.9 r 432
2009-04-26 08:10:00 C 12 35 51.21 -50 24 44.6 r 432
2009-04-26 08:26:21 C 12 35 49.39 -50 24 50.1 r 432
2009-04-26 08:44:54 C 12 35 47.27 -50 24 56.1 r 432
2009-04-28 01:59:48 C 12 31 09.58 -50 36 33.6 r I21
2009-04-28 02:06:31 C 12 31 08.83 -50 36 35.6 r I21