3908 Nyx (1980 PA)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4590032671 ± 2.00e+00
Semi-major axis (a)1.9278929483 AU ± 3.00e+00
Inclination (i)2.18636566° ± 4.00e+00
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)261.19174891° ± 5.00e+00
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)126.65988085° ± 6.00e+00
Mean Anomaly (M)312.97146977° ± 2.87e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.3682034928°/day ± 8.59e-01
Perihelion dist (q)1.04298379 AU ± 4.18e+00
Aphelion dist (Q)2.81280211 AU ± 5.83e+00
Orbital Period2.67685207 yr ± 6.25e+00
NGA Modelr2
A2-3.27808799e-08 AU/d²
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)17.45
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-26
RMS Residual0.809″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeAmor
MOID0.055611 AU
Observations Used2075
Radar Obs Used16
Gaia Obs Used72
Oppositions22
Arc Total1980-2025
First Observation Used1980-08-06
Last Observation Used2025-06-26
Observations (2135)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1996-11-08 07:14:14 C 02 40 56.74 +35 04 51.8 z 700
1996-11-08 07:34:16 C 02 41 04.97 +35 04 34.8 z 700
1996-11-08 21:21:39 C 02 47 10.65 +34 52 10.2 482
1996-11-08 21:22:29 C 02 47 10.99 +34 52 09.7 482
1996-11-08 21:23:14 C 02 47 11.29 +34 52 09.1 482
1996-11-08 22:19:44 C 02 47 33.34 +34 51 49.4 z 108
1996-11-08 22:23:13 C 02 47 34.70 +34 51 47.0 z 108
1996-11-08 22:31:04 C 02 47 37.82 +34 51 39.8 z 108
1996-11-08 22:39:16 C 02 47 41.08 +34 51 33.1 z 108
1996-11-09 17:31:07 C 02 55 37.52 +34 33 13.7 z 117
1996-11-09 18:03:48 C 02 55 50.48 +34 32 48.3 z 117
1996-11-09 18:11:00 C 02 55 52.70 +34 32 22.9 482
1996-11-09 18:11:35 C 02 55 52.92 +34 32 22.4 482
1996-11-09 18:17:42 C 02 55 56.06 +34 32 36.3 z 117
1996-11-10 03:49:07 C 02 59 43.07 +34 24 25.6 z 732
1996-11-10 04:10:45 C 02 59 50.85 +34 24 06.7 z 732
1996-11-10 17:18:24 C 03 04 55.21 +34 09 17.1 z 121
1996-11-10 17:22:37 C 03 04 56.74 +34 09 13.3 z 121
1996-11-10 20:34:07 C 03 06 07.07 +34 06 04.2 z 046
1996-11-10 20:36:05 C 03 06 07.77 +34 06 02.2 z 046
1996-11-10 20:38:43 C 03 06 08.70 +34 05 59.7 z 046
1996-11-12 05:35:44 C 03 17 53.34 +33 29 54.7 z 700
1996-11-12 06:00:14 C 03 18 00.93 +33 29 28.4 z 700
1996-11-12 06:25:14 C 03 18 08.67 +33 29 01.0 z 700
1996-11-12 07:18:28 C 03 18 25.30 +33 28 03.5 z 689
1996-11-12 18:50:50 C 03 22 19.31 +33 13 39.4 482
1996-11-12 18:52:15 C 03 22 19.77 +33 13 38.0 482
1996-11-12 18:54:20 C 03 22 20.44 +33 13 35.9 482
1996-11-12 22:54:19 C 03 23 33.31 +33 09 35.4 z 118
1996-11-12 22:58:08 C 03 23 34.44 +33 09 30.9 z 118
1996-11-12 23:00:53 C 03 23 35.26 +33 09 27.7 z 118
1996-11-13 04:14:34 C 03 25 19.80 +33 04 07.2 z 732
1996-11-13 04:55:22 C 03 25 31.50 +33 03 23.0 z 732
1996-11-13 05:27:10 C 03 25 37.36 +33 02 04.6 z 825
1996-11-13 05:34:48 C 03 25 39.58 +33 01 55.2 z 825
1996-11-13 06:10:12 C 03 25 49.81 +33 01 11.7 z 825
1996-11-13 06:52:30 C 03 26 02.07 +33 00 18.0 z 825
1996-11-14 02:33:59 C 03 32 09.29 +32 36 44.5 z 750
1996-11-14 02:39:59 C 03 32 10.97 +32 36 38.2 z 750
1996-11-14 02:42:00 C 03 32 11.52 +32 36 35.9 z 750
1996-11-14 02:42:42 C 03 32 10.40 +32 36 47.8 z 825
1996-11-14 03:34:37 C 03 32 24.48 +32 35 49.5 z 825
1996-11-14 04:46:30 C 03 32 43.77 +32 34 25.5 z 825
1996-11-14 05:37:45 C 03 32 57.46 +32 33 23.4 z 825
1996-11-16 05:57:10 C 03 46 05.87 +31 35 45.4 i 711
1996-11-16 06:06:26 C 03 46 07.94 +31 35 34.6 i 711
1996-11-17 08:37:52 C 03 52 27.15 +31 03 59.6 z 683
1996-11-17 08:41:28 C 03 52 27.88 +31 03 55.7 z 683
1996-11-17 08:45:10 C 03 52 28.63 +31 03 50.5 z 683
1996-11-17 08:48:36 C 03 52 28.59 +31 03 45.4 i 711
Radar Observations (32)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
1988-09-25 02:30:00 67856.4 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
1988-09-25 03:35:00 83363235 20 us 2380 -1 -1
1988-09-25.104167 6785640 100 Hz 2380 251 251
1988-09-25.149306 8336323500 20000 us 2380 251 251
1988-09-26 03:08:00 81027438 2 us 2380 -1 -1
1988-09-26.130556 8102743800 2000 us 2380 251 251
1988-09-27 03:00:00 78763284 2 us 2380 -1 -1
1988-09-27.125000 7876328400 2000 us 2380 251 251
1988-10-06 07:45:00 63835350 10 us 8495 -14 -14
1988-10-06.322917 6383535000 10000 us 8495 253 253
1988-10-19 07:00:00 66513356.1 1.4 us 8495 -14 -14
1988-10-19 09:00:00 66612701.5 1.4 us 8495 -14 -14
1988-10-19.291667 6651335610 1400 us 8495 253 253
1988-10-19.375000 6661270150 1400 us 8495 253 253
2004-11-15 23:39:00 139206966.95 8 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-15.985417 13920696695 8000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-16 00:37:00 139214872 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-16 23:31:00 139485862 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-16.025694 13921487200 1000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-16.979861 13948586200 1000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-17 01:05:00 139511312 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-17 23:29:00 139953160.6 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-17.045139 13951131200 1000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-17.978472 13995316060 1000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-18 01:12:00 139994542 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-18 23:33:00 140614951.6 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-18.050000 13999454200 1000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-18.981250 14061495160 1000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-19 00:11:00 140634288 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-19 01:07:00 140665020.9 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-11-19.007639 14063428800 1000 us 2380 251 251
2004-11-19.046528 14066502090 1000 us 2380 251 251
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)