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
1996-11-17 08:52:38 C 03 52 29.43 +31 03 40.4 i 711
1996-11-18 05:08:25 C 03 57 06.54 +30 39 49.2 z 683
1996-11-18 05:24:07 C 03 57 09.60 +30 39 32.3 z 683
1996-11-18 05:33:06 C 03 57 11.34 +30 39 22.6 z 683
1996-11-19 18:02:39 C 04 04 38.18 +29 56 54.1 z 117
1996-11-19 18:04:46 C 04 04 38.41 +29 56 50.9 z 557
1996-11-19 18:16:06 C 04 04 40.499 +29 56 39.32 V 557
1996-11-19 18:18:26 C 04 04 40.939 +29 56 37.04 V 557
1996-11-19 18:22:39 C 04 04 41.83 +29 56 30.0 z 117
1996-11-19 18:29:57 C 04 04 43.34 +29 56 25.1 z 117
1996-11-19 18:50:21 C 04 04 46.87 +29 56 04.7 z 557
1996-11-19 18:59:13 C 04 04 48.479 +29 55 55.52 V 557
1996-11-19 19:01:32 C 04 04 48.890 +29 55 53.25 V 557
1996-11-19 20:17:59 C 04 05 02.648 +29 54 34.40 V 557
1996-11-19 20:18:00 C 04 05 02.67 +29 54 34.4 z 557
1996-11-19 21:11:50 C 04 05 12.12 +29 53 37.8 z 557
1996-11-19 21:13:39 C 04 05 12.53 +29 53 37.0 z 046
1996-11-19 21:15:23 C 04 05 12.82 +29 53 35.3 z 046
1996-11-19 21:17:02 C 04 05 13.10 +29 53 33.5 z 046
1996-11-19 22:28:05 C 04 05 25.284 +29 52 15.27 V 557
1996-11-19 22:30:24 C 04 05 25.682 +29 52 12.64 V 557
1996-11-19 22:30:25 C 04 05 25.70 +29 52 12.9 z 557
1996-11-19 23:27:28 C 04 05 35.47 +29 51 09.4 z 557
1996-11-20 00:45:20 C 04 05 47.48 +29 49 34.3 z 121
1996-11-20 00:49:57 C 04 05 48.30 +29 49 28.8 z 121
1996-11-20 17:28:55 C 04 08 57.49 +29 30 38.2 482
1996-11-20 17:30:00 C 04 08 57.64 +29 30 36.6 482
1996-11-20 17:30:50 C 04 08 57.81 +29 30 37.0 482
1996-11-21 08:40:33 C 04 11 35.55 +29 15 17.5 c 608
1996-11-21 09:02:18 C 04 11 38.80 +29 14 54.8 c 608
1996-11-23 20:33:00 C 04 20 52.42 +28 12 31.9 482
1996-11-23 20:35:10 C 04 20 52.75 +28 12 29.8 482
1996-11-23 20:36:00 C 04 20 52.87 +28 12 29.2 482
1996-11-25 03:04:59 C 04 24 59.29 +27 43 10.8 z 750
1996-11-25 03:17:59 C 04 25 00.81 +27 42 59.7 z 750
1996-11-25 03:31:00 C 04 25 02.34 +27 42 48.5 z 750
1996-11-27 02:48:59 C 04 30 41.87 +26 59 41.0 z 750
1996-11-27 02:59:00 C 04 30 42.90 +26 59 32.6 z 750
1996-11-29 07:42:27 C 04 36 08.60 +26 15 48.7 c 608
1996-11-29 08:25:10 C 04 36 12.08 +26 15 14.6 c 608
1996-12-02 23:09:57 C 04 43 28.42 +25 10 37.0 z 491
1996-12-02 23:30:03 C 04 43 29.70 +25 10 24.2 z 491
1996-12-02 23:48:21 C 04 43 30.78 +25 10 11.0 z 491
1996-12-03 07:21:44 C 04 44 03.39 +25 05 12.2 i 711
1996-12-03 07:30:09 C 04 44 03.86 +25 05 06.7 i 711
1996-12-03 07:38:38 C 04 44 04.35 +25 05 00.6 i 711
1996-12-04 06:04:33 C 04 45 40.70 +24 50 12.2 i 711
1996-12-04 06:08:34 C 04 45 40.91 +24 50 09.6 i 711
1996-12-04 17:10:09 C 04 46 27.78 +24 42 35.0 z 117
1996-12-04 17:18:20 C 04 46 28.05 +24 42 30.8 z 117
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)