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
2004-07-16 06:44:34 C 20 36 22.18 -14 33 28.6 17.3 c 704
2004-07-16 06:58:38 C 20 36 21.65 -14 33 27.0 17.6 c 704
2004-07-16 07:12:42 C 20 36 21.13 -14 33 26.0 18.0 c 704
2004-07-16 07:26:43 C 20 36 20.61 -14 33 24.5 17.9 c 704
2004-07-18 06:34:33 C 20 34 39.58 -14 28 02.9 17.6 c 704
2004-07-18 06:49:26 C 20 34 38.95 -14 28 00.9 17.7 c 704
2004-07-18 07:04:19 C 20 34 38.34 -14 27 59.1 17.5 c 704
2004-07-18 07:19:26 C 20 34 37.73 -14 27 56.8 17.8 c 704
2004-07-18 07:34:32 C 20 34 37.04 -14 27 54.2 18.6 c 704
2004-07-20 22:03:36 C 20 32 07.28 -14 21 16.5 r J87
2004-07-20 22:05:45 C 20 32 07.19 -14 21 15.9 r J87
2004-07-20 22:10:03 C 20 32 06.97 -14 21 15.9 r J87
2004-07-20 22:12:12 C 20 32 06.90 -14 21 15.3 r J87
2004-07-22 06:46:17 C 20 30 41.20 -14 17 56.2 o 699
2004-07-22 07:00:18 C 20 30 40.50 -14 17 54.9 o 699
2004-07-22 07:14:18 C 20 30 39.83 -14 17 53.6 o 699
2004-07-22 07:28:20 C 20 30 39.13 -14 17 52.3 o 699
2004-07-23 23:33:02 C 20 28 47.67 -14 13 57.9 d A56
2004-07-23 23:43:21 C 20 28 47.09 -14 13 57.4 d A56
2004-07-23 23:52:39 C 20 28 46.63 -14 13 55.7 d A56
2004-07-25 22:49:48 C 20 26 27.81 -14 09 29.8 d A56
2004-07-25 23:01:57 C 20 26 27.02 -14 09 29.7 d A56
2004-07-25 23:11:21 C 20 26 26.52 -14 09 29.4 d A56
2004-07-27 02:25:09 C 20 25 02.11 -14 06 40.8 r 859
2004-07-27 02:36:15 C 20 25 01.49 -14 06 40.0 r 859
2004-07-27 02:44:36 C 20 25 01.01 -14 06 38.9 r 859
2004-07-27 02:53:00 C 20 25 00.51 -14 06 38.3 r 859
2004-07-28 00:38:57 C 20 23 50.54 -14 05 01.6 c A32
2004-07-28 00:40:34 C 20 23 50.44 -14 05 01.6 c A32
2004-07-28 02:37:01 C 20 23 44.61 -14 04 30.6 r 859
2004-07-28 02:45:47 C 20 23 44.02 -14 04 29.8 r 859
2004-07-28 02:56:55 C 20 23 43.41 -14 04 28.9 r 859
2004-07-28 03:06:10 C 20 23 42.80 -14 04 27.9 r 859
2004-07-28 21:33:04 C 20 22 43.09 -14 03 08.6 r J87
2004-07-28 21:39:30 C 20 22 42.74 -14 03 07.9 r J87
2004-07-28 21:45:57 C 20 22 42.36 -14 03 07.5 r J87
2004-07-28 22:11:26 C 20 22 40.84 -14 03 05.4 r J87
2004-07-28 23:40:07 C 20 22 35.27 -14 02 59.9 c 113
2004-07-28 23:43:18 C 20 22 35.07 -14 02 59.7 c 113
2004-07-28 23:46:28 C 20 22 34.86 -14 02 59.4 c 113
2004-07-28 23:49:41 C 20 22 34.67 -14 02 59.3 c 113
2004-07-28 23:52:50 C 20 22 34.50 -14 02 58.6 c 113
2004-07-30 22:24:42 C 20 19 56.79 -13 58 57.6 d 048
2004-07-30 22:27:52 C 20 19 56.63 -13 58 57.4 d 048
2004-07-30 22:31:03 C 20 19 56.47 -13 58 57.4 d 048
2004-07-30 22:32:38 C 20 19 56.32 -13 58 57.4 d 048
2004-07-30 22:35:48 C 20 19 56.14 -13 58 57.3 d 048
2004-08-01 23:05:09 C 20 17 04.40 -13 54 53.4 c A32
2004-08-01 23:18:19 C 20 17 03.55 -13 54 52.3 c A32
2004-08-01 23:31:30 C 20 17 02.72 -13 54 51.1 c A32
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)