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
2004-08-14 20:40:37 C 19 57 17.04 -13 29 42.2 r J87
2004-08-17 04:46:44 C 19 53 42.84 -13 24 53.5 17.3 c 704
2004-08-17 05:03:39 C 19 53 41.70 -13 24 51.9 16.7 c 704
2004-08-17 05:33:29 C 19 53 39.61 -13 24 49.4 16.7 c 704
2004-08-17 05:48:09 C 19 53 38.64 -13 24 49.1 15.9 c 704
2004-08-18 19:59:26 C 19 51 17.76 -13 21 33.5 c 046
2004-08-18 20:00:46 C 19 51 17.67 -13 21 33.3 c 046
2004-08-18 20:01:43 C 19 51 17.60 -13 21 32.9 c 046
2004-08-18 20:03:47 C 19 51 17.44 -13 21 32.6 c 046
2004-08-19 20:14:57 C 19 49 50.56 -13 19 20.0 r 938
2004-08-19 21:15:27 C 19 49 46.54 -13 19 15.1 r 938
2004-08-25 03:31:59 C 19 42 44.91 -13 07 08.4 r 932
2004-08-25 03:40:00 C 19 42 44.45 -13 07 07.6 r 932
2004-08-25 03:51:59 C 19 42 43.76 -13 07 06.2 r 932
2004-08-26 19:31:18 C 19 40 47.60 -13 02 58.7 c 434
2004-08-26 19:35:05 C 19 40 47.42 -13 02 58.4 c 434
2004-08-26 19:40:37 C 19 40 47.06 -13 02 57.9 c 434
2004-08-27 21:31:22 C 19 39 34.50 -13 00 11.8 r 240
2004-08-27 21:36:38 C 19 39 34.23 -13 00 11.2 r 240
2004-08-27 21:38:37 C 19 39 34.12 -13 00 11.0 r 240
2004-08-27 21:40:34 C 19 39 34.01 -13 00 10.8 r 240
2004-08-28 20:14:53 C 19 38 34.77 -12 57 40.1 r 240
2004-08-28 20:16:29 C 19 38 34.70 -12 57 40.0 r 240
2004-08-28 20:20:45 C 19 38 34.50 -12 57 39.6 r 240
2004-08-28 20:25:01 C 19 38 34.27 -12 57 39.2 r 240
2004-08-30 18:33:46 C 19 36 41.59 -12 52 20.1 o 073
2004-08-30 18:35:24 C 19 36 41.53 -12 52 19.7 o 073
2004-08-30 18:42:01 C 19 36 41.22 -12 52 19.3 o 073
2004-08-30 18:47:59 C 19 36 40.97 -12 52 18.7 o 073
2004-08-30 18:49:39 C 19 36 40.87 -12 52 18.4 o 073
2004-08-30 18:59:31 C 19 36 40.45 -12 52 17.4 o 073
2004-09-01 18:35:21 C 19 34 57.91 -12 46 32.5 o 073
2004-09-01 18:37:00 C 19 34 57.87 -12 46 32.4 o 073
2004-09-01 18:38:39 C 19 34 57.80 -12 46 32.1 o 073
2004-09-01 18:45:15 C 19 34 57.51 -12 46 31.1 o 073
2004-09-01 18:46:54 C 19 34 57.46 -12 46 31.2 o 073
2004-09-01 18:48:54 C 19 34 57.37 -12 46 30.9 o 073
2004-09-01 19:37:50 C 19 34 55.43 -12 46 24.5 o 073
2004-09-01 19:40:16 C 19 34 55.31 -12 46 24.5 o 073
2004-09-01 22:43:33 C 19 34 48.73 -12 46 02.9 c A32
2004-09-01 22:48:25 C 19 34 48.53 -12 46 01.9 c A32
2004-09-02 20:52:11 C 19 34 07.07 -12 43 15.9 r 240
2004-09-02 20:55:20 C 19 34 06.95 -12 43 15.5 r 240
2004-09-02 20:56:53 C 19 34 06.91 -12 43 15.0 o 151
2004-09-02 20:58:28 C 19 34 06.84 -12 43 15.1 r 240
2004-09-02 20:59:06 C 19 34 06.81 -12 43 14.4 o 151
2004-09-02 21:01:35 C 19 34 06.71 -12 43 14.8 r 240
2004-09-02 21:01:39 C 19 34 06.74 -12 43 14.4 o 151
2004-09-02 21:03:08 C 19 34 06.69 -12 43 14.1 o 151
2004-09-02 21:03:10 C 19 34 06.66 -12 43 14.6 r 240
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)