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
2004-09-02 21:04:28 C 19 34 06.61 -12 43 14.0 o 151
2004-09-02 21:04:44 C 19 34 06.59 -12 43 14.4 r 240
2004-09-02 21:07:58 C 19 34 06.49 -12 43 13.5 o 151
2004-09-03 19:58:30 C 19 33 26.89 -12 40 16.0 c 434
2004-09-03 20:00:05 C 19 33 26.85 -12 40 16.2 c 434
2004-09-03 20:01:40 C 19 33 26.82 -12 40 15.6 c 434
2004-09-03 20:03:14 C 19 33 26.75 -12 40 15.0 c 434
2004-09-03 22:16:06 C 19 33 22.40 -12 40 00.2 c A32
2004-09-03 22:22:35 C 19 33 22.19 -12 39 59.3 c A32
2004-09-03 22:29:03 C 19 33 21.96 -12 39 57.9 c A32
2004-09-03 22:35:32 C 19 33 21.74 -12 39 56.9 c A32
2004-09-06 18:45:21 C 19 31 46.93 -12 30 43.2 r A30
2004-09-06 18:47:02 C 19 31 46.89 -12 30 43.0 r A30
2004-09-06 18:50:54 C 19 31 46.80 -12 30 42.6 r A30
2004-09-06 18:56:07 C 19 31 46.66 -12 30 41.9 r A30
2004-09-07 02:58:29 C 19 31 37.54 -12 29 28.9 16.6 c 704
2004-09-07 03:14:44 C 19 31 37.13 -12 29 26.4 16.9 c 704
2004-09-07 03:30:47 C 19 31 36.69 -12 29 24.4 16.9 c 704
2004-09-07 03:46:50 C 19 31 36.26 -12 29 22.5 17.1 c 704
2004-09-07 04:02:53 C 19 31 35.81 -12 29 19.9 16.7 c 704
2004-09-07 19:49:52 C 19 31 19.38 -12 27 12.2 o 084
2004-09-08 21:51:47 C 19 30 56.43 -12 23 22.2 c A32
2004-09-08 21:56:39 C 19 30 56.32 -12 23 21.3 c A32
2004-09-08 22:02:04 C 19 30 56.23 -12 23 20.3 c A32
2004-09-09 18:45:41 C 19 30 42.63 -12 20 15.8 o 084
2004-09-09 19:09:12 C 19 30 42.74 -12 20 10.0 r 240
2004-09-09 19:10:14 C 19 30 42.72 -12 20 09.8 r 240
2004-09-09 19:14:31 C 19 30 42.65 -12 20 09.2 r 240
2004-09-09 19:17:43 C 19 30 42.60 -12 20 08.8 r 240
2004-09-09 19:20:53 C 19 30 42.55 -12 20 08.4 r 240
2004-09-09 19:49:22 C 19 30 42.03 -12 20 03.2 r 160
2004-09-09 19:49:42 C 19 30 42.00 -12 20 02.7 r 160
2004-09-09 19:51:50 C 19 30 41.96 -12 20 02.1 r 160
2004-09-09 19:52:12 C 19 30 41.99 -12 20 01.9 r 160
2004-09-09 19:52:33 C 19 30 42.01 -12 20 01.6 r 160
2004-09-10 02:55:22 C 19 30 38.39 -12 18 53.0 16.5 c 704
2004-09-10 03:11:51 C 19 30 38.07 -12 18 50.7 17.1 c 704
2004-09-10 03:28:19 C 19 30 37.76 -12 18 47.9 17.0 c 704
2004-09-10 03:45:23 C 19 30 37.49 -12 18 45.4 17.2 c 704
2004-09-10 04:02:33 C 19 30 37.13 -12 18 42.5 16.9 c 704
2004-09-10 18:29:21 C 19 30 30.55 -12 16 36.5 o 084
2004-09-11 18:50:01 C 19 30 22.76 -12 12 45.5 o 084
2004-09-13 20:09:14 C 19 30 21.96 -12 04 31.2 r 160
2004-09-13 20:09:34 C 19 30 21.99 -12 04 31.2 r 160
2004-09-13 20:10:38 C 19 30 21.97 -12 04 31.5 r 160
2004-09-13 20:11:20 C 19 30 21.96 -12 04 30.8 r 160
2004-09-13 20:11:42 C 19 30 21.96 -12 04 30.6 r 160
2004-09-13 20:12:23 C 19 30 21.94 -12 04 30.2 r 160
2004-09-13 20:12:43 C 19 30 21.94 -12 04 30.5 r 160
2004-09-13 20:13:07 C 19 30 21.93 -12 04 30.0 r 160
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)