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
1988-09-11 20:16:31 A 22 13 11.25 +10 24 41.8 503
1988-09-12 04:24:29 A 22 13 36.39 +10 39 40.1 801
1988-09-12 05:53:30 A 22 13 43.32 +10 42 16.3 657
1988-09-14 06:12:35 A 22 16 49.01 +12 15 02.1 657
1988-09-14 06:47:36 A 22 16 50.92 +12 16 12.0 657
1988-09-17 21:04:30 A 22 24 06.27 +15 24 35.2 D 978
1988-09-17 21:28:29 A 22 24 08.33 +15 25 30.2 D 978
1988-09-18 20:35:46 A 22 26 32.48 +16 21 36.6 503
1988-09-19 08:46:28 A 22 27 48.42 +16 52 32.1 675
1988-09-19 08:49:13 A 22 27 48.69 +16 52 38.8 675
1988-09-19 08:51:39 A 22 27 48.90 +16 52 44.9 675
1988-09-19 08:59:35 A 22 27 49.68 +16 53 04.6 675
1988-09-20 07:25:57 A 22 30 30.55 +17 51 28.5 675
1988-09-20 07:28:24 A 22 30 30.78 +17 51 35.0 675
1988-09-20 07:31:43 A 22 30 31.10 +17 51 43.9 675
1988-10-06 20:56:30 A 00 23 58.33 +41 38 16.6 503
1988-10-07 05:48:53 A 00 28 39.44 +42 12 05.4 801
1988-10-07 07:21:19 A 00 29 41.06 +42 18 29.3 568
1988-10-07 09:38:27 A 00 30 51.00 +42 27 16.1 568
1988-10-07 14:47:54 A 00 33 32.71 +42 45 06.4 568
1988-10-10 07:59:00 A 01 13 58.52 +46 17 07.0 657
1988-10-20 08:48:33 A 03 59 06.80 +48 35 21.4 675
1988-10-20 08:54:52 A 03 59 10.11 +48 35 13.5 675
1988-10-20 08:59:00 A 03 59 12.27 +48 35 08.4 675
1988-10-20 09:03:10 A 03 59 14.48 +48 35 02.9 675
1988-10-20 09:05:49 A 03 59 15.86 +48 34 59.6 675
1988-10-20 09:09:38 A 03 59 17.86 +48 34 54.8 675
1988-10-20 09:16:35 A 03 59 21.52 +48 34 45.9 675
1988-10-21 07:44:21 A 04 11 52.14 +48 01 46.7 675
1988-10-21 07:56:42 A 04 11 58.24 +48 01 29.6 675
1988-10-21 08:06:32 A 04 12 03.09 +48 01 15.9 675
1988-10-21 12:58:15 A 04 14 25.49 +47 53 23.1 675
1988-10-21 13:01:18 A 04 14 27.01 +47 53 17.6 675
1988-10-21 13:03:29 A 04 14 28.07 +47 53 13.4 675
1988-10-21 13:05:43 A 04 14 29.17 +47 53 09.4 675
1988-10-22 08:13:28 A 04 24 26.88 +47 21 30.4 675
1988-10-22 08:19:52 A 04 24 29.77 +47 21 20.5 675
1988-10-22 08:22:00 A 04 24 30.74 +47 21 16.9 675
1988-10-22 08:25:31 A 04 24 32.34 +47 21 11.5 675
1988-10-22 13:13:08 A 04 26 41.55 +47 12 34.1 675
1988-10-22 13:14:37 A 04 26 42.21 +47 12 31.2 675
1988-10-22 13:16:21 A 04 26 43.03 +47 12 27.6 675
1988-10-22 13:18:13 A 04 26 43.85 +47 12 24.0 675
1988-12-07 10:43:45 A 06 13 59.29 +24 10 12.8 16.0 675
1988-12-08 10:39:59 A 06 13 15.76 +23 58 29.4 675
1988-12-08 11:29:30 A 06 13 13.38 +23 58 01.3 675
1996-05-28 18:46:32 C 20 49 01.80 -16 38 48.0 z 413
1996-06-08 18:50:04 C 21 01 20.96 -15 20 52.3 z 413
1996-06-08 18:54:56 C 21 01 21.15 -15 20 50.7 z 413
1996-06-09 16:46:13 C 21 02 17.37 -15 14 17.3 z 413
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)