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
2004-09-13 20:14:20 C 19 30 21.92 -12 04 29.6 r 160
2004-09-13 20:15:01 C 19 30 21.94 -12 04 29.6 r 160
2004-09-13 20:16:23 C 19 30 21.86 -12 04 29.7 r 160
2004-09-13 20:16:44 C 19 30 21.94 -12 04 29.3 r 160
2004-09-14 19:50:05 C 19 30 28.76 -12 00 29.0 o 084
2004-09-15 19:56:51 C 19 30 41.11 -11 56 09.4 c A32
2004-09-15 20:03:37 C 19 30 41.14 -11 56 08.1 c A32
2004-09-15 20:11:14 C 19 30 41.17 -11 56 06.6 c A32
2004-09-16 00:05:16 C 19 30 43.79 -11 54 39.0 c 834
2004-09-16 00:19:58 C 19 30 43.83 -11 54 36.5 c 834
2004-09-16 01:17:34 C 19 30 43.98 -11 54 25.4 c 834
2004-09-17 19:07:36 C 19 31 19.54 -11 47 15.1 c 434
2004-09-17 19:09:16 C 19 31 19.58 -11 47 15.0 c 434
2004-09-17 19:10:56 C 19 31 19.57 -11 47 14.6 c 434
2004-09-17 19:12:36 C 19 31 19.57 -11 47 14.7 c 434
2004-09-18 03:06:56 C 19 31 27.88 -11 45 39.0 17.9 c 704
2004-09-18 03:24:08 C 19 31 28.02 -11 45 34.1 17.8 c 704
2004-09-18 03:41:11 C 19 31 28.18 -11 45 30.8 17.8 c 704
2004-09-18 03:58:14 C 19 31 28.38 -11 45 27.1 17.6 c 704
2004-09-18 04:15:16 C 19 31 28.57 -11 45 23.1 17.1 c 704
2004-09-18 19:13:18 C 19 31 46.49 -11 42 29.6 r 160
2004-09-18 19:14:10 C 19 31 46.55 -11 42 30.3 r 160
2004-09-18 19:14:36 C 19 31 46.53 -11 42 30.1 r 160
2004-09-18 19:15:27 C 19 31 46.61 -11 42 30.6 r 160
2004-09-18 19:16:19 C 19 31 46.63 -11 42 30.0 r 160
2004-09-18 19:16:43 C 19 31 46.58 -11 42 29.8 r 160
2004-09-18 19:17:10 C 19 31 46.60 -11 42 29.5 r 160
2004-09-18 19:17:34 C 19 31 46.60 -11 42 28.7 r 160
2004-09-18 19:18:26 C 19 31 46.59 -11 42 29.4 r 160
2004-09-18 19:19:50 C 19 31 46.62 -11 42 29.9 r 160
2004-09-18 19:20:16 C 19 31 46.61 -11 42 29.0 r 160
2004-09-18 19:20:42 C 19 31 46.65 -11 42 29.0 r 160
2004-09-18 19:21:34 C 19 31 46.66 -11 42 28.5 r 160
2004-09-18 19:22:25 C 19 31 46.64 -11 42 29.0 r 160
2004-09-18 19:23:15 C 19 31 46.66 -11 42 28.5 r 160
2004-09-18 19:23:42 C 19 31 46.63 -11 42 28.4 r 160
2004-09-18 19:24:06 C 19 31 46.71 -11 42 27.9 r 160
2004-09-18 19:24:32 C 19 31 46.71 -11 42 28.0 r 160
2004-09-18 19:25:24 C 19 31 46.68 -11 42 27.8 r 160
2004-09-18 19:35:41 C 19 31 46.83 -11 42 25.3 r 160
2004-09-18 19:36:07 C 19 31 46.85 -11 42 24.8 r 160
2004-09-18 19:37:01 C 19 31 46.80 -11 42 25.9 r 160
2004-09-18 19:38:18 C 19 31 46.89 -11 42 25.4 r 160
2004-09-18 19:39:10 C 19 31 46.88 -11 42 25.5 r 160
2004-09-18 19:39:36 C 19 31 46.97 -11 42 25.3 r 160
2004-09-19 17:55:31 C 19 32 16.79 -11 37 56.7 o 084
2004-09-20 18:10:38 C 19 32 54.07 -11 32 49.8 o 084
2004-09-20 19:48:08 C 19 32 56.52 -11 32 24.7 r 160
2004-09-20 19:48:29 C 19 32 56.55 -11 32 24.5 r 160
2004-09-20 19:48:50 C 19 32 56.51 -11 32 24.4 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)