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
2012-05-22 09:46:16 C 19 56 50.10 -20 05 40.9 o 807
2012-06-23 07:36:02 C 19 59 14.96 -18 44 10.0 18.7 c 704
2012-06-23 07:50:49 C 19 59 14.58 -18 44 09.0 19.0 c 704
2012-06-23 08:05:37 C 19 59 14.18 -18 44 08.5 18.8 c 704
2012-06-23 08:21:41 C 19 59 13.74 -18 44 08.2 18.7 c 704
2012-06-23 08:36:32 C 19 59 13.37 -18 44 06.7 19.0 c 704
2012-07-20 06:28:47 C 19 27 26.84 -18 22 51.4 17.9 c 704
2012-07-20 06:44:51 C 19 27 25.62 -18 22 51.2 17.6 c 704
2012-07-20 07:01:24 C 19 27 24.41 -18 22 50.4 17.7 c 704
2012-07-20 07:17:31 C 19 27 23.23 -18 22 50.9 17.9 c 704
2012-07-20 07:33:35 C 19 27 22.06 -18 22 50.3 17.7 c 704
2012-09-14 20:44:08 C 18 40 15.82 -17 20 41.4 u I74
2012-09-14 21:23:52 C 18 40 17.13 -17 20 38.3 u I74
2012-10-15 01:46:24 C 19 36 37.80 -15 32 38.2 17.9 c 704
2012-10-15 02:06:20 C 19 36 40.02 -15 32 32.7 18.2 c 704
2012-10-15 02:25:54 C 19 36 42.21 -15 32 27.5 18.3 c 704
2012-10-15 02:45:54 C 19 36 44.44 -15 32 20.9 18.2 c 704
2012-10-15 03:05:38 C 19 36 46.68 -15 32 16.0 18.1 c 704
2012-10-27 00:55:01 C 20 15 12.88 -13 49 19.2 u H21
2012-10-27 00:59:04 C 20 15 13.48 -13 49 17.8 u H21
2012-10-27 01:02:58 C 20 15 14.05 -13 49 16.0 u H21
2012-10-27 01:06:48 C 20 15 14.61 -13 49 14.5 u H21
2012-11-04 01:30:36 C 20 46 35.03 -12 06 23.9 17.5 c 704
2012-11-04 01:51:45 C 20 46 38.60 -12 06 10.5 17.7 c 704
2012-11-04 02:12:52 C 20 46 42.15 -12 05 58.0 18.0 c 704
2012-11-04 02:33:34 C 20 46 45.66 -12 05 45.0 17.9 c 704
2012-11-04 02:55:41 C 20 46 49.42 -12 05 30.6 17.7 c 704
2012-11-04 03:08:55 C 20 46 51.70 -12 05 22.8 r G96
2012-11-04 03:29:23 C 20 46 55.20 -12 05 09.9 r G96
2012-11-04 03:39:41 C 20 46 56.96 -12 05 03.2 r G96
2012-11-12 01:40:16 C 21 22 31.18 -09 49 32.1 r 703
2012-11-12 01:48:04 C 21 22 32.66 -09 49 25.4 r 703
2012-11-12 01:55:54 C 21 22 34.24 -09 49 19.9 r 703
2012-11-12 02:03:42 C 21 22 35.72 -09 49 13.4 r 703
2012-11-13 01:51:51 C 21 27 22.63 -09 29 35.9 17.8 c 704
2012-11-13 02:13:31 C 21 27 26.87 -09 29 17.7 17.6 c 704
2012-11-13 02:35:31 C 21 27 31.20 -09 28 59.5 18.1 c 704
2012-11-13 02:57:56 C 21 27 35.62 -09 28 41.4 17.9 c 704
2012-11-13 03:19:35 C 21 27 39.87 -09 28 21.9 18.0 c 704
2012-11-15 02:13:42 C 21 37 17.77 -08 47 23.6 u 844
2012-11-15 02:22:50 C 21 37 19.57 -08 47 14.4 u 844
2012-11-15 02:34:18 C 21 37 21.99 -08 47 04.0 u 844
2012-11-15 02:41:02 C 21 37 23.47 -08 46 57.5 u 844
2012-11-25 02:58:37 C 22 30 49.89 -04 43 56.4 r 703
2012-11-25 03:07:20 C 22 30 51.94 -04 43 46.6 r 703
2012-11-25 03:16:05 C 22 30 53.89 -04 43 35.9 r 703
2012-11-25 03:24:50 C 22 30 55.87 -04 43 26.7 r 703
2012-12-01 01:23:43 C 23 05 00.69 -01 55 44.8 u H21
2012-12-01 01:28:58 C 23 05 01.92 -01 55 38.3 u H21
2012-12-01 01:32:27 C 23 05 02.76 -01 55 33.9 u H21
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)