4179 Toutatis (1989 AC)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.6247403187 ± 2.00e+00
Semi-major axis (a)2.5430298482 AU ± 3.00e+00
Inclination (i)0.44808312° ± 4.00e+00
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)125.36620064° ± 5.00e+00
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)277.86046506° ± 6.00e+00
Mean Anomaly (M)76.89344252° ± 4.67e-07
Mean Motion (n)0.2430441038°/day ± 4.30e-01
Perihelion dist (q)0.95429657 AU ± 5.21e+00
Aphelion dist (Q)4.13176313 AU ± 7.04e+00
Orbital Period4.05533921 yr ± 7.18e+00
NGA Modelg(r)
A12.91030472e-04 AU/d²
A2-4.49990093e-07 AU/d²
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)15.29
G (slope)0.15
Alternative Designations

1934 CT

Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-26
RMS Residual0.347″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.006536 AU
Observations Used6547
Radar Obs Used38
Gaia Obs Used37
Oppositions63
Arc Total1934-2017
First Observation Used1976-05-27
Last Observation Used2026-03-20
Observations (7141)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2020-12-07 01:40:27 C 21 33 42.94 -15 04 34.6 V 703
2020-12-07 01:48:24 C 21 33 44.25 -15 04 28.2 V 703
2020-12-07 05:03:02 C 21 34 16.59 -15 01 49.5 V T05
2020-12-07 05:07:05 C 21 34 17.26 -15 01 46.2 V T05
2020-12-07 05:30:58 C 21 34 21.18 -15 01 26.9 V T05
2020-12-08 23:31:50 C 21 41 25.54 -14 26 51.0 V W33
2020-12-08 23:42:16 C 21 41 27.27 -14 26 42.2 V W33
2020-12-08 23:53:14 C 21 41 29.10 -14 26 32.8 V W33
2020-12-09 05:32:08 C 21 42 26.54 -14 21 43.1 V T08
2020-12-09 05:40:06 C 21 42 27.87 -14 21 36.5 V T08
2020-12-09 05:47:23 C 21 42 29.11 -14 21 30.3 V T08
2020-12-09 06:03:58 C 21 42 31.89 -14 21 15.9 V T08
2020-12-15 04:42:04 C 22 07 33.90 -12 10 29.2 V T05
2020-12-15 04:46:41 C 22 07 34.74 -12 10 24.0 V T05
2020-12-15 04:49:21 C 22 07 35.21 -12 10 21.6 V T05
2020-12-15 04:54:38 C 22 07 36.15 -12 10 16.8 V T05
2020-12-15 04:57:57 C 22 07 36.74 -12 10 13.0 V T05
2020-12-15 05:03:55 C 22 07 37.81 -12 10 07.2 V T05
2020-12-15 05:13:53 C 22 07 39.58 -12 09 57.3 V T05
2020-12-15 05:22:26 C 22 07 41.08 -12 09 48.9 V T05
2020-12-16 02:01:53 C 22 11 26.39 -11 49 16.2 V 703
2020-12-16 02:09:55 C 22 11 27.78 -11 49 07.9 V 703
2020-12-16 02:17:57 C 22 11 29.22 -11 49 00.2 V 703
2020-12-16 02:25:59 C 22 11 30.70 -11 48 51.4 V 703
2020-12-16 17:59:00 C 22 14 21.63 -11 33 08.0 V 113
2020-12-16 18:01:54 C 22 14 22.17 -11 33 04.5 V 113
2020-12-16 18:04:48 C 22 14 22.69 -11 33 02.0 V 113
2020-12-21 04:51:11 C 22 34 25.84 -09 38 08.8 V T08
2020-12-21 04:55:49 C 22 34 26.71 -09 38 03.5 V T08
2020-12-21 05:03:12 C 22 34 28.13 -09 37 55.3 V T08
2020-12-21 05:36:09 C 22 34 34.36 -09 37 17.7 V T08
2020-12-23 04:45:49 C 22 43 43.20 -08 42 58.8 V T05
2020-12-23 04:50:26 C 22 43 44.08 -08 42 53.0 V T05
2020-12-23 05:02:25 C 22 43 46.40 -08 42 39.1 V T05
2020-12-23 05:20:29 C 22 43 49.86 -08 42 17.5 V T05
2020-12-25 05:39:08 C 22 53 22.95 -07 44 21.6 V T08
2020-12-25 05:44:27 C 22 53 24.00 -07 44 15.0 V T08
2020-12-25 05:52:27 C 22 53 25.58 -07 44 05.2 V T08
2020-12-25 06:07:43 C 22 53 28.58 -07 43 46.5 V T08
2020-12-26 01:59:01 C 22 57 27.66 -07 19 21.3 V 703
2020-12-26 02:06:17 C 22 57 29.09 -07 19 12.5 V 703
2020-12-26 02:13:33 C 22 57 30.55 -07 19 02.6 V 703
2020-12-26 02:20:48 C 22 57 31.97 -07 18 54.1 V 703
2020-12-29 05:02:15 C 23 12 47.44 -05 43 30.8 V T08
2020-12-29 05:10:56 C 23 12 49.21 -05 43 19.3 V T08
2020-12-29 05:29:02 C 23 12 52.92 -05 42 55.5 V T08
2020-12-29 19:19:44 C 23 15 45.61 -05 24 47.0 V 113
2020-12-29 19:22:59 C 23 15 46.33 -05 24 42.8 V 113
2020-12-29 19:26:13 C 23 15 46.97 -05 24 38.4 V 113
2020-12-31 04:58:08 C 23 22 48.96 -04 39 42.9 V T05
Radar Observations (100)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
1992-11-27 22:20:00 613910.6 1 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-11-27 23:40:00 71249152 10 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-11-27.930556 61391060 100 Hz 8510 253 253
1992-11-27.986111 7124915200 10000 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-02 21:40:00 523514.76 0.52 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-02.902778 4218031212 650 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-03 19:30:00 37450923.337 1.44 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-03 19:30:00 494766.019 0.28 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-03.812500 3745092334 1440 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-04 18:10:00 32975711.079 1.64 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-04 18:10:00 443775.732 0.32 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-04.756944 3297571108 1640 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-05 17:30:00 29027804.001 1.2 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-05 17:30:00 362243.902 0.24 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-05.729167 2902780400 1200 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-06 16:40:00 26056497.203 0.92 us 8510 -13 -14
1992-12-06 16:40:00 248335.943 0.16 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1992-12-06.694444 2605649720 920 us 8510 253 252
1992-12-07 17:20:00 24307305.745 2.44 us 8510 -13 -14
1992-12-07.722222 2430730575 2440 us 8510 253 252
1992-12-08 14:40:00 24202819.27 0.48 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-08 14:40:00 -58768.687 0.08 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-08.611111 2420281927 480 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-09 17:30:00 25938862.116 1.36 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-09 17:30:00 -250054.867 0.24 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-09.729167 2593886212 1360 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-10 17:00:00 28867565.808 1.52 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-10 17:00:00 -364551.377 0.28 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-10.708333 2886756581 1520 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-11 09:40:00 31542082.782 1.36 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-11 09:40:00 -389322.673 0.24 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-11.402778 3154208278 1360 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-12 09:20:00 35939781.859 1.28 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-12 09:20:00 -450249.232 0.24 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-12.388889 3593978186 1280 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-13 08:10:00 40664482.454 1.64 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-13 08:10:00 -487485.645 0.32 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-13.340278 4066448245 1640 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-14 07:50:00 45891287.505 1.92 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-14 07:50:00 -515942.546 1.92 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-14.326389 4589128751 1920 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-15 07:50:00 51433656.661 2.36 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-15 07:50:00 -537151.849 0.44 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-15.326389 5143365666 2360 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-16 07:10:00 56997841.703 3.2 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-16 07:10:00 -550720.993 0.64 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-16.298611 5699784170 3200 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-17 06:50:00 62767761.168 3.36 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-17 06:50:00 -561924.364 0.64 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-17 08:00:00 63030108.88 4.52 us 2380 -1 -1
1992-12-17.284722 6276776117 3360 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-17.333333 6303010888 4520 us 2380 251 251
1992-12-18 07:10:00 68800974.112 1.88 us 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-18 07:10:00 -572657.338 0.36 Hz 8510 -14 -14
1992-12-18 08:00:00 68989080.84 4.52 us 2380 -1 -1
1992-12-18.298611 6880097411 1880 us 8510 253 253
1992-12-18.333333 6898908084 4520 us 2380 251 251
1992-12-19 07:40:00 74948572.01 4.52 us 2380 -1 -1
1992-12-19 07:40:00 -167522.91 0.24 Hz 2380 -1 -1
1992-12-19.319444 7494857201 4520 us 2380 251 251
1996-11-25 19:50:00 335217.755 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-11-25.826389 33521776 7 Hz 8510 253 252
1996-11-26.750000 4012841509 500 us 8510 253 252
1996-11-27 17:50:00 206061.474 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-11-27.743056 20606147 7 Hz 8510 253 252
1996-11-28 17:30:00 117850.312 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-11-28.729167 11785031 7 Hz 8510 253 252
1996-11-29 15:40:00 36193.593 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-11-29.652778 3619359 7 Hz 8510 253 252
1996-11-30 14:40:00 -54016.239 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-11-30.611111 -5401624 7 Hz 8510 253 252
1996-12-01 13:20:00 -135658.745 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-12-01.555556 -13565874 7 Hz 8510 253 252
1996-12-02 13:10:00 -216056.675 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-12-02.548611 -21605667 7 Hz 8510 253 252
1996-12-03 12:10:00 -276563.595 0.07 Hz 8510 -13 -14
1996-12-03.506944 -27656359 7 Hz 8510 253 252
2000-11-02 18:10:00 -114782.5 0.6 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2000-11-02.756944 -11478250 60 Hz 8560 253 253
2004-10-09 13:36:00 64484452.1 0.9 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-10-09.566667 6448445210 900 us 2380 251 251
2008-11-23.458333 8922229990 2000 us 2380 251 251
2012-12-04 03:30:00 71954861.33 4 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-12-04.145833 7195486133 4000 us 8560 253 253
2012-12-06 04:30:00 62051487.94 2.5 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-12-06.187500 6205148794 2500 us 8560 253 253
2012-12-07 04:40:00 57734632.83 3 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-12-07.194444 5773463283 3000 us 8560 253 253
2012-12-08 03:00:00 54185818.93 3 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-12-08.125000 5418581893 3000 us 8560 253 253
2012-12-09 03:50:00 50873215.22 3 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-12-10 03:10:00 48477666.13 3 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-12-14 09:10:00 48440142.08 2.5 us 8560 -14 -14
2012-12-15 03:00:00 50202493.37 2.5 us 8560 -14 -14
2016-12-27 03:50:00 251784887 8 us 8560 -14 -14
2016-12-27 22:09:00 251186454.04 2 us 2380 -1 -1
2016-12-28 22:19:00 250739924.13 2 us 2380 -1 -1
2016-12-29 22:03:00 250676054.21 2 us 2380 -1 -1
2017-01-07 22:52:00 267803347.48 2 us 2380 -1 -1
2017-01-07 23:15:00 267861144.35 2 us 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -13 DSS-13 Goldstone (34-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)