4544 Xanthus (1989 FB)

NEO ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.2501386666 ± 9.43e-09
Semi-major axis (a)1.0420242968 AU ± 2.10e-10
Inclination (i)14.14293362° ± 1.06e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)23.93544276° ± 2.72e-06
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)333.83833488° ± 3.84e-06
Mean Anomaly (M)5.13929800° ± 3.64e-06
Mean Motion (n)0.9266068532°/day ± 2.81e-10
Perihelion dist (q)0.78137373 AU ± 9.82e-09
Aphelion dist (Q)1.30267486 AU ± 9.83e-09
Orbital Period1.06369414 yr ± 3.22e-10
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)17.39
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-05-31
RMS Residual0.282″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.174208 AU
Observations Used2767
Radar Obs Used1
Oppositions1
Arc Total1989-2026
First Observation Used1989-03-30
Last Observation Used2026-02-18
Observations (3156)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1990-03-26 03:15:52 A 10 44 52.53 +33 43 43.7 801
1990-03-26 05:10:59 A 10 44 38.30 +33 41 36.3 675
1990-04-24 01:58:52 A 10 05 42.88 +19 33 17.6 801
1990-04-24 02:14:43 A 10 05 42.76 +19 32 58.8 801
1990-12-14 10:43:34 A 16 06 29.60 +55 05 01.1 801
1990-12-14 10:46:43 A 16 06 29.47 +55 05 08.1 801
1991-03-18 03:17:40 A 07 59 39.16 +47 52 11.0 688
1991-03-18 03:21:40 A 07 59 39.33 +47 52 04.7 688
1991-03-20 01:36:19 A 08 02 01.16 +46 39 29.7 801
1991-03-20 01:42:03 A 08 02 01.44 +46 39 19.0 801
1991-03-21 01:51:48 A 08 03 18.46 +46 02 00.5 801
1991-03-21 01:57:13 A 08 03 18.64 +46 01 51.9 801
2003-03-07 15:45:16 C 17 52 12.24 -27 03 18.3 c 474
2003-03-07 15:47:34 C 17 52 12.57 -27 03 19.6 c 474
2003-03-07 15:49:45 C 17 52 12.97 -27 03 20.8 c 474
2004-01-23 11:23:43 C 14 57 38.63 -08 22 48.0 19.9 c 704
2004-01-23 11:42:06 C 14 57 40.44 -08 22 59.1 20.2 c 704
2004-01-23 12:00:32 C 14 57 42.17 -08 23 11.6 19.9 c 704
2004-01-23 12:18:50 C 14 57 43.97 -08 23 23.6 20.1 c 704
2004-04-18 08:05:51 C 19 20 59.45 -39 00 05.4 r 859
2004-04-18 08:10:54 C 19 21 00.60 -39 00 12.0 r 859
2004-04-18 08:12:52 C 19 21 01.02 -39 00 14.3 r 859
2004-11-12 03:57:01 C 11 41 01.61 +17 07 40.6 o 461
2004-11-12 04:00:31 C 11 41 01.96 +17 07 38.5 o 461
2004-12-09 11:53:05 C 12 51 54.12 +10 27 48.8 d 703
2004-12-09 12:02:18 C 12 51 55.08 +10 27 42.3 d 703
2004-12-09 12:11:33 C 12 51 56.07 +10 27 38.0 d 703
2004-12-09 12:20:46 C 12 51 57.00 +10 27 31.0 d 703
2005-02-07 04:02:35 C 14 52 31.46 -02 19 28.0 j 012
2005-02-07 04:07:09 C 14 52 31.79 -02 19 30.7 j 012
2005-02-07 04:13:09 C 14 52 32.23 -02 19 33.6 j 012
2005-02-07 04:19:10 C 14 52 32.57 -02 19 36.2 j 012
2005-02-07 04:25:09 C 14 52 32.96 -02 19 39.3 j 012
2005-02-07 04:29:21 C 14 52 33.13 -02 19 40.3 r 118
2005-02-07 04:31:10 C 14 52 33.43 -02 19 42.2 j 012
2005-02-07 04:34:26 C 14 52 33.40 -02 19 42.7 r 118
2005-02-07 04:37:11 C 14 52 33.75 -02 19 45.2 j 012
2005-02-07 04:41:11 C 14 52 33.92 -02 19 46.1 r 118
2005-03-07 09:05:03 C 15 28 47.61 -08 28 39.8 18.4 c 704
2005-03-07 09:21:19 C 15 28 48.15 -08 28 49.6 18.4 c 704
2005-03-07 09:38:26 C 15 28 48.68 -08 29 01.3 18.2 c 704
2005-03-07 09:54:39 C 15 28 49.21 -08 29 11.5 18.5 c 704
2005-03-07 10:10:50 C 15 28 49.75 -08 29 22.0 18.6 c 704
2005-03-13 11:03:37 C 15 33 14.55 -10 08 49.1 16.9 r 703
2005-03-13 11:12:44 C 15 33 14.70 -10 08 54.1 16.9 r 703
2005-03-13 11:21:54 C 15 33 14.99 -10 09 01.3 17.2 r 703
2005-03-13 11:31:06 C 15 33 15.16 -10 09 08.7 17.4 r 703
2005-03-21 00:52:49 C 15 36 10.78 -12 35 06.1 o 084
2005-03-21 14:29:55 C 15 36 15.42 -12 47 07.7 19.1 c 608
2005-03-21 14:45:37 C 15 36 15.40 -12 47 21.8 19.1 c 608
Radar Observations (2)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
1990-11-19 17:00:00 -11375 1 Hz 2380 -1 -1
1990-11-19.708333 -1137500 100 Hz 2380 251 251
Station codes
-1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)