4660 Nereus (1982 DB)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.3587886891 ± 2.00e+00
Semi-major axis (a)1.4849968052 AU ± 3.00e+00
Inclination (i)1.45355249° ± 4.00e+00
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)313.11069488° ± 5.00e+00
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)159.53855352° ± 6.00e+00
Mean Anomaly (M)49.81856302° ± 6.30e-04
Mean Motion (n)0.5446581382°/day ± 1.65e+00
Perihelion dist (q)0.95219675 AU ± 3.54e+00
Aphelion dist (Q)2.01779686 AU ± 5.04e+00
Orbital Period1.80962371 yr ± 5.48e+00
NGA Modelr2
A2-4.68169994e-04 AU/d²
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)18.75
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-26
RMS Residual4.495″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.004051 AU
Observations Used4486
Radar Obs Used28
Oppositions9
Arc Total1981-2002
First Observation Used1990-09-16
Last Observation Used2024-01-02
Observations (7063)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
1981-09-30 15:58:29 A 01 44 04.73 +15 17 13.7 413
1981-09-30 16:58:29 A 01 44 03.08 +15 17 20.0 413
1982-02-28 10:59:00 A 13 48 26.30 -18 35 02.6 16.0 675
1982-02-28 11:48:59 A 13 48 19.97 -18 34 43.1 675
1982-03-03 12:07:02 A 13 40 53.82 -18 05 09.0 675
1982-03-04 09:03:02 A 13 38 51.73 -17 56 07.8 675
1982-03-04 10:27:59 A 13 38 41.50 -17 55 35.6 16.2 688
1982-03-04 11:17:00 A 13 38 35.71 -17 55 15.5 688
1982-03-23 05:33:48 A 12 59 45.03 -14 05 57.6 A 801
1982-03-24 07:05:00 A 12 57 56.72 -13 52 01.0 675
1982-03-24 07:18:59 A 12 57 55.63 -13 51 52.4 675
1982-03-27 12:46:00 A 12 52 43.82 -13 09 18.6 15.3 474
1982-03-27 13:09:40 A 12 52 42.20 -13 09 06.8 474
1982-03-31 09:09:00 A 12 47 14.92 -12 22 28.4 16.8 675
1982-03-31 10:09:00 A 12 47 11.07 -12 21 57.8 675
1982-04-13 02:42:19 A 12 35 04.47 -10 10 50.7 A 801
1982-04-23 11:26:38 A 12 31 28.50 -09 00 30.9 474
1982-04-23 12:08:28 A 12 31 28.20 -09 00 22.9 474
1982-04-25 12:37:26 A 12 31 22.56 -08 50 53.6 18.5 474
1982-04-25 13:18:26 A 12 31 22.39 -08 50 46.5 474
1982-05-14 05:01:06 A 12 38 15.16 -08 21 56.0 675
1982-05-16 07:51:59 A 12 39 44.09 -08 24 16.3 675
1990-09-16 14:37:40 A 22 54 34.80 -04 38 48.6 413
1990-09-17 14:27:42 A 22 52 44.56 -04 48 30.5 413
1990-09-22 03:56:47 A 22 44 22.89 -05 33 03.3 688
1990-09-22 04:02:38 A 22 44 22.42 -05 33 05.5 688
1990-09-25 06:23:32 A 22 38 51.90 -06 02 15.1 688
1990-09-25 06:29:41 A 22 38 51.44 -06 02 17.3 688
1990-11-16 03:32:30 A 22 17 27.06 -08 00 26.0 688
1990-11-16 03:48:29 A 22 17 27.67 -08 00 22.8 688
1990-11-16 04:09:29 A 22 17 28.51 -08 00 18.2 688
1993-03-30 17:21:19 16 45 29.58 -25 31 12.5 260
1993-03-30 18:21:19 16 45 29.21 -25 31 16.7 260
1993-04-16 09:53:31 16 34 27.33 -25 38 36.8 711
1993-04-17 09:58:59 16 33 10.57 -25 37 23.6 711
1993-04-19 10:03:50 16 30 26.19 -25 34 16.4 711
1993-05-11 16:46:09 C 15 48 21.81 -23 52 14.4 413
1993-05-11 16:49:23 C 15 48 21.53 -23 52 13.8 413
1995-05-31 09:27:12 C 18 52 47.63 -25 01 07.8 711
1997-07-13 10:45:14 C 20 17 53.72 -20 34 45.6 c 608
1997-07-13 11:43:47 C 20 17 49.53 -20 34 56.6 c 608
1997-08-30 05:09:50 C 19 13 04.16 -22 35 09.2 z 711
1997-08-30 05:29:02 C 19 13 03.69 -22 35 08.5 z 711
1999-08-08 09:00:56 C 22 15 28.80 -10 20 22.9 a 691
1999-08-08 09:32:13 C 22 15 26.88 -10 20 31.2 a 691
1999-08-08 10:03:45 C 22 15 24.97 -10 20 40.0 a 691
1999-10-15 02:01:12 C 21 00 43.95 -15 38 45.8 b 691
1999-10-15 02:32:43 C 21 00 44.20 -15 38 44.1 b 691
1999-10-15 03:04:11 C 21 00 44.59 -15 38 41.6 b 691
2001-08-24 10:11:29 C 01 34 36.57 +11 54 22.7 20.2 c 704
Radar Observations (65)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2001-12-18.903472 108380755 10 us 2380 251 251
2001-12-20 22:54:00 103240786.97 0.5 us 2380 -1 -1
2001-12-20 22:54:00 68384.732 0.05 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2001-12-20.953472 1032425114 40 us 2380 251 251
2001-12-20.954167 10324078697 500 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-09 19:59:00 49784606.55 0.2 us 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-09 19:59:00 70245.997 0.04 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-09.781944 499160290 40 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-09.832639 4978460655 200 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-10 19:43:00 47273046.72 0.2 us 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-10 19:43:00 68613.43 0.04 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-10.818750 472799725 15 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-10.821528 4727304672 200 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-11 19:25:00 44835004.39 0.2 us 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-11 19:25:00 66627.953 0.04 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-11.770833 6841778 20 Hz 2380 251 251
2002-01-11.775000 4491829868 150 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-11.809028 4483500439 200 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-12 19:28:00 42448308.76 0.2 us 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-12 19:28:00 63457.452 0.04 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-12.811111 4244830876 200 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-13 18:30:00 40261557.21 0.2 us 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-13 18:30:00 61739.104 0.04 Hz 2380 -1 -1
2002-01-13.770833 4026155721 200 us 2380 251 251
2002-01-15 20:00:00 35994854.28 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-15 20:00:00 197405.524 0.25 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-15.770833 361220880 10 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-15.833333 3599485428 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-18 22:10:00 31139422.22 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-18 22:10:00 107757.4 0.25 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-18.833333 312442756 5 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-18.923611 3113942222 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-19 20:00:00 30181330.16 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-19 20:00:00 90610.817 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-19.000000 3106051265 50 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-19.729167 3028562883 50 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-19.833333 3018133016 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-20 21:20:00 29403320.46 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-20 21:20:00 46520.417 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-20.888889 2940332046 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-23 17:50:00 29202712.48 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-23 17:50:00 -39949.313 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-23.743056 2920271248 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-23.819444 292384970 5 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-24 16:20:00 29752549.35 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-24 16:20:00 -64888.574 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-24.680556 2975254935 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-25 17:50:00 30706982.46 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-25 17:50:00 -107448.878 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-25.743056 3070698246 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-26 16:30:00 31828818.7 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-26 16:30:00 -127522.95 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-26.687500 3182881870 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-27 16:50:00 33282611.95 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-27 16:50:00 -155058.598 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-27.701389 3328261195 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-29 16:50:00 36769265.89 0.125 us 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-29 16:50:00 -194945.298 0.125 Hz 8560 -14 -14
2002-01-29.701389 3676926589 125 us 8560 253 253
2002-01-29.763889 3689491563 50 us 8560 253 253
2021-11-29 08:00:00 53941354.495 2 us 8560 -14 -14
2021-11-30 09:20:00 50332716.46 1 us 8560 -14 -14
2021-12-07 06:20:00 30890699 1 us 8560 -14 -14
2021-12-15 10:00:00 29934898 1 us 8560 -14 -14
2021-12-15 23:10:00 -171136.057 1.15 Hz 7159.45 -47 -43
Station codes
-47 DSS-47 ATCA (W196) -43 DSS-43 Tidbinbilla (70-m) -14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)