6239 Minos (1989 QF)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar ⇩ Gaia
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.4124694074 ± 2.00e+00
Semi-major axis (a)1.1509844968 AU ± 3.00e+00
Inclination (i)3.94168879° ± 4.00e+00
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)344.48490617° ± 5.00e+00
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)239.78458592° ± 6.00e+00
Mean Anomaly (M)183.78149740° ± 1.47e-05
Mean Motion (n)0.7981932765°/day ± 3.12e+00
Perihelion dist (q)0.67623860 AU ± 2.90e+00
Aphelion dist (Q)1.62573039 AU ± 4.82e+00
Orbital Period1.23482158 yr ± 4.83e+00
NGA Modelr2
A22.96674393e-06 AU/d²
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)18.59
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-04-26
RMS Residual0.219″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.025985 AU
Observations Used1930
Radar Obs Used3
Gaia Obs Used71
Oppositions6
Arc Total1983-2015
First Observation Used1983-01-09
Last Observation Used2026-01-10
Observations (2285)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2015-08-14 19:56:15 C 02 26 41.54 +14 06 37.2 q D29
2015-08-17 10:25:03 C 02 24 13.84 +14 15 10.7 R G45
2015-08-17 10:33:29 C 02 24 13.45 +14 15 11.4 R G45
2015-08-17 10:34:59 C 02 24 13.38 +14 15 11.6 R G45
2015-08-17 10:41:53 C 02 24 13.04 +14 15 12.6 R G45
2015-08-17 10:43:14 C 02 24 12.98 +14 15 12.6 R G45
2015-08-17 10:50:16 C 02 24 12.65 +14 15 13.5 R G45
2015-08-17 10:51:38 C 02 24 12.58 +14 15 13.9 R G45
2015-08-17 10:58:34 C 02 24 12.22 +14 15 14.9 R G45
2015-08-17 10:59:52 C 02 24 12.17 +14 15 15.1 R G45
2015-08-17 11:07:06 C 02 24 11.82 +14 15 15.9 R G45
2015-08-17 11:08:28 C 02 24 11.73 +14 15 15.8 R G45
2015-08-23 18:47:21 C 02 16 18.48 +14 27 28.9 q D29
2015-08-23 19:07:40 C 02 16 17.11 +14 27 29.8 q D29
2015-08-26 19:00:49 C 02 11 31.65 +14 28 25.8 q D29
2015-08-26 19:21:08 C 02 11 30.11 +14 28 25.8 q D29
2015-08-26 19:41:27 C 02 11 28.55 +14 28 25.7 q D29
2015-09-06 05:41:21 C 01 49 33.93 +14 01 55.4 o Z22
2015-09-06 05:51:29 C 01 49 32.85 +14 01 52.6 o Z22
2015-09-06 05:53:38 C 01 49 32.51 +14 01 51.5 o Z22
2015-09-07 18:47:07 C 01 45 38.22 +13 53 32.0 q D29
2015-09-07 19:12:31 C 01 45 35.31 +13 53 25.6 q D29
2015-09-08 18:18:08 C 01 43 03.50 +13 47 35.3 q D29
2015-09-08 18:37:11 C 01 43 01.27 +13 47 30.3 q D29
2015-09-08 18:56:14 C 01 42 59.06 +13 47 25.4 q D29
2015-09-09 02:01:38 C 01 42 11.70 +13 45 28.5 c A24
2015-09-09 02:02:40 C 01 42 11.47 +13 45 27.6 c A24
2015-09-09 02:04:44 C 01 42 11.28 +13 45 27.6 c A24
2015-09-09 03:03:07 C 01 42 04.49 +13 45 11.7 c A24
2015-09-09 03:04:09 C 01 42 04.41 +13 45 11.4 c A24
2015-09-09 03:05:11 C 01 42 04.28 +13 45 10.9 c A24
2015-09-09 18:15:40 C 01 40 21.92 +13 41 01.5 q D29
2015-09-09 18:38:32 C 01 40 19.20 +13 40 54.9 q D29
2015-09-09 19:01:24 C 01 40 16.47 +13 40 48.4 q D29
2015-09-11 10:00:55 C 01 35 45.53 +13 28 59.4 R G45
2015-09-11 10:10:26 C 01 35 44.34 +13 28 55.9 R G45
2015-09-11 10:20:52 C 01 35 43.07 +13 28 52.7 R G45
2015-09-11 10:29:18 C 01 35 42.06 +13 28 50.0 R G45
2015-09-11 10:33:27 C 01 35 41.60 +13 28 49.3 q 703
2015-09-11 10:37:46 C 01 35 41.07 +13 28 48.0 q 703
2015-09-11 10:42:05 C 01 35 40.53 +13 28 46.7 q 703
2015-09-11 10:46:24 C 01 35 39.98 +13 28 45.4 q 703
2015-09-12 09:36:15 C 01 32 57.43 +13 21 10.8 R G45
2015-09-12 09:44:01 C 01 32 56.46 +13 21 08.1 R G45
2015-09-12 10:02:51 C 01 32 54.11 +13 21 01.9 R G45
2015-09-12 10:21:34 C 01 32 51.77 +13 20 55.4 R G45
2015-09-12 10:41:58 C 01 32 50.321 +13 20 52.53 L F51
2015-09-12 10:56:55 C 01 32 48.447 +13 20 47.53 L F51
2015-09-12 11:11:54 C 01 32 46.563 +13 20 42.49 L F51
2015-09-12 11:26:57 C 01 32 44.668 +13 20 37.43 L F51
Radar Observations (6)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2004-01-30 08:20:00 60958830.8 20 us 8560 -14 -14
2004-01-30.347222 6095883080 20000 us 8560 253 253
2004-01-31 06:50:00 58833514 2 us 8560 -14 -14
2004-01-31.284722 5883351400 2000 us 8560 253 253
2004-02-05 19:30:00 59513403.24 1 us 2380 -1 -1
2004-02-05.812500 5951340324 1000 us 2380 251 251
Station codes
-14 DSS-14 Goldstone (70-m) -1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)