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
2019-12-08 10:37:16 C 05 24 29.20 +35 14 23.5 V T08
2019-12-08 10:44:24 S 05 23 38.251 +35 21 11.95 V C57
2019-12-08 10:44:24 s 1 -178902.53 0 +223356.88 6220.0 C57
2019-12-08 10:48:07 C 05 24 27.63 +35 14 24.8 V T08
2019-12-08 11:14:24 S 05 23 34.284 +35 21 08.28 V C57
2019-12-08 11:14:24 s 1 -179123.30 1 +221517.77 1260.0 C57
2019-12-08 11:44:24 S 05 23 30.679 +35 21 08.75 V C57
2019-12-08 11:44:24 s 1 -179334.32 7 +219666.59 5000.0 C57
2019-12-09 10:28:28 C 05 21 13.38 +35 16 48.5 V T08
2019-12-09 10:33:09 C 05 21 12.71 +35 16 49.3 V T08
2019-12-09 10:41:53 C 05 21 11.43 +35 16 49.1 V T08
2019-12-09 10:57:13 C 05 21 09.22 +35 16 51.5 V T08
2019-12-10 22:47:21 C 05 16 06.62 +35 19 10.6 V 160
2019-12-10 22:50:11 C 05 16 06.19 +35 19 10.7 V 160
2019-12-10 22:53:02 C 05 16 05.75 +35 19 11.1 V 160
2019-12-12 03:14:24 S 05 12 28.030 +35 21 51.16 V C57
2019-12-12 03:14:24 s 1 +139930.04 4 +91417.452 2160.0 C57
2019-12-12 09:44:24 S 05 11 29.458 +35 22 58.44 V C57
2019-12-12 09:44:24 s 1 +143865.44 0 +129038.25 370.0 C57
2019-12-12 13:44:24 S 05 10 52.788 +35 23 38.18 V C57
2019-12-12 13:44:24 s 1 +144133.22 8 +150365.06 4310.0 C57
2019-12-12 15:14:24 S 05 10 38.570 +35 23 52.51 V C57
2019-12-12 15:14:24 s 1 +143896.17 3 +158026.21 6040.0 C57
2019-12-12 16:14:24 S 05 10 30.154 +35 24 00.11 V C57
2019-12-12 16:14:24 s 1 +143646.74 8 +163035.38 7080.0 C57
2019-12-13 00:14:24 S 05 09 15.329 +35 25 00.59 V C57
2019-12-13 00:14:24 s 1 +139414.66 3 +200440.27 1970.0 C57
2019-12-13 01:14:24 S 05 09 06.238 +35 25 06.67 V C57
2019-12-13 01:14:24 s 1 +138645.17 6 +204800.32 750.0 C57
2019-12-13 02:14:24 S 05 08 56.801 +35 25 13.08 V C57
2019-12-13 02:14:24 s 1 +137829.57 2 +209093.96 6250.0 C57
2019-12-13 03:14:24 S 05 08 48.197 +35 25 23.20 V C57
2019-12-13 03:14:24 s 1 +136969.71 2 +213322.21 3700.0 C57
2019-12-13 03:44:24 S 05 08 43.608 +35 25 20.86 V C57
2019-12-13 03:44:24 s 1 +136523.74 0 +215412.14 970.0 C57
2019-12-13 04:44:35 C 05 08 13.55 +35 20 03.3 u H21
2019-12-13 04:46:27 C 05 08 13.27 +35 20 03.0 u H21
2019-12-13 04:48:24 C 05 08 12.96 +35 20 02.9 u H21
2019-12-13 04:50:21 C 05 08 12.66 +35 20 03.0 u H21
2019-12-13 04:52:19 C 05 08 12.38 +35 20 02.9 u H21
2019-12-13 04:54:16 C 05 08 12.05 +35 20 02.8 u H21
2019-12-13 04:56:13 C 05 08 11.75 +35 20 03.0 u H21
2019-12-13 04:58:10 C 05 08 11.44 +35 20 03.0 u H21
2019-12-13 05:00:07 C 05 08 11.14 +35 20 02.6 u H21
2019-12-13 05:02:05 C 05 08 10.83 +35 20 02.7 u H21
2019-12-13 05:04:02 C 05 08 10.54 +35 20 03.0 u H21
2019-12-13 05:05:59 C 05 08 10.25 +35 20 02.5 u H21
2019-12-13 05:07:56 C 05 08 09.94 +35 20 02.8 u H21
2019-12-13 05:09:54 C 05 08 09.64 +35 20 02.6 u H21
2019-12-13 05:11:57 C 05 08 09.33 +35 20 02.6 u H21
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)