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
2003-12-17 07:56:45 C 08 37 55.25 +31 44 40.5 d 703
2003-12-17 08:07:21 C 08 37 55.36 +31 44 45.0 18.3 c 704
2003-12-17 08:16:36 C 08 37 55.56 +31 44 49.4 d 703
2003-12-17 08:26:57 C 08 37 55.69 +31 44 54.8 18.5 c 704
2003-12-17 08:36:24 C 08 37 55.91 +31 44 59.4 d 703
2003-12-17 08:45:08 C 08 37 56.04 +31 45 04.5 18.4 c 704
2003-12-17 09:04:19 C 08 37 56.37 +31 45 13.9 18.6 c 704
2003-12-23 15:20:43 C 08 40 21.21 +33 13 57.8 17.3 r D85
2003-12-23 15:23:58 C 08 40 21.43 +33 13 57.4 17.2 r D85
2003-12-23 15:28:50 C 08 40 21.33 +33 14 04.4 17.2 r D85
2003-12-24 03:23:56 C 08 40 25.21 +33 21 50.4 r 170
2003-12-24 03:25:10 C 08 40 25.19 +33 21 51.4 r 170
2003-12-24 03:30:05 C 08 40 25.20 +33 21 55.0 r 170
2003-12-27 00:02:59 C 08 40 35.83 +34 13 34.6 c 130
2003-12-27 00:10:22 C 08 40 35.74 +34 13 40.9 c 130
2003-12-27 00:17:25 C 08 40 35.67 +34 13 46.7 c 130
2003-12-28 08:30:27 C 08 40 27.13 +34 40 52.9 c 670
2003-12-28 09:06:27 C 08 40 26.52 +34 41 25.5 c 670
2003-12-29 07:58:33 C 08 40 14.78 +35 01 47.8 d 703
2003-12-29 08:19:01 C 08 40 14.42 +35 02 07.3 d 703
2003-12-29 08:19:09 C 08 40 14.22 +35 02 07.3 17.5 c 704
2003-12-29 08:38:48 C 08 40 13.84 +35 02 25.6 17.5 c 704
2003-12-29 08:39:21 C 08 40 13.96 +35 02 26.3 d 703
2003-12-29 08:58:09 C 08 40 13.43 +35 02 43.4 17.6 c 704
2003-12-29 08:59:40 C 08 40 13.56 +35 02 45.1 d 703
2003-12-29 09:17:38 C 08 40 13.04 +35 03 01.2 17.7 c 704
2003-12-29 09:37:38 C 08 40 12.63 +35 03 19.5 17.6 c 704
2004-01-02 06:21:56 C 08 38 28.76 +36 37 29.3 16.5 c 704
2004-01-02 06:56:47 C 08 38 27.41 +36 38 10.4 17.4 c 704
2004-01-02 07:14:27 C 08 38 26.80 +36 38 30.9 16.8 c 704
2004-01-02 07:45:57 C 08 38 25.55 +36 39 07.2 16.8 c 704
2004-01-03 18:02:42 C 08 37 17.82 +37 19 20.0 m 379
2004-01-03 18:04:51 C 08 37 17.78 +37 19 22.9 m 379
2004-01-06 03:33:38 C 08 34 47.48 +38 34 25.1 c 204
2004-01-06 03:35:53 C 08 34 47.34 +38 34 28.6 c 204
2004-01-06 03:38:07 C 08 34 47.23 +38 34 31.4 c 204
2004-01-10 06:56:00 C 08 27 59.34 +41 12 50.9 c H41
2004-01-10 06:58:14 C 08 27 59.12 +41 12 54.4 c H41
2004-01-10 06:59:49 C 08 27 58.90 +41 12 57.2 c H41
2004-01-10 07:04:50 C 08 27 58.40 +41 13 06.6 c H41
2004-01-10 21:18:44 C 08 26 41.30 +41 39 03.0 A30
2004-01-10 21:23:24 C 08 26 40.74 +41 39 11.1 A30
2004-01-10 21:28:46 C 08 26 40.19 +41 39 22.3 A30
2004-01-10 21:34:55 C 08 26 39.54 +41 39 33.8 A30
2004-01-10 21:40:23 C 08 26 38.96 +41 39 44.4 A30
2004-01-12 08:31:32 C 08 22 53.57 +42 48 43.6 c H41
2004-01-12 08:35:23 C 08 22 53.10 +42 48 51.4 c H41
2004-01-12 08:37:26 C 08 22 52.80 +42 48 55.4 c H41
2004-01-12 08:39:04 C 08 22 52.59 +42 48 58.9 c H41
2004-01-12 08:40:47 C 08 22 52.33 +42 49 02.1 c H41
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)