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
2020-09-11 23:29:26 C 02 45 16.45 +20 07 34.8 V K88
2020-09-11 23:43:02 C 02 45 15.77 +20 07 36.3 V K88
2020-09-14 09:14:41 C 02 42 17.97 +20 10 06.0 V G96
2020-09-14 09:22:45 C 02 42 17.51 +20 10 06.5 V G96
2020-09-14 09:30:48 C 02 42 17.02 +20 10 06.6 V G96
2020-09-14 09:38:52 C 02 42 16.56 +20 10 07.1 V G96
2020-09-19 10:47:58 C 02 34 36.60 +20 08 30.9 V G96
2020-09-19 10:56:05 C 02 34 35.99 +20 08 30.4 V G96
2020-09-19 11:04:11 C 02 34 35.40 +20 08 29.9 V G96
2020-09-19 11:12:19 C 02 34 34.79 +20 08 29.6 V G96
2020-09-20 07:57:59 C 02 33 05.22 +20 07 12.9 V 703
2020-09-20 08:05:32 C 02 33 04.63 +20 07 12.7 V 703
2020-09-20 08:13:05 C 02 33 04.06 +20 07 12.3 V 703
2020-09-20 08:20:39 C 02 33 03.47 +20 07 11.0 V 703
2020-09-21 13:50:18 C 02 30 48.967 +20 04 53.77 U F52
2020-09-21 14:09:59 C 02 30 47.355 +20 04 51.89 U F52
2020-09-21 14:29:37 C 02 30 45.756 +20 04 49.89 U F52
2020-09-21 14:49:14 C 02 30 44.161 +20 04 47.96 U F52
2020-09-22 03:07:27 C 02 29 47.58 +20 03 32.0 V W33
2020-09-22 03:17:54 C 02 29 46.76 +20 03 30.7 V W33
2020-09-22 03:28:20 C 02 29 45.91 +20 03 29.9 V W33
2020-09-23 09:59:07 C 02 27 16.70 +20 00 08.7 V 703
2020-09-23 10:06:39 C 02 27 16.09 +20 00 06.9 V 703
2020-09-23 10:14:11 C 02 27 15.45 +20 00 06.3 V 703
2020-09-23 10:21:43 C 02 27 14.81 +20 00 05.2 V 703
2020-09-23 13:24:43 C 02 26 59.49 +19 59 45.2 V T05
2020-09-23 13:29:20 C 02 26 59.21 +19 59 45.6 V T05
2020-09-23 13:37:15 C 02 26 58.51 +19 59 44.3 V T05
2020-09-23 13:53:18 C 02 26 57.02 +19 59 41.1 V T05
2020-09-26 07:57:17 C 02 21 12.53 +19 49 36.2 V 703
2020-09-26 08:04:48 C 02 21 11.94 +19 49 34.4 V 703
2020-09-26 08:19:50 C 02 21 10.53 +19 49 32.6 V 703
2020-09-27 07:55:46 C 02 19 00.25 +19 45 06.1 V G96
2020-09-27 08:03:09 C 02 18 59.54 +19 45 04.8 V G96
2020-09-27 08:10:33 C 02 18 58.77 +19 45 03.0 V G96
2020-09-27 08:17:57 C 02 18 58.10 +19 45 01.8 V G96
2020-09-28 13:46:38 C 02 16 09.870 +19 38 54.31 U F52
2020-09-28 14:04:13 C 02 16 08.100 +19 38 50.22 U F52
2020-09-28 14:21:48 C 02 16 06.339 +19 38 46.12 U F52
2020-09-28 14:39:24 C 02 16 04.582 +19 38 42.01 U F52
2020-09-29 10:31:28 C 02 14 09.93 +19 34 07.9 V T08
2020-09-29 10:34:47 C 02 14 09.32 +19 34 07.9 V T08
2020-09-29 10:38:56 C 02 14 08.94 +19 34 06.9 V T08
2020-09-29 10:52:58 C 02 14 07.53 +19 34 03.1 V T08
2020-10-07 08:48:16 C 01 54 06.51 +18 34 08.8 V 703
2020-10-07 09:02:07 C 01 54 04.85 +18 34 04.7 V 703
2020-10-07 09:08:50 C 01 54 04.02 +18 34 03.6 V 703
2020-10-07 11:16:50 C 01 53 49.53 +18 33 12.4 V G96
2020-10-07 11:24:21 C 01 53 48.70 +18 33 09.2 V G96
2020-10-07 11:31:50 C 01 53 47.84 +18 33 06.2 V G96
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)