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
2020-10-07 11:39:19 C 01 53 46.99 +18 33 03.1 V G96
2020-10-07 12:18:44 C 01 53 43.057 +18 32 52.25 U F52
2020-10-07 12:37:11 C 01 53 40.937 +18 32 45.10 U F52
2020-10-07 12:55:40 C 01 53 38.806 +18 32 37.62 U F52
2020-10-07 13:14:11 C 01 53 36.688 +18 32 30.07 U F52
2020-10-07 23:11:35 C 01 52 31.04 +18 28 27.3 V 130
2020-10-07 23:15:53 C 01 52 30.51 +18 28 25.9 V 130
2020-10-07 23:20:11 C 01 52 30.03 +18 28 24.4 V 130
2020-10-09 03:58:20 C 01 49 18.75 +18 16 41.1 V V19
2020-10-09 04:44:03 C 01 49 13.57 +18 16 22.2 V V19
2020-10-09 05:31:32 C 01 49 08.11 +18 16 03.4 V V19
2020-10-09 11:57:03 C 01 48 24.03 +18 13 23.0 V T05
2020-10-09 12:04:26 C 01 48 23.18 +18 13 20.0 V T05
2020-10-09 12:09:04 C 01 48 22.65 +18 13 18.6 V T05
2020-10-09 12:45:37 C 01 48 18.39 +18 13 02.4 V T05
2020-10-11 07:36:02 C 01 43 29.58 +17 54 07.5 V 703
2020-10-11 07:43:39 C 01 43 28.77 +17 54 05.3 V 703
2020-10-11 07:58:52 C 01 43 26.90 +17 53 58.3 V 703
2020-10-11 11:02:21 C 01 43 06.30 +17 52 37.6 V T08
2020-10-11 11:16:42 C 01 43 04.59 +17 52 31.1 V T08
2020-10-11 11:26:42 C 01 43 03.41 +17 52 26.2 V T08
2020-10-11 11:33:58 C 01 43 02.60 +17 52 22.9 V T08
2020-10-13 11:11:06 C 01 37 40.78 +17 29 58.2 V T05
2020-10-13 11:15:45 C 01 37 40.29 +17 29 56.5 V T05
2020-10-13 11:23:44 C 01 37 39.35 +17 29 52.8 V T05
2020-10-13 11:38:16 C 01 37 37.66 +17 29 45.1 V T05
2020-10-13 12:09:59 C 01 37 33.948 +17 29 29.73 U F52
2020-10-13 12:28:22 C 01 37 31.800 +17 29 20.63 U F52
2020-10-13 12:46:48 C 01 37 29.694 +17 29 11.73 U F52
2020-10-14 05:29:10 C 01 35 38.16 +17 20 58.4 V G96
2020-10-14 05:36:35 C 01 35 37.31 +17 20 54.8 V G96
2020-10-14 05:44:00 C 01 35 36.45 +17 20 51.2 V G96
2020-10-14 05:51:26 C 01 35 35.59 +17 20 47.7 V G96
2020-10-14 06:33:52 C 01 35 30.64 +17 20 27.0 V 703
2020-10-14 06:41:27 C 01 35 29.81 +17 20 23.3 V 703
2020-10-14 06:49:02 C 01 35 28.90 +17 20 19.8 V 703
2020-10-14 06:56:37 C 01 35 28.00 +17 20 16.0 V 703
2020-10-15 11:02:34 C 01 32 19.42 +17 06 14.7 V T08
2020-10-15 11:12:53 C 01 32 18.25 +17 06 10.0 V T08
2020-10-15 11:17:53 C 01 32 17.66 +17 06 07.0 V T08
2020-10-15 11:32:08 C 01 32 16.01 +17 05 59.6 V T08
2020-10-17 05:49:59 C 01 27 36.31 +16 44 07.0 V 703
2020-10-17 05:57:35 C 01 27 35.43 +16 44 03.3 V 703
2020-10-17 06:05:11 C 01 27 34.61 +16 43 59.2 V 703
2020-10-17 06:12:47 C 01 27 33.72 +16 43 55.5 V 703
2020-10-17 10:42:25 C 01 27 03.85 +16 41 37.0 V T05
2020-10-17 10:47:08 C 01 27 03.39 +16 41 33.9 V T05
2020-10-17 10:55:22 C 01 27 02.38 +16 41 30.0 V T05
2020-10-17 11:10:35 C 01 27 00.64 +16 41 22.0 V T05
2020-10-19 10:46:29 C 01 21 52.30 +16 16 00.9 V T08
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)