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
2020-11-05 04:22:02 C 00 46 42.45 +12 44 38.7 V G96
2020-11-10 21:36:18 C 00 38 59.07 +11 45 44.9 19.5 q J43
2020-11-10 21:48:31 C 00 38 58.47 +11 45 40.1 19.7 q J43
2020-11-10 22:00:44 C 00 38 57.83 +11 45 35.3 19.6 q J43
2020-11-10 22:12:57 C 00 38 57.22 +11 45 30.5 19.5 q J43
2020-12-08 07:15:25 C 00 30 39.471 +09 40 09.58 U F51
2020-12-08 07:33:55 C 00 30 39.735 +09 40 09.42 U F51
2020-12-08 07:52:14 C 00 30 39.997 +09 40 09.28 U F51
2020-12-08 08:10:31 C 00 30 40.272 +09 40 09.11 U F51
2020-12-14 02:26:12 C 00 33 36.74 +09 43 36.0 V G96
2020-12-14 02:34:17 C 00 33 36.93 +09 43 36.3 V G96
2020-12-14 02:42:23 C 00 33 37.11 +09 43 37.0 V G96
2020-12-14 02:50:29 C 00 33 37.31 +09 43 37.5 V G96
2021-01-10 02:05:45 C 01 00 55.72 +11 33 25.3 V G96
2021-01-10 02:13:21 C 01 00 56.11 +11 33 27.5 V G96
2021-01-10 02:20:56 C 01 00 56.51 +11 33 30.1 V G96
2021-01-10 02:28:33 C 01 00 56.93 +11 33 31.8 V G96
2023-10-16 12:00:33 C 10 15 05.447 +13 36 25.92 V V00
2023-10-16 12:08:29 C 10 15 06.700 +13 36 18.29 V V00
2023-10-16 12:16:24 C 10 15 07.967 +13 36 10.30 V V00
2023-10-16 12:24:20 C 10 15 09.198 +13 36 02.95 V V00
2023-10-21 11:48:45 C 10 34 09.476 +11 40 01.02 V G96
2023-10-21 11:57:18 C 10 34 10.873 +11 39 53.14 V G96
2023-10-21 12:05:51 C 10 34 12.169 +11 39 44.96 V G96
2023-10-21 12:14:25 C 10 34 13.588 +11 39 35.28 V G96
2024-10-27 10:26:20 C 07 23 59.741 +28 37 24.17 V G96
2024-10-27 10:33:49 C 07 24 00.245 +28 37 24.71 V G96
2024-10-27 10:41:18 C 07 24 00.742 +28 37 24.89 V G96
2024-10-27 10:48:48 C 07 24 01.220 +28 37 25.68 V G96
2024-11-02 20:32:05 C 07 34 01.81 +28 48 41.0 V D29
2024-11-02 20:52:27 C 07 34 03.04 +28 48 42.7 V D29
2024-11-02 21:12:49 C 07 34 04.22 +28 48 46.4 V D29
2024-11-11 16:25:23 C 07 46 31.33 +29 10 32.3 V D29
2024-11-11 16:44:25 C 07 46 32.31 +29 10 35.5 V D29
2024-11-11 17:03:27 C 07 46 33.30 +29 10 37.9 V D29
2024-11-13 09:33:03 C 07 48 44.208 +29 15 59.62 V G96
2024-11-13 09:40:27 C 07 48 44.593 +29 16 00.59 V G96
2024-11-13 09:47:52 C 07 48 44.960 +29 16 01.63 V G96
2024-11-13 09:55:17 C 07 48 45.320 +29 16 02.96 V G96
2024-12-01 11:43:57 C 08 06 41.279 +30 50 23.53 X F52
2024-12-01 11:56:30 C 08 06 41.664 +30 50 27.38 V T05
2024-12-01 11:58:28 C 08 06 41.597 +30 50 28.21 V T05
2024-12-01 12:03:28 C 08 06 41.709 +30 50 30.11 X F52
2024-12-01 12:04:21 C 08 06 41.755 +30 50 30.88 V T05
2024-12-01 12:13:20 C 08 06 41.983 +30 50 34.33 V T05
2024-12-01 12:13:59 C 08 06 41.950 +30 50 34.51 V T05
2024-12-01 12:22:55 C 08 06 42.129 +30 50 36.65 X F52
2024-12-01 12:42:21 C 08 06 42.549 +30 50 43.15 X F52
2024-12-02 12:26:15 C 08 07 18.974 +30 58 32.30 V T05
2024-12-02 12:28:52 C 08 07 19.061 +30 58 33.13 V T05
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)