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
2024-12-29 20:52:04 C 07 54 11.467 +37 47 51.79 X Z55
2024-12-29 20:53:40 C 07 54 11.340 +37 47 53.81 X Z55
2024-12-29 20:55:16 C 07 54 11.186 +37 47 55.39 X Z55
2024-12-29 20:56:54 C 07 54 11.021 +37 47 57.30 X Z55
2024-12-29 21:30:19 C 07 54 04.22 +37 48 41.9 O40
2024-12-30 02:21:35 C 07 53 38.11 +37 53 27.9 Z D66
2024-12-30 02:31:57 C 07 53 37.06 +37 53 38.0 Z D66
2024-12-30 02:42:19 C 07 53 36.01 +37 53 48.3 Z D66
2024-12-30 07:21:43 C 07 53 11.490 +37 58 39.58 V 703
2024-12-30 07:24:45 C 07 53 11.166 +37 58 42.60 V 703
2024-12-30 07:27:48 C 07 53 10.799 +37 58 44.98 V 703
2024-12-30 07:30:50 C 07 53 10.590 +37 58 48.76 V 703
2024-12-30 12:33:23 C 07 52 40.171 +38 04 03.50 V T05
2024-12-30 12:37:54 C 07 52 39.679 +38 04 08.04 V T05
2024-12-30 13:04:29 C 07 52 36.804 +38 04 34.50 V T05
2024-12-30 13:45:07 C 07 52 32.422 +38 05 14.57 V T05
2024-12-30 21:27:32 C 07 51 50.030 +38 12 51.19 X J38
2024-12-30 21:35:14 C 07 51 49.222 +38 12 59.54 X J38
2024-12-30 21:50:36 C 07 51 47.618 +38 13 16.18 X J38
2024-12-31 14:52:56 C 07 49 57.881 +38 31 18.05 V T05
2024-12-31 14:59:53 C 07 49 57.077 +38 31 24.74 V T05
2024-12-31 15:07:15 C 07 49 56.244 +38 31 32.12 V T05
2024-12-31 15:44:27 C 07 49 52.013 +38 32 08.63 V T05
2024-12-31 16:07:42 C 07 49 49.409 +38 32 31.27 V T05
2025-01-01 07:12:23 C 07 48 13.100 +38 48 43.06 V 703
2025-01-01 07:15:25 C 07 48 12.740 +38 48 46.08 V 703
2025-01-01 07:18:27 C 07 48 12.359 +38 48 49.46 V 703
2025-01-01 07:21:29 C 07 48 11.977 +38 48 52.63 V 703
2025-01-01 07:50:46 C 07 48 08.341 +38 49 24.82 V G96
2025-01-01 07:57:34 C 07 48 07.492 +38 49 32.20 V G96
2025-01-01 08:04:36 C 07 48 06.613 +38 49 39.86 V G96
2025-01-01 08:12:10 C 07 48 05.670 +38 49 48.07 V G96
2025-01-01 22:11:30 C 07 46 29.026 +39 04 45.95 V Z80
2025-01-01 22:28:33 C 07 46 26.830 +39 05 05.39 V Z80
2025-01-01 22:48:27 C 07 46 24.362 +39 05 28.36 V Z80
2025-01-02 10:20:26 C 07 44 59.491 +39 18 35.32 V T08
2025-01-02 10:20:47 C 07 44 59.484 +39 18 34.92 V T05
2025-01-02 10:23:24 C 07 44 59.126 +39 18 37.94 V T05
2025-01-02 10:24:30 C 07 44 58.930 +39 18 39.89 V T08
2025-01-02 10:27:59 C 07 44 58.490 +39 18 43.06 V T05
2025-01-02 10:32:04 C 07 44 57.902 +39 18 48.53 V T08
2025-01-02 11:03:44 C 07 44 53.561 +39 19 23.56 V T05
2025-01-02 11:04:01 C 07 44 53.498 +39 19 24.64 V T08
2025-01-03 07:13:21 C 07 42 17.446 +39 41 58.99 V 703
2025-01-03 07:16:23 C 07 42 17.003 +39 42 02.41 V 703
2025-01-03 07:19:25 C 07 42 16.553 +39 42 06.01 V 703
2025-01-03 07:22:28 C 07 42 16.110 +39 42 09.50 V 703
2025-01-03 11:10:30 C 07 41 44.775 +39 46 38.10 X F51
2025-01-03 11:27:49 C 07 41 42.186 +39 46 57.92 X F51
2025-01-03 11:45:06 C 07 41 39.608 +39 47 17.53 X F51
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)