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
2004-01-12 08:42:19 C 08 22 52.13 +42 49 05.4 c H41
2004-01-14 00:17:52 C 08 17 45.20 +44 15 36.6 c J94
2004-01-14 00:22:20 C 08 17 44.43 +44 15 46.4 c J94
2004-01-14 00:36:23 C 08 17 42.18 +44 16 19.4 c J94
2004-01-14 17:31:41 C 08 15 11.11 +44 56 07.3 r 557
2004-01-14 18:03:04 C 08 15 06.08 +44 57 27.8 r 557
2004-01-14 18:31:52 C 08 15 01.40 +44 58 41.5 r 557
2004-01-14 19:00:33 C 08 14 56.64 +44 59 55.2 r 557
2004-01-14 19:30:07 C 08 14 51.69 +45 01 10.9 r 557
2004-01-14 20:00:21 C 08 14 46.56 +45 02 28.2 r 557
2004-01-14 20:28:02 C 08 14 41.78 +45 03 38.9 r 557
2004-01-14 21:01:35 C 08 14 35.94 +45 05 04.3 r 557
2004-01-14 21:31:08 C 08 14 30.73 +45 06 19.2 r 557
2004-01-15 12:06:09 C 08 12 03.40 +45 43 13.8 m 379
2004-01-15 12:07:49 C 08 12 03.15 +45 43 17.5 m 379
2004-01-15 12:09:27 C 08 12 02.78 +45 43 22.4 m 379
2004-01-15 12:14:24 C 08 12 01.85 +45 43 35.3 m 379
2004-01-17 02:21:51 C 08 04 26.69 +47 27 45.8 14.9 d H72
2004-01-17 02:23:13 C 08 04 26.32 +47 27 50.0 15.1 d H72
2004-01-17 02:24:36 C 08 04 25.94 +47 27 54.2 14.9 d H72
2004-01-17 02:25:59 C 08 04 25.62 +47 27 58.8 15.0 d H72
2004-01-17 05:42:46 C 08 03 36.67 +47 37 46.8 15.0 d H72
2004-01-17 05:44:29 C 08 03 36.26 +47 37 51.7 14.7 d H72
2004-01-17 05:46:11 C 08 03 35.80 +47 37 56.8 15.0 d H72
2004-01-17 05:47:54 C 08 03 35.31 +47 38 01.7 14.7 d H72
2004-01-17 21:06:55 C 07 59 57.97 +48 23 21.8 c A30
2004-01-17 21:09:16 C 07 59 57.37 +48 23 29.6 c A30
2004-01-17 21:12:19 C 07 59 56.52 +48 23 39.1 c A30
2004-01-17 21:13:48 C 07 59 56.13 +48 23 44.8 c A30
2004-01-17 21:16:41 C 07 59 55.38 +48 23 53.2 c A30
2004-01-17 23:44:57 C 07 59 14.69 +48 31 25.4 d 557
2004-01-17 23:54:56 C 07 59 11.95 +48 31 56.0 d 557
2004-01-18 00:04:56 C 07 59 09.18 +48 32 26.5 d 557
2004-01-18 00:14:57 C 07 59 06.42 +48 32 57.0 d 557
2004-01-18 00:24:56 C 07 59 03.67 +48 33 27.4 d 557
2004-01-18 00:34:56 C 07 59 00.88 +48 33 58.1 d 557
2004-01-18 22:11:21 C 07 53 06.35 +49 42 58.5 d 557
2004-01-18 22:40:27 C 07 52 57.08 +49 44 35.4 d 557
2004-01-18 23:10:38 C 07 52 47.45 +49 46 15.2 d 557
2004-01-18 23:41:58 C 07 52 37.42 +49 47 58.4 d 557
2004-01-19 00:09:20 C 07 52 28.63 +49 49 28.0 d 557
2004-01-19 00:39:10 C 07 52 19.06 +49 51 05.4 d 557
2004-01-19 01:16:54 C 07 52 06.94 +49 53 07.8 d 557
2004-01-19 01:41:12 C 07 51 59.15 +49 54 26.4 d 557
2004-01-19 02:10:45 C 07 51 49.71 +49 56 01.4 d 557
2004-01-19 02:30:54 C 07 51 43.28 +49 57 05.9 d 557
2004-01-19 06:37:01 C 07 50 30.62 +50 11 26.6 c H41
2004-01-19 06:40:44 C 07 50 29.36 +50 11 39.5 c H41
2004-01-19 06:45:42 C 07 50 27.66 +50 11 56.3 c H41
2004-01-19 06:47:33 C 07 50 27.03 +50 12 02.3 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)