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
2025-01-31 17:18:12 C 02 58 34.296 +42 46 14.14 W M01
2025-01-31 19:18:39 C 02 57 12.079 +42 39 11.93 W M01
2025-01-31 19:21:09 C 02 57 10.404 +42 39 02.95 W M01
2025-01-31 19:23:39 C 02 57 08.729 +42 38 53.98 W M01
2025-01-31 19:25:45 C 02 57 10.742 +42 38 32.53 Z C23
2025-01-31 20:07:18 C 02 56 42.612 +42 36 07.99 Z C23
2025-01-31 20:18:24 C 02 56 31.876 +42 35 37.19 W M01
2025-01-31 20:20:54 C 02 56 30.193 +42 35 28.27 W M01
2025-01-31 20:23:24 C 02 56 28.510 +42 35 19.34 W M01
2025-01-31 20:28:08 C 02 56 28.543 +42 34 54.70 Z C23
2025-02-01 19:27:42 C 02 41 32.225 +41 11 53.48 Z C23
2025-02-01 19:53:42 C 02 41 15.079 +41 10 12.18 Z C23
2025-02-01 20:13:39 C 02 41 01.882 +41 08 54.02 Z C23
2025-02-02 03:23:08 C 02 36 27.076 +40 41 36.67 V 703
2025-02-02 03:26:09 C 02 36 25.067 +40 41 24.54 V 703
2025-02-02 03:29:11 C 02 36 23.069 +40 41 12.34 V 703
2025-02-02 03:32:12 C 02 36 21.071 +40 40 59.88 V 703
2025-02-02 19:20:40 C 02 26 25.188 +39 36 19.69 Z C23
2025-02-02 19:54:51 C 02 26 03.348 +39 33 53.24 Z C23
2025-02-02 20:00:36 C 02 25 58.99 +39 33 25.6 Y 557
2025-02-02 20:34:35 C 02 25 38.002 +39 31 01.88 Z C23
2025-02-02 21:15:44 C 02 25 11.53 +39 27 59.3 Y 557
2025-02-02 22:33:38 C 02 24 22.92 +39 22 17.7 Y 557
2025-02-03 06:16:48 C 02 19 38.119 +38 50 20.44 V T05
2025-02-03 06:21:21 C 02 19 35.210 +38 50 00.06 V T05
2025-02-03 06:29:55 C 02 19 29.760 +38 49 21.58 V T05
2025-02-03 06:46:26 C 02 19 19.171 +38 48 08.32 V T08
2025-02-03 06:52:29 C 02 19 15.319 +38 47 40.96 V T08
2025-02-03 07:17:50 C 02 18 59.299 +38 45 46.01 V T08
2025-02-03 07:38:43 C 02 18 46.152 +38 44 10.97 V T08
2025-02-03 17:55:56 C 02 12 36.583 +37 58 07.18 Z C23
2025-02-03 18:00:33 C 02 12 33.722 +37 57 45.83 Z C23
2025-02-03 18:05:45 C 02 12 30.470 +37 57 22.46 Z C23
2025-02-04 02:16:46 C 02 07 35.832 +37 20 27.49 V 703
2025-02-04 02:19:47 C 02 07 34.007 +37 20 13.13 V 703
2025-02-04 02:22:49 C 02 07 32.142 +37 19 58.40 V 703
2025-02-04 02:25:50 C 02 07 30.248 +37 19 44.65 V 703
2025-02-04 05:35:46 C 02 05 37.342 +37 05 19.64 V T05
2025-02-04 05:47:48 C 02 05 29.971 +37 04 22.40 V T05
2025-02-04 05:51:54 C 02 05 27.437 +37 04 02.78 V T05
2025-02-04 05:54:38 C 02 05 25.654 +37 03 50.80 V T08
2025-02-04 06:07:15 C 02 05 18.010 +37 02 49.02 V T05
2025-02-04 06:11:05 C 02 05 15.550 +37 02 31.96 V T08
2025-02-04 06:20:02 C 02 05 10.068 +37 01 48.90 V T08
2025-02-04 19:41:18 C 01 57 25.116 +35 57 41.72 Z C23
2025-02-04 19:43:01 C 01 57 24.094 +35 57 32.26 Z C23
2025-02-04 19:49:29 C 01 57 20.266 +35 57 00.76 Z C23
2025-02-04 19:50:04 C 01 57 19.922 +35 56 57.84 Z C23
2025-02-05 06:22:12 C 01 51 18.504 +35 06 15.70 V T08
2025-02-05 06:30:48 C 01 51 13.493 +35 05 31.92 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)