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
2004-01-19 07:23:59 C 07 50 12.92 +50 13 49.2 c 932
2004-01-19 07:38:00 C 07 50 08.21 +50 14 34.7 c 932
2004-01-19 07:57:00 C 07 50 01.86 +50 15 36.6 c 932
2004-01-19 21:46:41 C 07 45 34.92 +51 03 38.6 a 458
2004-01-19 21:49:59 C 07 45 33.70 +51 03 50.8 a 458
2004-01-20 07:34:01 C 07 41 56.94 +51 38 55.1 c H41
2004-01-20 07:38:13 C 07 41 55.19 +51 39 09.7 c H41
2004-01-20 07:40:03 C 07 41 54.35 +51 39 15.0 c H41
2004-01-20 07:41:36 C 07 41 53.87 +51 39 21.8 c H41
2004-01-20 07:44:10 C 07 41 52.80 +51 39 31.6 c H41
2004-01-20 13:17:03 C 07 39 51.69 +51 59 54.5 379
2004-01-20 13:18:12 C 07 39 51.25 +51 59 59.1 379
2004-01-20 13:19:20 C 07 39 50.76 +52 00 03.5 379
2004-01-20 13:20:29 C 07 39 50.26 +52 00 07.5 379
2004-01-20 13:23:57 C 07 39 48.80 +52 00 20.5 379
2004-01-20 13:25:06 C 07 39 48.36 +52 00 25.1 379
2004-01-20 23:27:29 C 07 35 42.45 +52 37 48.6 o 203
2004-01-20 23:37:19 C 07 35 38.05 +52 38 25.6 o 203
2004-01-21 13:05:13 C 07 29 45.28 +53 30 43.8 o 379
2004-01-21 13:08:31 C 07 29 43.59 +53 30 57.1 o 379
2004-01-21 13:16:46 C 07 29 39.50 +53 31 29.9 o 379
2004-01-21 20:57:32 C 07 25 59.99 +54 01 33.0 c 127
2004-01-21 21:00:32 C 07 25 58.43 +54 01 45.5 c 127
2004-01-21 21:03:59 C 07 25 56.67 +54 01 59.6 c 127
2004-01-21 21:07:23 C 07 25 54.89 +54 02 13.4 c 127
2004-01-22 07:44:36 C 07 20 18.79 +54 45 39.7 c H41
2004-01-22 07:47:13 C 07 20 17.29 +54 45 49.8 c H41
2004-01-22 07:49:47 C 07 20 15.84 +54 46 00.1 c H41
2004-01-22 07:51:48 C 07 20 14.69 +54 46 08.2 c H41
2004-01-22 07:55:14 C 07 20 12.74 +54 46 21.7 c H41
2004-01-22 07:57:11 C 07 20 11.63 +54 46 29.3 c H41
2004-01-22 17:32:17 C 07 15 01.63 +55 25 34.3 d 557
2004-01-22 18:00:28 C 07 14 44.82 +55 27 38.3 d 557
2004-01-22 18:34:57 C 07 14 24.08 +55 30 09.4 d 557
2004-01-22 19:00:47 C 07 14 08.38 +55 32 02.3 d 557
2004-01-22 19:21:36 C 07 13 56.55 +55 33 31.5 r 185
2004-01-22 19:22:48 C 07 13 55.83 +55 33 36.9 r 185
2004-01-22 19:24:15 C 07 13 54.95 +55 33 43.3 r 185
2004-01-22 19:27:27 C 07 13 52.97 +55 33 57.3 r 185
2004-01-22 19:27:34 C 07 13 52.08 +55 33 56.9 c A35
2004-01-22 19:29:20 C 07 13 51.82 +55 34 05.4 r 185
2004-01-22 19:30:18 C 07 13 50.27 +55 34 10.9 d 557
2004-01-22 19:30:26 C 07 13 51.15 +55 34 10.6 r 185
2004-01-22 19:38:10 C 07 13 45.58 +55 34 43.1 c A35
2004-01-22 19:49:34 C 07 13 38.54 +55 35 32.7 c A35
2004-01-22 20:00:10 C 07 13 31.82 +55 36 20.5 d 557
2004-01-22 20:30:50 C 07 13 12.72 +55 38 32.9 d 557
2004-01-22 20:59:27 C 07 12 54.81 +55 40 35.7 d 557
2004-01-22 21:30:13 C 07 12 35.41 +55 42 47.0 d 557
2004-01-22 21:59:43 C 07 12 16.66 +55 44 52.4 d 557
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)