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
2004-01-25 18:42:03 C 06 15 38.55 +60 41 24.1 o A16
2004-01-26 10:59:30 C 05 56 11.95 +61 47 14.8 o 379
2004-01-26 11:02:28 C 05 56 07.87 +61 47 25.9 o 379
2004-01-26 11:09:29 C 05 55 58.53 +61 47 53.7 o 379
2004-01-28 12:10:10 C 04 38 35.16 +64 01 16.8 m 379
2004-01-28 12:12:29 C 04 38 30.77 +64 01 19.2 m 379
2004-01-28 12:14:47 C 04 38 26.29 +64 01 21.5 m 379
2004-01-29 22:49:31 C 03 28 57.29 +63 40 03.1 o 203
2004-01-29 23:17:41 C 03 27 57.75 +63 38 39.9 o 203
2004-02-01 23:37:37 C 01 11 49.67 +55 10 48.6 c 932
2004-02-01 23:47:50 C 01 11 33.74 +55 08 54.0 c 932
2004-02-01 23:59:28 C 01 11 15.66 +55 06 43.7 c 932
2004-02-02 00:08:46 C 01 11 01.31 +55 05 00.0 c 932
2004-02-02 00:18:31 C 01 10 46.20 +55 03 09.0 c 932
2004-02-03 02:48:34 C 00 35 06.39 +49 48 17.7 16.2 c 704
2004-02-03 03:06:41 C 00 34 44.35 +49 44 22.6 15.9 c 704
2004-02-03 03:24:50 C 00 34 22.32 +49 40 25.7 15.9 c 704
2004-02-06 17:58:16 C 23 22 26.75 +30 51 14.8 o 084
2004-10-21 06:28:29 C 02 51 44.79 +24 30 02.1 19.0 c 704
2004-10-21 06:45:32 C 02 51 42.92 +24 29 58.1 19.6 c 704
2004-10-21 07:02:27 C 02 51 41.20 +24 29 54.3 19.9 c 704
2004-10-21 07:19:21 C 02 51 39.33 +24 29 49.7 19.8 c 704
2004-10-21 07:36:20 C 02 51 37.48 +24 29 46.0 20.2 c 704
2004-11-06 08:16:30 C 02 09 57.10 +22 02 28.3 r H41
2004-11-06 08:18:42 C 02 09 56.79 +22 02 26.6 r H41
2004-11-19 05:07:49 C 01 41 40.96 +19 24 09.2 19.6 c 704
2004-11-19 05:25:31 C 01 41 39.51 +19 24 00.5 19.3 c 704
2004-11-19 05:43:09 C 01 41 38.15 +19 23 51.2 19.5 c 704
2004-12-02 03:33:44 C 01 24 16.47 +17 08 13.9 19.7 c 644
2004-12-02 04:04:52 C 01 24 15.21 +17 08 02.8 20.0 c 644
2004-12-02 04:35:59 C 01 24 14.02 +17 07 52.2 20.0 c 644
2005-01-14 19:54:00 C 01 36 22.93 +15 47 16.5 o 950
2005-01-14 20:09:59 C 01 36 23.70 +15 47 19.6 o 950
2005-01-14 20:26:59 C 01 36 24.37 +15 47 21.5 o 950
2005-01-14 20:35:59 C 01 36 24.85 +15 47 23.2 o 950
2005-10-07 02:13:42 C 20 19 45.57 -18 28 58.2 19.1 c 704
2005-10-07 02:29:15 C 20 19 47.80 -18 28 47.3 19.7 c 704
2005-10-07 02:44:45 C 20 19 49.91 -18 28 37.4 19.5 c 704
2005-10-07 03:00:44 C 20 19 52.10 -18 28 25.8 19.8 c 704
2005-10-07 03:17:21 C 20 19 54.44 -18 28 13.0 19.2 c 704
2005-10-08 11:25:02 C 20 24 26.49 -18 05 53.0 r E12
2005-10-08 11:31:20 C 20 24 27.32 -18 05 49.4 r E12
2005-10-08 11:34:37 C 20 24 27.75 -18 05 48.3 r E12
2005-10-08 11:37:45 C 20 24 28.18 -18 05 44.2 r E12
2005-10-26 02:22:11 C 21 14 25.08 -13 45 38.9 r G96
2005-10-26 02:29:49 C 21 14 25.87 -13 45 34.7 r G96
2005-10-26 02:37:27 C 21 14 26.62 -13 45 30.3 r G96
2005-10-26 02:45:05 C 21 14 27.38 -13 45 25.9 r G96
2008-12-03 09:35:12 C 10 17 31.07 +18 41 49.8 20.1 c 704
2008-12-03 09:53:25 C 10 17 33.78 +18 41 37.7 19.8 c 704
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)