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
2009-11-19 23:09:56 C 02 50 17.66 +26 11 33.7 w 160
2009-11-19 23:13:48 C 02 50 17.29 +26 11 31.6 w 160
2009-11-22 05:56:47 C 02 44 20.91 +25 46 06.8 19.8 c 704
2009-11-22 06:32:37 C 02 44 16.91 +25 45 49.8 20.3 c 704
2009-11-22 06:50:31 C 02 44 14.92 +25 45 40.2 20.0 c 704
2009-11-22 07:08:25 C 02 44 13.01 +25 45 30.0 19.9 c 704
2009-12-11 18:05:31 C 02 06 25.98 +21 57 32.2 r J75
2009-12-11 18:22:32 C 02 06 25.14 +21 57 25.0 r J75
2009-12-11 18:39:29 C 02 06 24.23 +21 57 17.3 r J75
2009-12-13 03:12:42 C 02 04 47.71 +21 43 30.5 r 703
2009-12-13 03:24:19 C 02 04 47.13 +21 43 25.4 r 703
2009-12-13 03:35:48 C 02 04 46.59 +21 43 20.1 r 703
2009-12-13 03:47:25 C 02 04 45.98 +21 43 15.6 r 703
2010-08-09 02:27:32 C 03 36 03.69 +02 53 40.2 u 160
2010-08-09 02:28:40 C 03 36 03.04 +02 53 39.1 u 160
2010-08-09 02:29:49 C 03 36 02.39 +02 53 38.1 u 160
2010-08-10 13:29:32 S 03 16 17.40 +02 18 30.0 L C51
2010-08-10 15:04:41 S 03 15 23.698 +02 16 47.71 L C51
2010-08-10 15:04:52 S 03 15 23.602 +02 16 48.79 L C51
2010-08-20 00:17:22 C 01 16 18.36 -01 38 24.3 w 160
2010-08-20 00:18:57 C 01 16 17.61 -01 38 25.8 w 160
2010-08-20 00:20:32 C 01 16 16.85 -01 38 27.0 w 160
2010-08-21 06:14:31 C 01 02 53.92 -02 03 27.8 d 844
2010-08-21 06:16:09 C 01 02 53.08 -02 03 29.4 d 844
2010-08-22 18:01:37 C 00 47 52.89 -02 34 33.2 o 300
2010-08-22 18:02:55 C 00 47 52.36 -02 34 34.3 o 300
2010-08-22 18:04:13 C 00 47 51.76 -02 34 36.1 o 300
2010-08-22 18:05:30 C 00 47 51.23 -02 34 36.3 o 300
2010-08-22 18:06:47 C 00 47 50.72 -02 34 38.2 o 300
2010-08-22 23:05:18 C 00 45 53.41 -02 38 42.0 u 160
2010-08-22 23:07:21 C 00 45 52.56 -02 38 43.4 u 160
2010-08-22 23:09:12 C 00 45 51.81 -02 38 45.1 u 160
2010-08-26 02:44:27 C 00 17 55.69 -03 32 55.4 v 204
2010-08-26 02:47:29 C 00 17 54.63 -03 32 57.3 v 204
2010-08-26 02:51:24 C 00 17 53.26 -03 32 59.8 v 204
2010-08-26 02:55:02 C 00 17 51.99 -03 33 02.0 v 204
2010-08-26 02:58:58 C 00 17 50.61 -03 33 04.6 v 204
2010-08-29 22:24:02 C 23 50 03.95 -04 25 37.7 w J93
2010-08-29 22:28:49 C 23 50 02.67 -04 25 39.4 w J93
2010-08-29 22:30:37 C 23 50 02.18 -04 25 39.7 w J93
2010-08-31 02:31:55 C 23 42 36.80 -04 39 10.7 u 160
2010-08-31 02:33:51 C 23 42 36.30 -04 39 11.7 u 160
2010-08-31 02:37:39 C 23 42 35.32 -04 39 13.2 u 160
2010-09-01 01:01:43 C 23 37 04.05 -04 49 20.7 u 160
2010-09-01 01:03:24 C 23 37 03.62 -04 49 21.4 u 160
2010-09-01 01:04:58 C 23 37 03.21 -04 49 21.9 u 160
2010-09-01 08:47:17 C 23 35 13.13 -04 52 33.8 15.4 c 704
2010-09-01 09:03:44 C 23 35 09.06 -04 52 41.0 16.0 c 704
2010-09-01 09:20:11 C 23 35 04.97 -04 52 47.8 15.8 c 704
2010-09-01 09:36:38 C 23 35 00.91 -04 52 54.7 15.8 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)