856955 (2012 BT23)

NEO PHA MOID ⇩ IMP ⇩ COV ★ EPH ⇩ OBS ⇩ Radar
Orbital Elements
Epoch (TDB)2025-11-21 (JD 2461000.5)
Eccentricity (e)0.5986301917 ± 4.76e-09
Semi-major axis (a)1.9769034985 AU ± 8.60e-10
Inclination (i)9.08258474° ± 2.48e-06
Long. of Asc. Node (Ω)182.08399877° ± 1.25e-05
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)43.51935050° ± 1.22e-05
Mean Anomaly (M)321.28960633° ± 8.48e-07
Mean Motion (n)0.3545961951°/day ± 2.31e-10
Perihelion dist (q)0.79346938 AU ± 9.42e-09
Aphelion dist (Q)3.16033762 AU ± 9.51e-09
Orbital Period2.77957377 yr ± 1.81e-09
Physical Parameters
H (abs. magnitude)18.93
G (slope)0.15
Orbit Solution
SourceIAA
Solution Date2026-06-01
RMS Residual0.236″
Uncertainty0
Orbit TypeApollo
MOID0.046856 AU
Observations Used604
Radar Obs Used1
Oppositions9
Arc Total1998-2026
First Observation Used1998-07-19
Last Observation Used2026-01-17
Observations (646)
Date Type RA Dec Mag Band Observatory
2023-09-02 21:30:37 B 20 35 12.658 -04 17 37.46 – X K74
2023-09-02 21:39:41 B 20 35 12.881 -04 17 47.08 – X K74
2023-09-05 05:57:47 C 20 36 53.766 -05 12 14.48 – X F52
2023-09-05 06:07:01 C 20 36 54.019 -05 12 23.04 – X F52
2023-09-05 06:14:20 C 20 36 54.208 -05 12 29.81 – X F52
2023-09-05 06:30:52 C 20 36 54.645 -05 12 45.08 – X F52
2023-09-05 06:40:03 C 20 36 54.893 -05 12 53.49 – X F52
2023-09-05 06:47:23 C 20 36 55.080 -05 13 00.30 – X F52
2023-09-05 06:56:34 C 20 36 55.328 -05 13 08.78 – X F52
2023-09-07 02:43:02 C 20 38 16.796 -05 51 56.99 – V G96
2023-09-07 02:51:02 C 20 38 17.030 -05 52 04.22 – V G96
2023-09-07 02:59:02 C 20 38 17.272 -05 52 10.56 – V G96
2023-09-07 03:07:02 C 20 38 17.462 -05 52 17.65 – V G96
2023-09-12 06:18:10 C 20 42 21.814 -07 26 20.81 – X F51
2023-09-12 06:38:19 C 20 42 22.432 -07 26 34.72 – X F51
2023-09-12 06:58:28 C 20 42 23.068 -07 26 48.45 – X F51
2023-09-17 06:00:53 C 20 46 41.386 -08 39 35.62 – X F51
2023-09-17 06:18:43 C 20 46 42.000 -08 39 45.52 – X F51
2023-09-17 06:35:42 C 20 46 42.578 -08 39 54.73 – X F51
2023-09-17 06:52:37 C 20 46 43.166 -08 40 03.99 – X F51
2023-10-03 05:40:55 C 21 02 45.392 -11 04 08.04 – X F52
2023-10-03 05:56:30 C 21 02 46.085 -11 04 11.88 – X F52
2023-10-03 06:12:05 C 21 02 46.751 -11 04 15.31 – X F52
2023-10-03 06:27:42 C 21 02 47.421 -11 04 18.97 – X F52
2023-10-09 05:19:38 C 21 09 29.161 -11 31 51.79 – X F51
2023-10-09 05:36:42 C 21 09 29.932 -11 31 54.46 – X F51
2023-10-09 05:53:43 C 21 09 30.699 -11 31 56.93 – X F51
2023-10-09 06:10:44 C 21 09 31.490 -11 31 59.42 – X F51
2023-10-16 03:50:30 C 21 17 41.280 -11 50 33.43 – V V00
2023-10-16 03:58:26 C 21 17 41.680 -11 50 33.76 – V V00
2023-10-16 04:06:21 C 21 17 42.032 -11 50 34.84 – V V00
2023-10-16 04:14:16 C 21 17 42.428 -11 50 35.23 – V V00
2023-10-20 04:14:26 C 21 22 37.031 -11 55 40.15 – V V00
2023-10-20 04:22:23 C 21 22 37.384 -11 55 39.97 – V V00
2023-10-20 04:30:19 C 21 22 37.787 -11 55 40.30 – V V00
2023-10-20 04:38:14 C 21 22 38.201 -11 55 40.69 – V V00
2025-11-30 20:59:34 C 10 37 02.477 -02 10 50.99 – W O18
2025-11-30 22:44:33 C 10 37 14.654 -02 12 14.12 – W O18
2026-01-01 15:11:43 C 12 34 17.838 -14 20 06.68 – X F52
2026-01-01 15:19:13 C 12 34 19.404 -14 20 15.31 – X F52
2026-01-01 15:26:45 C 12 34 20.937 -14 20 23.77 – X F52
2026-01-01 15:34:13 C 12 34 22.446 -14 20 31.91 – X F52
2026-01-17 15:03:39 C 14 09 29.957 -20 57 03.55 – X F52
2026-01-17 15:11:27 C 14 09 32.217 -20 57 10.56 – X F52
2026-01-17 15:19:08 C 14 09 34.420 -20 57 17.38 – X F52
2026-01-17 15:27:05 C 14 09 36.677 -20 57 24.29 – X F52
Radar Observations (1)
Epoch (UTC)ValueSigmaUnitsFreq (MHz)ReceiverTransmitter
2012-03-25 18:04:00 130832732.43 8 us 2380 -1 -1
Station codes
-1 Arecibo (305-m, 1963–2020)