2012 WM28

Initial reported observation by Catalina Sky Survey on 2012-11-25.
(Discoverer will be defined when the object is numbered. See this note on how discoverers are determined.)

Orbit

Orbit type: Amor
Near-Earth Object
One opposition object seen prior.

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epoch2019-04-27.0
epoch JD2458600.5
perihelion date2019-08-24.58420
perihelion JD2458720.08420
argument of perihelion (°)15.60202
ascending node (°)66.61258
inclination (°)9.92947
eccentricity0.1660456
perihelion distance (AU)1.0134724
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter5.2
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)5.2
semimajor axis (AU)1.2152612
mean anomaly (°)272.02218
mean daily motion (°/day)0.73569770
aphelion distance (AU)1.417
period (years)1.34
P-vector [x]0.13916091
P-vector [y]0.88911002
P-vector [z]0.43602478
Q-vector [x]-0.97754040
Q-vector [y]0.05296709
Q-vector [z]0.20398345
absolute magnitude25.3
phase slope0.15
uncertainty6
referenceMPO 248939
observations used30
oppositions1
arc length (days)12
first opposition used2012
last opposition used2012
residual rms (arc-secs)0.55
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2012-11-25.0
last observation date used2012-12-07.0
computer nameMPCADO
JD of orbit computation2456275.259325
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)3.2070E-03
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)3.1326E-03
ascending node uncertainty (°)1.9894E-04
inclination uncertainty (°)5.3898E-03
eccentricity uncertainty 1.0863E-04
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)1.7166E-05
 Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO248939
Mercury0.70573
Venus0.29476
Earth0.03216
Mars0.06947
Jupiter3.75857
Saturn8.08176
Uranus17.0234
Neptune28.7273

Observations

30 total observations over interval: 2012 11 25.26376 – 2012 12 07.17984
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Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2012 11 25.26376 04 35 47.00 +04 43 50.7 18.3 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 25.26920 04 35 47.11 +04 45 22.1 18.5 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 25.27462 04 35 47.14 +04 46 53.6 18.2 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 25.37507 04 35 44.92 +05 14 49.1 19.1 R H36 – Sandlot Observatory, Scranton MPS 443678
2012 11 25.38308 04 35 47.58 +05 17 32.6 18.6 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 25.38884 04 35 45.34 +05 18 43.3 18.4 R H36 – Sandlot Observatory, Scranton MPS 443678
2012 11 25.39272 04 35 45.46 +05 19 48.4 18.6 R H36 – Sandlot Observatory, Scranton MPS 443678
2012 11 25.39447 04 35 47.76 +05 20 45.6 18.4 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 25.40015 04 35 47.76 +05 22 22.1 18.9 V 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.18083 04 37 19.77 +09 11 32.1 18.3 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.18127 04 37 19.81 +09 11 40.0 18.3 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.18171 04 37 19.81 +09 11 48.6 18.4 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.18216 04 37 19.84 +09 11 56.6 18.5 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.18259 04 37 19.84 +09 12 04.1 18.4 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.323424 04 37 17.16 +09 54 38.7 19.0 V H21 – Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield MPS 443678
2012 11 26.326369 04 37 17.24 +09 55 32.1 18.8 V H21 – Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield MPS 443678
2012 11 26.328759 04 37 17.31 +09 56 15.6 18.7 V H21 – Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield MPS 443678
2012 11 26.43330 04 37 24.02 +10 28 46.6 18.6 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.43368 04 37 24.02 +10 28 53.5 18.7 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.43410 04 37 24.02 +10 29 00.9 18.6 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 11 26.43450 04 37 24.02 +10 29 08.4 18.6 V G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 443678
2012 12 01.88364 04 49 59.99 +41 25 45.5 18.9 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 445023
2012 12 01.89399 04 50 01.21 +41 29 20.3 18.7 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 445023
2012 12 01.90718 04 50 02.63 +41 33 53.1 18.1 R J95 – Great Shefford MPS 445023
2012 12 07.10594 05 12 54.97 +65 58 59.5 20.2 R 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 446171
2012 12 07.12428 05 13 00.26 +66 02 47.0 20.1 R 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 446171
2012 12 07.16149 05 13 12.61 +66 10 26.1 20.3 R 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 446171
2012 12 07.16674 05 13 14.47 +66 11 31.8 20.5 R 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 446171
2012 12 07.17459 05 13 16.93 +66 13 06.1 20.3 R 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 446171
2012 12 07.17984 05 13 18.93 +66 14 11.0 20.4 R 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 446171