2015 FA117

Initial reported observation by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on 2015-03-24.
(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 date2019-10-01.40160
perihelion JD2458757.90160
argument of perihelion (°)39.49352
ascending node (°)178.91179
inclination (°)28.73909
eccentricity0.3629997
perihelion distance (AU)1.0812840
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter4.0
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)10.0
semimajor axis (AU)1.6974624
mean anomaly (°)289.85241
mean daily motion (°/day)0.44565990
aphelion distance (AU)2.314
period (years)2.21
P-vector [x]-0.78214806
P-vector [y]-0.61973332
P-vector [z]0.06461445
Q-vector [x]0.62302570
Q-vector [y]-0.77936745
Q-vector [z]0.06652338
absolute magnitude23.6
phase slope0.15
uncertainty8
referenceMPO 349337
observations used15
oppositions1
arc length (days)5
first opposition used2015
last opposition used2015
residual rms (arc-secs)0.40
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2015-03-24.0
last observation date used2015-03-29.0
computer nameMPCADO
JD of orbit computation2457267.476358
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)1.2050E-01
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)1.0806E-01
ascending node uncertainty (°)1.5722E-03
inclination uncertainty (°)1.2868E-01
eccentricity uncertainty 3.2107E-03
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)6.2779E-04
 Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO349337
Mercury0.66992
Venus0.3901
Earth0.14453
Mars0.49361
Jupiter2.74645
Saturn7.07537
Uranus17.0116
Neptune27.6477

Observations

15 total observations over interval: 2015 03 24.52302 – 2015 03 29.316647
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Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2015 03 24.52302 12 00 42.810 +15 08 31.14 20.7 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 592633
2015 03 24.53572 12 00 45.393 +15 11 12.25 20.8 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 592633
2015 03 24.58013 12 00 54.493 +15 20 32.54 20.9 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 592633
2015 03 25.38283 12 03 58.12 +18 10 17.1 20.4 R 291 – LPL/Spacewatch II MPS 592633
2015 03 25.38444 12 03 58.45 +18 10 37.4 20.4 R 291 – LPL/Spacewatch II MPS 592633
2015 03 25.38607 12 03 58.79 +18 10 58.6 20.0 R 291 – LPL/Spacewatch II MPS 592633
2015 03 25.89296 12 06 00.92 +19 57 58.4 20.8 V I93 – St Pardon de Conques MPS 592633
2015 03 25.90124 12 06 02.83 +19 59 42.5 20.2 V I93 – St Pardon de Conques MPS 592633
2015 03 25.90953 12 06 04.61 +20 01 28.9 20.4 V I93 – St Pardon de Conques MPS 592633
2015 03 28.271212 12 15 53.07 +28 12 06.6 20.7 V H21 – Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield MPS 595454
2015 03 28.277605 12 15 54.61 +28 13 24.1 21.0 V H21 – Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield MPS 595454
2015 03 28.283833 12 15 56.12 +28 14 39.3 20.9 V H21 – Astronomical Research Observatory, Westfield MPS 595454
2015 03 29.314058 12 20 34.33 +31 39 44.4 18.8 R 705 – Apache Point MPS 624240
2015 03 29.315351 12 20 34.66 +31 39 58.5 18.7 R 705 – Apache Point MPS 624240
2015 03 29.316647 12 20 35.00 +31 40 15.2 18.5 R 705 – Apache Point MPS 624240