2018 FA2

First observed at Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala on 2018-03-18.
(Discoverer will be defined when the object is numbered. See this note on how discoverers are determined.)

Orbit

Orbit type: Amor
Near-Earth Object

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epoch2019-04-27.0
epoch JD2458600.5
perihelion date2018-04-05.07702
perihelion JD2458213.57702
argument of perihelion (°)22.27602
ascending node (°)176.22307
inclination (°)3.49402
eccentricity0.5579939
perihelion distance (AU)1.0085319
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter3.4
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)6.2
semimajor axis (AU)2.2817151
mean anomaly (°)110.64614
mean daily motion (°/day)0.28596420
aphelion distance (AU)3.555
period (years)3.45
P-vector [x]-0.94828228
P-vector [y]-0.29965192
P-vector [z]-0.10473511
Q-vector [x]0.31740290
Q-vector [y]-0.89093285
Q-vector [z]-0.32479847
absolute magnitude26.9
phase slope0.15
uncertainty6
referenceMPO 439048
observations used28
oppositions1
arc length (days)4
first opposition used2018
last opposition used2018
residual rms (arc-secs)0.22
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2018-03-18.0
last observation date used2018-03-22.0
computer nameMPCW
JD of orbit computation2458207.587886
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)1.2889E-04
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)1.8713E-03
ascending node uncertainty (°)7.6399E-05
inclination uncertainty (°)1.4477E-03
eccentricity uncertainty 3.1893E-04
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)4.9331E-06
Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO439048
Mercury0.58192
Venus0.28793
Earth0.02009
Mars0.1206
Jupiter1.39504
Saturn5.83046
Uranus16.3551
Neptune26.333

Observations

28 total observations over interval: 2018 03 18.35754 – 2018 03 22.37041
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Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2018 03 18.35754 11 36 07.473 +04 22 00.25 20.5 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876232
2018 03 18.36978 11 36 22.226 +04 21 57.17 20.3 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876232
2018 03 18.39420 11 36 51.660 +04 21 50.68 20.1 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876232
2018 03 19.38920 12 00 13.032 +04 15 04.08 20.1 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876232
2018 03 19.40215 12 00 31.573 +04 14 57.58 20.3 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876232
2018 03 19.41511 12 00 50.166 +04 14 50.90 20.2 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876232
2018 03 19.42813 12 01 08.832 +04 14 43.89 20.4 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876232
2018 03 19.44296 12 01 29.943 +04 14 39.57 20.0 G 568 – Mauna Kea MPS 876232
2018 03 19.44391 12 01 31.301 +04 14 39.11 19.9 G 568 – Mauna Kea MPS 876232
2018 03 19.44485 12 01 32.667 +04 14 38.54 19.9 G 568 – Mauna Kea MPS 876232
2018 03 20.02362 12 17 01.33 +04 06 27.8 20.1 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.02448 12 17 02.74 +04 06 27.2 20.0 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.02534 12 17 04.12 +04 06 26.5 20.0 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.02706 12 17 06.92 +04 06 25.2 20.1 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.02792 12 17 08.31 +04 06 24.7 19.8 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.02964 12 17 11.10 +04 06 23.1 19.8 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.03051 12 17 12.49 +04 06 22.3 19.6 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.03137 12 17 13.88 +04 06 21.7 19.6 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876232
2018 03 20.37394 12 27 04.00 +04 02 53.8 19.8 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 20.37449 12 27 04.93 +04 02 53.7 19.8 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 20.37504 12 27 05.86 +04 02 52.5 20.0 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 21.40861 12 59 41.02 +03 44 22.1 19.6 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 21.40971 12 59 43.15 +03 44 21.0 20.1 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 21.41025 12 59 44.18 +03 44 20.0 19.4 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 22.36877 13 33 30.39 +03 20 12.4 20.1 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 22.36932 13 33 31.63 +03 20 11.7 20.1 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 22.36986 13 33 32.73 +03 20 10.5 20.0 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232
2018 03 22.37041 13 33 33.88 +03 20 09.8 19.6 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876232