2018 FB3

First observed at Catalina Sky Survey on 2018-03-20.
(Discoverer will be defined when the object is numbered. See this note on how discoverers are determined.)

Orbit

Orbit type: Apollo
Near-Earth Object

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epoch2019-04-27.0
epoch JD2458600.5
perihelion date2018-05-02.99728
perihelion JD2458241.49728
argument of perihelion (°)253.90974
ascending node (°)348.65218
inclination (°)5.05823
eccentricity0.6635561
perihelion distance (AU)0.8085195
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter3.2
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)7.2
semimajor axis (AU)2.4031331
mean anomaly (°)94.98059
mean daily motion (°/day)0.26456790
aphelion distance (AU)3.998
period (years)3.73
P-vector [x]-0.46005354
P-vector [y]-0.77721055
P-vector [z]-0.42929537
Q-vector [x]0.88772168
Q-vector [y]-0.41207542
Q-vector [z]-0.20529021
absolute magnitude25.2
phase slope0.15
uncertainty5
referenceMPO 439051
observations used21
oppositions1
arc length (days)11
first opposition used2018
last opposition used2018
residual rms (arc-secs)0.33
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2018-03-10.0
last observation date used2018-03-21.0
computer nameMPCW
JD of orbit computation2458199.182733
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)7.4912E-04
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)1.5576E-04
ascending node uncertainty (°)3.5335E-05
inclination uncertainty (°)3.0053E-04
eccentricity uncertainty 4.4695E-05
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)8.4302E-06
Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO439051
Mercury0.34566
Venus0.11178
Earth0.02331
Mars0.01378
Jupiter1.11862
Saturn5.19737
Uranus15.3269
Neptune25.9717

Observations

21 total observations over interval: 2018 03 10.39254 – 2018 03 21.19097
These data are available for download (format description).

Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2018 03 10.39254 11 06 21.331 +05 31 15.11 21.6 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876234
2018 03 10.40431 11 06 19.947 +05 30 51.94 21.6 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876234
2018 03 10.41609 11 06 18.545 +05 30 28.39 21.7 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876234
2018 03 20.25133 10 25 04.39 -09 55 45.0 20.4 G 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 876234
2018 03 20.25704 10 25 00.24 -09 57 10.4 19.8 G 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 876234
2018 03 20.26845 10 24 51.71 -10 00 02.8 19.9 G 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 876234
2018 03 20.294084 10 24 32.11 -10 06 37.5 19.4 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.300314 10 24 27.47 -10 08 12.9 19.6 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.308854 10 24 21.09 -10 10 23.6 19.8 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.317012 10 24 14.99 -10 12 28.9 19.8 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.33771 10 23 59.92 -10 17 45.5 19.8 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.33868 10 23 59.19 -10 18 00.3 19.6 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.33964 10 23 58.46 -10 18 15.2 19.7 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.34060 10 23 57.79 -10 18 30.4 19.0 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.371249 10 23 46.81 -10 22 50.2 19.2 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 20.372359 10 23 46.00 -10 23 07.6 19.2 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 20.373841 10 23 44.85 -10 23 30.5 19.7 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 20.375012 10 23 43.99 -10 23 49.4 19.4 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 21.19049 10 12 32.25 -14 32 55.9 19.2 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 21.19073 10 12 32.07 -14 33 00.9 19.2 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 21.19097 10 12 31.81 -14 33 06.1 18.3 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234