2018 FC3

First observed at Mt. Lemmon 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 date2018-05-06.02924
perihelion JD2458244.52924
argument of perihelion (°)67.11304
ascending node (°)179.49125
inclination (°)9.06271
eccentricity0.5632067
perihelion distance (AU)0.8033651
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter3.8
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)7.0
semimajor axis (AU)1.8392342
mean anomaly (°)140.65741
mean daily motion (°/day)0.39513760
aphelion distance (AU)2.875
period (years)2.49
P-vector [x]-0.39697695
P-vector [y]-0.88922282
P-vector [z]-0.22735892
Q-vector [x]0.91782752
Q-vector [y]-0.38422654
Q-vector [z]-0.09981293
absolute magnitude27.5
phase slope0.15
uncertainty7
referenceMPO 439051
observations used29
oppositions1
arc length (days)1
first opposition used2018
last opposition used2018
residual rms (arc-secs)0.29
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2018-03-20.0
last observation date used2018-03-21.0
computer nameMPCW
JD of orbit computation2458199.182990
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)6.2025E-03
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)2.5724E-03
ascending node uncertainty (°)6.7378E-05
inclination uncertainty (°)3.3607E-03
eccentricity uncertainty 2.7170E-04
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)6.3126E-05
Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO439051
Mercury0.35669
Venus0.11708
Earth0.01174
Mars0.088
Jupiter2.21148
Saturn6.2844
Uranus16.3029
Neptune27.0923

Observations

29 total observations over interval: 2018 03 20.34258 – 2018 03 21.33526
These data are available for download (format description).

Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2018 03 20.34258 12 16 56.61 -01 30 44.1 21.1 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876234
2018 03 20.34772 12 17 02.44 -01 29 41.0 20.7 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876234
2018 03 20.35286 12 17 08.25 -01 28 37.3 20.7 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876234
2018 03 20.35800 12 17 14.02 -01 27 33.8 20.5 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876234
2018 03 20.384108 12 17 43.22 -01 22 13.9 20.5 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.391062 12 17 51.30 -01 20 46.4 20.1 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.39401 12 17 55.43 -01 20 03.6 20.2 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.39546 12 17 57.17 -01 19 45.6 20.2 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.39690 12 17 58.86 -01 19 27.0 20.4 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.39835 12 18 00.55 -01 19 09.4 19.7 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 20.400817 12 18 02.69 -01 18 43.5 20.6 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.406368 12 18 09.23 -01 17 33.0 20.5 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876234
2018 03 20.545060 12 21 17.86 -00 41 27.3 20.5 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 20.546295 12 21 19.40 -00 41 10.6 20.5 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 20.547530 12 21 21.03 -00 40 53.7 20.9 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 20.548765 12 21 22.55 -00 40 36.6 20.4 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876234
2018 03 21.07561 12 34 55.43 +01 30 10.9 20.0 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.07635 12 34 56.71 +01 30 24.9 20.7 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.07709 12 34 57.97 +01 30 38.1 20.4 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.07785 12 34 59.27 +01 30 51.7 20.1 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.07859 12 35 00.51 +01 31 04.8 19.9 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.07934 12 35 01.83 +01 31 18.7 19.7 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.08008 12 35 03.10 +01 31 31.8 19.4 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.08083 12 35 04.38 +01 31 45.0 19.4 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.08157 12 35 05.65 +01 31 58.5 19.4 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876234
2018 03 21.32912 12 43 11.48 +02 53 23.6 20.1 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 21.33144 12 43 16.06 +02 54 12.4 20.4 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 21.33417 12 43 21.38 +02 55 09.2 20.3 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234
2018 03 21.33526 12 43 23.51 +02 55 32.0 20.0 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876234