2018 FL2

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 date2018-05-05.66433
perihelion JD2458244.16433
argument of perihelion (°)2.33032
ascending node (°)251.14734
inclination (°)0.64741
eccentricity0.6794058
perihelion distance (AU)0.7144863
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter3.3
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)7.4
semimajor axis (AU)2.2286315
mean anomaly (°)105.56155
mean daily motion (°/day)0.29624190
aphelion distance (AU)3.743
period (years)3.33
P-vector [x]-0.28439164
P-vector [y]-0.87978022
P-vector [z]-0.38093066
Q-vector [x]0.95864856
Q-vector [y]-0.26539388
Q-vector [z]-0.10275716
absolute magnitude25.5
phase slope0.15
uncertainty6
referenceMPO 439050
observations used32
oppositions1
arc length (days)3
first opposition used2018
last opposition used2018
residual rms (arc-secs)0.68
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2018-03-19.0
last observation date used2018-03-22.0
computer nameMPCLINUX
JD of orbit computation2458199.962388
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)3.7214E-03
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)1.5770E-02
ascending node uncertainty (°)1.6421E-02
inclination uncertainty (°)1.0129E-04
eccentricity uncertainty 1.5709E-04
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)4.2264E-05
Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO439050
Mercury0.24991
Venus0.01027
Earth0.01057
Mars0.05167
Jupiter1.31889
Saturn5.37402
Uranus15.3842
Neptune26.2299

Observations

32 total observations over interval: 2018 03 19.29561 – 2018 03 22.11097
These data are available for download (format description).

Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2018 03 19.29561 09 33 44.660 +00 10 54.93 20.0 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876233
2018 03 20.18695 09 08 39.48 -00 19 55.7 20.0 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876233
2018 03 20.19209 09 08 28.64 -00 20 08.6 20.2 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876233
2018 03 20.19723 09 08 17.59 -00 20 21.2 20.4 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876233
2018 03 20.25635 09 06 12.78 -00 22 46.8 19.8 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 20.25745 09 06 10.45 -00 22 49.4 19.7 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 20.25854 09 06 08.09 -00 22 51.9 19.8 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 20.273201 09 05 36.05 -00 23 33.6 19.6 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876233
2018 03 20.278061 09 05 25.61 -00 23 45.7 19.5 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876233
2018 03 20.287844 09 05 04.57 -00 24 10.3 20.1 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876233
2018 03 20.296278 09 04 46.37 -00 24 31.7 19.8 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876233
2018 03 20.504145 08 57 12.34 -00 28 50.3 19.7 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876233
2018 03 20.505034 08 57 10.27 -00 28 52.6 19.8 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876233
2018 03 20.505921 08 57 08.15 -00 28 54.7 19.8 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876233
2018 03 20.506810 08 57 06.06 -00 28 57.9 19.9 R 474 – Mount John Observatory, Lake Tekapo MPS 876233
2018 03 20.85481 08 42 51.96 -00 51 34.7 21.3 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.85600 08 42 48.65 -00 51 38.3 20.8 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.85791 08 42 43.47 -00 51 44.1 20.3 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.86026 08 42 36.99 -00 51 52.6 19.6 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.86261 08 42 30.47 -00 51 59.9 20.1 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.87184 08 42 05.08 -00 52 29.8 19.4 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.87418 08 41 58.55 -00 52 37.0 19.0 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.88962 08 41 15.74 -00 53 27.3 19.7 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 20.89197 08 41 09.25 -00 53 34.4 20.2 R 511 – Haute Provence MPS 876233
2018 03 21.11737 08 30 35.22 -01 05 36.6 19.7 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 21.11840 08 30 32.01 -01 05 40.2 19.6 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 21.11960 08 30 28.32 -01 05 44.3 19.9 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 21.12069 08 30 24.96 -01 05 48.4 19.6 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 22.10868 07 28 48.69 -02 15 18.7 19.9 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 22.10945 07 28 45.16 -02 15 22.5 19.2 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 22.11021 07 28 41.54 -02 15 26.8 20.4 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233
2018 03 22.11097 07 28 37.96 -02 15 30.1 19.4 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876233