2018 FQ3

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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A geocentric flyby diagram is available here.

epoch2019-04-27.0
epoch JD2458600.5
perihelion date2018-02-13.32541
perihelion JD2458162.82541
argument of perihelion (°)314.25052
ascending node (°)179.00782
inclination (°)7.88512
eccentricity0.5108369
perihelion distance (AU)0.8968301
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter3.8
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)6.4
semimajor axis (AU)1.8333969
mean anomaly (°)173.76826
mean daily motion (°/day)0.39702620
aphelion distance (AU)2.770
period (years)2.48
P-vector [x]-0.68540626
P-vector [y]0.70105132
P-vector [z]0.19683827
Q-vector [x]-0.72815699
Q-vector [y]-0.66076685
Q-vector [z]-0.18213884
absolute magnitude28.6
phase slope0.15
uncertainty4
referenceMPO 439053
observations used16
oppositions1
arc length (days)2
first opposition used2018
last opposition used2018
residual rms (arc-secs)0.36
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2018-03-20.0
last observation date used2018-03-22.0
computer nameMPCW
JD of orbit computation2458200.065628
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)2.1018E-04
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)1.3786E-04
ascending node uncertainty (°)1.6459E-05
inclination uncertainty (°)1.7825E-04
eccentricity uncertainty 1.3359E-05
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)1.8986E-06
Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO439053
Mercury0.5662
Venus0.21236
Earth0.00162
Mars0.10744
Jupiter2.32195
Saturn7.14086
Uranus16.8619
Neptune27.276

Observations

18 total observations over interval: 2018 03 20.38429 – 2018 03 22.460367
These data are available for download (format description).

Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2018 03 20.38429 13 44 48.51 +00 51 41.5 18.7 G 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 876236
2018 03 20.39476 13 44 58.77 +00 58 41.9 19.1 G 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 876236
2018 03 20.39999 13 45 03.69 +01 02 06.9 18.8 G 703 – Catalina Sky Survey MPS 876236
2018 03 20.41952 13 45 21.96 +01 14 36.6 19.1 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876236
2018 03 20.41997 13 45 22.44 +01 14 53.5 18.7 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876236
2018 03 20.42043 13 45 22.86 +01 15 10.5 18.5 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876236
2018 03 20.42088 13 45 23.30 +01 15 27.9 19.3 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876236
2018 03 21.45915 13 57 43.38 +07 09 46.3 20.8 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876236
2018 03 21.45956 13 57 43.43 +07 09 50.5 20.3 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876236
2018 03 21.45996 13 57 43.49 +07 09 55.2 20.5 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876236
2018 03 21.46037 13 57 43.58 +07 09 59.4 20.8 G G96 – Mt. Lemmon Survey MPS 876236
2018 03 22.41600 14 02 13.99 +09 12 57.7 21.1 G V06 – Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper MPS 876236
2018 03 22.41853 14 02 14.07 +09 13 11.1 21.0 G V06 – Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper MPS 876236
2018 03 22.42106 14 02 14.19 +09 13 24.7 21.3 G V06 – Catalina Sky Survey-Kuiper MPS 876236
2018 03 22.439049 14 02 13.53 +09 14 47.5 21.2 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876236
2018 03 22.441412 14 02 13.64 +09 14 59.9 21.5 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876236
2018 03 22.453747 14 02 14.23 +09 16 03.3 20.6 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876236
2018 03 22.460367 14 02 14.58 +09 16 37.2 20.6 G H01 – Magdalena Ridge Observatory, Socorro MPS 876236