2018 FU1

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: Apollo
Near-Earth Object

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epoch2019-04-27.0
epoch JD2458600.5
perihelion date2019-07-07.17973
perihelion JD2458671.67973
argument of perihelion (°)98.29191
ascending node (°)176.51558
inclination (°)6.94079
eccentricity0.1338037
perihelion distance (AU)0.9025848
Tisserand w.r.t. Jupiter5.9
ΔV w.r.t. Earth (km/sec)5.3
semimajor axis (AU)1.0420096
mean anomaly (°)294.04425
mean daily motion (°/day)0.92660850
aphelion distance (AU)1.181
period (years)1.06
P-vector [x]0.08424896
P-vector [y]-0.95517946
P-vector [z]-0.28378569
Q-vector [x]0.99641767
Q-vector [y]0.08285697
Q-vector [z]0.01692782
absolute magnitude26.8
phase slope0.15
uncertainty2
referenceMPO 466933
observations used27
oppositions2
arc length (days)296
first opposition used2018
last opposition used2019
residual rms (arc-secs)0.24
perturbers coarse indicatorM-v
perturbers precise indicator003Eh
first observation date used2018-03-18.0
last observation date used2019-01-08.0
computer nameMPCW
JD of orbit computation2458534.003976
perihelion JD uncertainty (days)1.8747E-05
argument of perihelion uncertainty (°)6.3241E-06
ascending node uncertainty (°)2.1818E-06
inclination uncertainty (°)5.0825E-06
eccentricity uncertainty 1.0898E-07
perihelion distance uncertainty (AU)7.9589E-08
Minimum Orbit Intersection Distances (in AU)
for orbit epoch: 2458600.5, reference: MPO466933
Mercury0.45533
Venus0.20585
Earth0.00048
Mars0.35148
Jupiter3.86081
Saturn7.9195
Uranus17.1694
Neptune28.7806

Observations

32 total observations over interval: 2018 03 18.47342 – 2019 01 08.092012
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Date (UT) J2000 RA J2000 Dec Magn Location Ref
2018 03 18.47342 13 27 40.989 -03 33 10.92 21.7 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876230
2018 03 18.48525 13 27 44.735 -03 31 32.02 21.5 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876230
2018 03 18.49711 13 27 48.485 -03 29 52.51 21.6 w F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876230
2018 03 18.50876 13 27 52.181 -03 28 14.73   F51 – Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala MPS 876230
2018 03 19.45597 13 34 22.614 -01 07 51.44 20.9 G 568 – Mauna Kea MPS 876230
2018 03 19.45692 13 34 22.948 -01 07 42.64 20.7 G 568 – Mauna Kea MPS 876231
2018 03 19.45960 13 34 23.900 -01 07 17.41 21.0 G 568 – Mauna Kea MPS 876231
2018 03 20.13591 13 39 15.21 +00 41 12.5 21.5 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876231
2018 03 20.13747 13 39 15.87 +00 41 28.5 21.3 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876231
2018 03 20.13902 13 39 16.50 +00 41 44.3 21.2 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876231
2018 03 20.14057 13 39 17.14 +00 42 00.2 21.4 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876231
2018 03 20.14213 13 39 17.79 +00 42 16.0 21.6 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876231
2018 03 20.14368 13 39 18.44 +00 42 31.8 21.5 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876231
2018 03 20.14524 13 39 19.10 +00 42 47.6 21.1 V 033 – Karl Schwarzschild Observatory, Tautenburg MPS 876231
2018 03 22.32073 13 58 15.29 +07 38 42.7   I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876231
2018 03 22.32265 13 58 16.38 +07 39 07.2 21.3 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876231
2018 03 22.32460 13 58 17.38 +07 39 31.6 20.5 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876231
2018 03 22.32653 13 58 18.28 +07 39 56.2   I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 876231
2018 03 22.38796 13 58 40.67 +07 56 59.1 20.7 G 807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena MPS 876231
2018 03 22.39037 13 58 41.96 +07 57 29.9 20.8 G 807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena MPS 876231
2018 03 22.39313 13 58 43.40 +07 58 04.6 20.8 G 807 – Cerro Tololo Observatory, La Serena MPS 876231
2018 03 27.42765 15 06 12.12 +29 41 08.5 20.7 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 878939
2018 03 27.43145 15 06 15.75 +29 42 13.4 21.0 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 878939
2018 03 27.43525 15 06 19.46 +29 43 18.3 20.6 G I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 878939
2018 03 27.43906 15 06 23.25 +29 44 25.7   I52 – Steward Observatory, Mt. Lemmon Station MPS 878939
2018 03 30.523361 16 12 04.891 +43 28 10.11 21.85 G T12 – Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (2.24-m) MPS 879391
2018 04 13.626916 21 18 26.517 +54 17 18.07 24.34 G T14 – Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (CFHT) MPS 882274
2018 04 13.630872 21 18 28.814 +54 17 11.86 23.89 G T14 – Mauna Kea-UH/Tholen NEO Follow-Up (CFHT) MPS 882274
2018 12 06.204651 07 28 09.576 -09 57 10.03   309 – Cerro Paranal MPS 974156
2018 12 06.207642 07 28 09.333 -09 57 13.40   309 – Cerro Paranal MPS 974156
2019 01 08.078122 06 13 08.103 -11 46 07.96 25.0 G 309 – Cerro Paranal MPS 974156
2019 01 08.092012 06 13 05.756 -11 45 55.44 25.7 G 309 – Cerro Paranal MPS 974156