Asteroids

4947 Ninkasi help

Last update: 2024-05-04 07:31 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60400.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.139

Aphelion (Q)

1.601

Eccentricity (e)

0.169

Inclination (i)

15.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

585.8

Earth MOID

0.15039

U parameter

0.0

A₂

-31.4

10^-15au/days²

Next Earth close approach

Date

2073-11-04

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18504

27681748

Maximum Brightness

16.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.1

mag

Diameter

600

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1988-10-12

Observatory

Palomar Mountain

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60400.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.370108

1-sigma variation

3.854E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.168532

1-sigma variation

3.532E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

15.6528

1-sigma variation

3.754E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

215.4266

1-sigma variation

8.732E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

192.9302

1-sigma variation

1.434E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

21.64140

1-sigma variation

0.00002

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.139201

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.601015

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.586617

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.150759

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.150389

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

585.7746

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₂

Value

-31.39665

1-sigma variation

6.66656

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₂
a	1.48567E-17	2.58901E-18	1.38894E-16	-6.80163E-16	6.70792E-15	-2.39124E-14	2.41191E-8
e	2.58901E-18	1.24743E-15	5.01397E-15	-8.17259E-15	-1.54082E-13	2.28669E-13	4.47306E-9
i	1.38894E-16	5.01397E-15	1.40955E-11	3.52476E-12	1.05988E-12	-5.70426E-12	3.25757E-9
Ω	-6.80163E-16	-8.17259E-15	3.52476E-12	7.62539E-11	-7.25728E-11	2.64873E-13	-4.63127E-7
ω	6.70792E-15	-1.54082E-13	1.05988E-12	-7.25728E-11	2.05506E-10	-1.73425E-10	-7.58694E-7
M	-2.39124E-14	2.28669E-13	-5.70426E-12	2.64873E-13	-1.73425E-10	2.47119E-10	-2.27679E-5
A₂	2.41191E-8	4.47306E-9	3.25757E-9	-4.63127E-7	-7.58694E-7	-2.27679E-5	4.44430E1

Date of computation: 2024-04-23 10:08 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

[2]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

[4]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.062

Unit

mag

Source

[5]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[5]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

medium high

Unit

Source

[6]

Diameter

Value

600

Unit

Source

[6]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

0.5441

0.655

0.1706

Unit

g-r

g-i

r-i

Source

[2]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Visual S

Unit

Source

[3]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Binzel, R.P. et al. (2004) Icarus 170, 259-294. (Observed spectral properties of near-Earth objects: results for population distribution, source regions, and space weathering processes.)
[2]	EARN	1.) A. V. Sergeyev, B. Carry et al A&A, 658 (2022) A109
[3]	EARN	1.) Bus, S.J. & Binzel, R.P. (2002) Icarus 158,106-145. (Phase II of the Small Main-Belt Asteroid Spectrographic Survey: A Feature-Based Taxonomy.) 2.) Binzel, R.P. et al. (2004) Icarus 170, 259-294. (Observed spectral properties of near-Earth objects: results for population distribution, source regions, and space weathering processes.)
[4]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[5]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[6]	EARN	1.) Binzel, R.P. et al. (2002) in "Asteroids III" (Eds. W.F.Bottke et al.), Univ.Ariz.Press, Tucson, USA, pp. 255-271. (Physical Properties of NEOs)

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

16576

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

301

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.545525

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1978-02-17.72182

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-07-08.212655

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

857 (9)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net
[3]	JPL Radar Observations	Jet Propulsion Laboratory: https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/dat/radar_data_ast.txt

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Close approaches for 4947 Ninkasi from 1950 to 2124

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1972-11-02 21:58	7.2	0.1754122	0.1752750	0.0000458
EARTH	1980-10-30 16:45	4.7	0.1502641	0.1502496	0.0000048
EARTH	1988-10-27 08:33	3.0	0.1641626	0.1641243	0.0000128
MARS	2031-04-20 12:21	< 1 min	0.0291738	0.0291579	0.0000053
EARTH	2073-11-04 04:59	8.6	0.1850411	0.1848527	0.0000629
EARTH	2081-11-01 08:23	11.5	0.1543892	0.1542894	0.0000335
EARTH	2089-10-29 16:10	16.5	0.1520972	0.1519943	0.0000347
EARTH	2097-10-26 15:26	24.9	0.1785302	0.1781171	0.0001382

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