Asteroids

2006QV89 help

Last update: 2026-07-30 11:21 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.925

Aphelion (Q)

1.461

Eccentricity (e)

0.225

Inclination (i)

1.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

475.9

Earth MOID

0.00001

U parameter

0.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-12-19

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02049

3065028

Maximum Brightness

20.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.4

mag

Diameter

22 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2006-08-29

Observatory

University of Arizona Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.192916

1-sigma variation

1.134E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.224575

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.0687

1-sigma variation

5.872E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

165.7861

1-sigma variation

4.064E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

236.6359

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

24.96475

1-sigma variation

0.00009

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.925018

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.460815

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.300736

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000086

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000010

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

475.8976

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.28670E-16	-6.17611E-15	-4.56364E-14	3.93769E-14	-2.08374E-12	1.03495E-12
e	-6.17611E-15	2.99831E-13	2.19695E-12	-2.05558E-12	1.00981E-10	-4.99715E-11
i	-4.56364E-14	2.19695E-12	3.44746E-11	-1.49171E-10	8.75531E-10	-3.67251E-10
Ω	3.93769E-14	-2.05558E-12	-1.49171E-10	1.65130E-9	-2.25464E-9	2.77281E-10
ω	-2.08374E-12	1.00981E-10	8.75531E-10	-2.25464E-9	3.55863E-8	-1.68397E-8
M	1.03495E-12	-4.99715E-11	-3.67251E-10	2.77281E-10	-1.68397E-8	8.39165E-9

Date of computation: 2026-07-30 11:21 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.421

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

22 - 50*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Radar R

Unit

Source

[3]

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No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude
[3]	EARN	1.) href="http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/index.html">JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

4730

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

2555

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.587712

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2006-08-29.30747

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2019-08-11.402249

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

85 (3)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2006-09-06

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2006-09-06

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	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 2006QV89 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1952-01-03 01:32	< 1 min	0.1431027	0.1430768	0.0000086
EARTH	1955-09-03 01:52	< 1 min	0.0332577	0.0332441	0.0000046
EARTH	1968-12-27 01:57	< 1 min	0.0520242	0.0520177	0.0000022
EARTH	1972-08-23 10:08	< 1 min	0.1583961	0.1583935	0.0000009
EARTH	1985-12-29 16:14	< 1 min	0.0744804	0.0744773	0.0000010
EARTH	1989-08-27 13:30	< 1 min	0.1090157	0.1090069	0.0000029
EARTH	2003-01-06 04:52	< 1 min	0.1773522	0.1773478	0.0000015
EARTH	2006-09-05 15:56	< 1 min	0.0204567	0.0204566	0.0000000
EARTH	2019-09-27 03:53	< 1 min	0.0463084	0.0463069	0.0000005
EARTH	2032-12-19 10:54	< 1 min	0.0204884	0.0204847	0.0000012
EARTH	2045-12-29 02:42	3.8	0.0553463	0.0552533	0.0000310
EARTH	2062-09-05 18:21	13.0	0.0210363	0.0208472	0.0000630
EARTH	2072-01-08 13:00	54.7	0.1706779	0.1678724	0.0009352
EARTH	2084-12-06 10:12	1303.4	0.0484129	0.0450859	0.0011156
EARTH	2097-08-27 22:26	114.7	0.1076107	0.1043993	0.0010705
EARTH	2106-12-20 15:28	959.5	0.0259494	0.0214674	0.0016438

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
313.67347532	242.32954254	0.00001013	MINIMUM
38.88970673	346.09974129	0.01772808	MINIMUM
356.55319962	294.61642854	0.06918955	SADDLE
177.50993710	115.43907108	0.45363224	SADDLE
355.89388533	113.80693713	1.93231624	SADDLE
177.43726360	295.38942529	2.45332001	MAXIMUM

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