Asteroids

8014 1990MF help

Last update: 2026-03-18 10:55 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.950

Aphelion (Q)

2.545

Eccentricity (e)

0.456

Inclination (i)

1.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

843.7

Earth MOID

0.01672

U parameter

0.0

A₂

-23.7

10^-15au/days²

Next Earth close approach

Date

2050-08-31

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06035

9028789

Maximum Brightness

20.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.8

mag

Diameter

340

Taxonomic type

Scomp

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

1990-06-26

Observatory

Palomar Mountain

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

1.747338

1-sigma variation

6.589E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.456367

1-sigma variation

7.511E-9

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.8676

1-sigma variation

4.583E-7

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

209.7533

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

114.8559

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

187.41272

1-sigma variation

4.765E-6

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.949911

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.544764

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.705841

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.166012

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.016719

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

843.6529

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₂

Value

-23.71007

1-sigma variation

4.02302

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₂
a	4.34154E-17	1.15405E-17	-5.83408E-16	-2.19961E-15	1.77533E-16	-3.06266E-14	2.55867E-8
e	1.15405E-17	5.64157E-17	-1.85235E-15	-1.39456E-13	1.49258E-13	-1.02511E-14	6.40979E-9
i	-5.83408E-16	-1.85235E-15	2.10057E-13	2.11769E-11	-2.09597E-11	2.63719E-13	-6.19530E-7
Ω	-2.19961E-15	-1.39456E-13	2.11769E-11	2.76111E-9	-2.76149E-9	-3.88756E-12	-2.11609E-5
ω	1.77533E-16	1.49258E-13	-2.09597E-11	-2.76149E-9	2.76974E-9	2.48102E-12	1.74219E-5
M	-3.06266E-14	-1.02511E-14	2.63719E-13	-3.88756E-12	2.48102E-12	2.27079E-11	-1.69973E-5
A₂	2.55867E-8	6.40979E-9	-6.19530E-7	-2.11609E-5	1.74219E-5	-1.69973E-5	1.61847E1

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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

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Quality

Value

Unit

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

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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

Scomp

Unit

Source

[1]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[2]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.822

Unit

mag

Source

[3]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[3]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.433

Unit

Source

[4]

Diameter

Value

340

Unit

Source

[4]

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

[5]

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No.	Name	Additional
[1]	EARN	1.) Michaël Marsset et al 2022 AJ 163 165
[2]	EARN	Earth Asteroids Research Node: https://earn.dlr.de
[3]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[4]	EARN	1.) Joseph R. Masiero et al 2021 Planet. Sci. J. 2 162
[5]	EARN	1.) href="http://echo.jpl.nasa.gov/asteroids/index.html">JPL's NEO Radar Detection Program Webpage 2.) Ostro, S.J. (1990) I.A.U. Circ. HREF="http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/05000/05050.html"> 5050. (1990 MF - astrometric Radar data) 3.) Ostro, S.J. et al. (1991) Astron. J. 102, 1490-1502. (Asteroid radar astrometry)

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

13005

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.391178

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1990-06-14.54385

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2026-01-21.382245

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

1286 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

1990-07-04

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2020-07-16

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

9 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

12 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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 8014 1990MF 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
MARS	1957-12-20 00:12	< 1 min	0.0446247	0.0446219	0.0000009
EARTH	1960-07-16 12:48	< 1 min	0.0436760	0.0436746	0.0000005
EARTH	1983-10-12 00:15	< 1 min	0.1898852	0.1898846	0.0000002
EARTH	1990-07-10 12:03	< 1 s	0.0327921	0.0327921	0.0000000
MARS	2008-09-27 01:10	< 1 min	0.0219260	0.0219253	0.0000002
EARTH	2020-07-23 23:08	< 1 s	0.0546899	0.0546899	0.0000000
EARTH	2050-08-31 22:26	< 1 min	0.0603537	0.0603525	0.0000004
MARS	2059-07-14 10:22	< 1 min	0.0330732	0.0330712	0.0000007
EARTH	2080-09-12 10:54	< 1 min	0.0393207	0.0393199	0.0000003
MARS	2092-06-21 00:21	< 1 min	0.0466249	0.0466248	0.0000001
EARTH	2110-07-17 20:11	< 1 min	0.0419640	0.0419633	0.0000002

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
21.68932813	255.95782033	0.01671948	MINIMUM
336.24217671	182.23852020	0.03225230	MINIMUM
358.10786656	217.73794347	0.06966731	SADDLE
179.51073062	39.67620016	1.55813138	SADDLE
358.76520191	38.81253434	1.93695632	SADDLE
179.53928400	219.68744357	3.55734548	MAXIMUM

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