Asteroids

349507 2008QY

Last update: 2023-10-02 13:05 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.489

Aphelion (Q)

1.846

Eccentricity (e)

0.581

Inclination (i)

13.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

460.8

Earth MOID

0.03056

U parameter

0.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2023-10-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.04228

6324897

Maximum Brightness

15.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Object is not in priority list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

18.5

mag

Diameter

700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2008-08-21

Observatory

Steward Observatory, Kitt Peak-Spacewatch

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

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

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

60200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.167547

1-sigma variation

1.361E-9

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.581499

1-sigma variation

4.148E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

13.5771

1-sigma variation

3.987E-6

Unit

Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

1.9417

1-sigma variation

1.501E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

254.8298

1-sigma variation

1.548E-5

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

26.05241

1-sigma variation

0.00001

Unit

Perihelion

Value

0.488620

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion

Value

1.846474

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.091607

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.327315

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030562

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

460.7976

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.85164E-18	3.71835E-17	1.93053E-16	-1.66716E-15	6.13493E-15	-1.35347E-14
e	3.71835E-17	1.72056E-15	4.42527E-14	7.82053E-14	-3.72897E-14	-6.59119E-14
i	1.93053E-16	4.42527E-14	1.58945E-11	-2.70355E-11	2.45608E-11	2.80713E-12
Ω	-1.66716E-15	7.82053E-14	-2.70355E-11	2.25331E-10	-2.20513E-10	-4.63321E-12
ω	6.13493E-15	-3.72897E-14	2.45608E-11	-2.20513E-10	2.39524E-10	-3.97224E-11
M	-1.35347E-14	-6.59119E-14	2.80713E-12	-4.63321E-12	-3.97224E-11	1.63511E-10

Date of computation: 2023-08-01 23:50 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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

18.539

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Diameter

Value

700*

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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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA ODIM	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

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

12189

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

232

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

RMS of Residuals
First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

RMS of Residuals

Value

0.499339

Unit

arcsec

Source

[1]

First Observation

Value

1989-09-30.42361

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-02-13.125213

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

524 (2)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

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

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2012-02-10

Unit

Source

[3]

Last Observation

Value

2012-02-21

Unit

Source

[3]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

1 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

2 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

3 (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 349507 2008QY from 1950 to 2123

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possibile distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1960-09-28 18:33	< 1 s	0.0753139	0.0753135	0.0000002
VENUS	1965-07-16 21:21	< 1 min	0.0495145	0.0495138	0.0000002
EARTH	1965-10-07 23:55	< 1 s	0.1458954	0.1458952	0.0000001
VENUS	1970-10-01 08:53	< 1 s	0.0328238	0.0328233	0.0000001
EARTH	1983-02-17 03:12	< 1 min	0.1361000	0.1360998	0.0000001
EARTH	1994-10-03 16:35	< 1 min	0.0450376	0.0450363	0.0000004
EARTH	2012-02-14 22:06	< 1 s	0.1530900	0.1530899	0.0000000
VENUS	2017-03-20 11:34	< 1 s	0.0452574	0.0452569	0.0000002
EARTH	2023-10-03 20:38	< 1 min	0.0422793	0.0422788	0.0000002
EARTH	2041-02-20 07:28	< 1 min	0.1373640	0.1373636	0.0000001
VENUS	2046-05-30 22:40	< 1 min	0.0311725	0.0311716	0.0000003
EARTH	2047-09-28 13:15	< 1 min	0.1074144	0.1074137	0.0000002
EARTH	2052-10-09 01:06	< 1 s	0.1659446	0.1659443	0.0000001
EARTH	2070-02-22 09:06	< 1 min	0.1484905	0.1484897	0.0000003
EARTH	2076-09-27 15:35	< 1 min	0.1153683	0.1153669	0.0000005
EARTH	2081-10-08 05:09	< 1 min	0.1382081	0.1382069	0.0000004
VENUS	2092-11-19 00:12	< 1 s	0.0362351	0.0362348	0.0000001
EARTH	2099-02-19 12:22	< 1 s	0.1301875	0.1301873	0.0000001
EARTH	2105-09-27 18:26	< 1 min	0.1455341	0.1455334	0.0000002
EARTH	2110-10-09 09:04	< 1 min	0.1334481	0.1334472	0.0000003

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