6239 Minos
Discovery | |||||||||||||||||
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Discovered by | Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker | ||||||||||||||||
Discovery site | Palomar | ||||||||||||||||
Discovery date | 31 August 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
Designations | |||||||||||||||||
MPC designation | (6239) Minos | ||||||||||||||||
Named after | Minos | ||||||||||||||||
1989 QF | |||||||||||||||||
PHA[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Orbital characteristics[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5) | |||||||||||||||||
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Observation arc | 12039 days (32.96 yr) | ||||||||||||||||
Aphelion | 1.6268 AU (243.37 Gm) | ||||||||||||||||
Perihelion | 0.67620 AU (101.158 Gm) | ||||||||||||||||
1.1515 AU (172.26 Gm) | |||||||||||||||||
Eccentricity | 0.41276 | ||||||||||||||||
1.24 yr (451.32 d) | |||||||||||||||||
191.37° | |||||||||||||||||
0° 47m 51.576s / day | |||||||||||||||||
Inclination | 3.9450° | ||||||||||||||||
344.618° | |||||||||||||||||
239.663° | |||||||||||||||||
Earth MOID | 0.0261927 AU (3.91837 Gm) | ||||||||||||||||
Jupiter MOID | 3.35945 AU (502.567 Gm) | ||||||||||||||||
Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 5.374 | ||||||||||||||||
Proper orbital elements[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Proper eccentricity | 0.4127 | ||||||||||||||||
Proper inclination | 4.020° | ||||||||||||||||
Proper mean motion | 291.102 deg / yr | ||||||||||||||||
Proper orbital period |
1.23668 yr (451.697 d) | ||||||||||||||||
Physical characteristics | |||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 474 m (1,555 ft)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
3.5558 h (0.14816 d) | |||||||||||||||||
Sidereal rotation period | 3.556 hours[1] | ||||||||||||||||
0.57[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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18.5 | |||||||||||||||||
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6239 Minos (1989 QF) is an Apollo asteroid classified as a PHA discovered on August 31, 1989, by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker at Palomar. The asteroid makes frequent close approaches to Mars, Earth, and Venus.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "6239 Minos". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 6239. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 "(6239) Minos". NEODyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ↑ "Planetary Habitability Calculators". Planetary Habitability Laboratory. University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
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