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388945 (2008 TZ3)
Classification: APO [NEO, PHA]
H:20.43 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2018 May Goldstone Goldstone 8560 [G]
2020 Apr Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]

Radar-Based Physical Properties
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name symbol value units uncertainty reference notes
morphology
number of components N
morphological type
spectrum-based or image-based dimensions
maximum range extent Rmax km
minimum range extent Rmin km
maximum Doppler bandwidth Bmax Hz
minimum Doppler bandwidth Bmin Hz
effective diameter Deff km
quality code for size Q
shape-based dimensions
equivalent diameter Dequ km
extent along principal axis x Ex km
extent along principal axis y Ey km
extent along principal axis z Ez km
DEEVE extent along x Dx km
DEEVE extent along y Dy km
DEEVE extent along z Dz km
surface area A km2
volume V km3
spin
spin period Pspin h
spin rate ω deg/day
YORP acceleration ω̇ deg/day2
spin axis ecliptic longitude λ deg
spin axis ecliptic latitude β deg
reflectivity
radar cross-section OC σOC km2
radar cross-section SC σSC km2
radar cross-section σT km2
projected area Aproj km2
radar albedo OC σ̂OC
radar albedo SC σ̂SC
radar albedo σ̂T
circular polarization ratio μC

Orbital Elements at Epoch 2026-06-09 00:00 TT from E2026-TK4 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.3919667
a 1.5930173 AU
i 8.68533 deg
om 43.89928 deg
w 219.80126 deg
ma 356.03399 deg
n 0.49020002 deg/d

Link to complete orbital information at Minor Planet Center

Earth Close-Approach Data (+/- 10 years)
date nominal distance RTT SNR/run at Arecibo
2018-05-09 10:06:00 0.01664 16.6 12581.1
2020-05-10 14:17:00 0.01867 18.6 8600.3
2022-05-15 21:18:00 0.03838 38.3 752.9
2024-05-25 14:33:00 0.07491 74.8 75.1
2026-06-12 22:12:00 0.11226 112.0 18.4
2028-07-02 23:01:00 0.13619 135.9 9.4
2030-07-22 15:31:00 0.15663 156.3 5.8
2032-08-02 20:07:00 0.19274 192.4 2.8
2034-08-10 17:23:00 0.24931 248.8 1.1
2036-08-16 05:01:00 0.31778 317.1 0.5

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL