Asteroid Radar Database
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(2018 RQ2)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:22.9 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2018 Sep 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 2025-11-21 00:00 TT from MPO466958 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.4074407
a 1.5251166 AU
i 20.13435 deg
om 172.72758 deg
w 232.51745 deg
ma 271.60297 deg
n 0.52329849 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
2017-01-23 12:06:00 0.45371 452.8 0.0
2018-09-15 08:15:00 0.02504 25.0 285.1
2019-02-07 19:30:00 0.48478 483.8 0.0
2034-01-15 09:25:00 0.33445 333.8 0.0
2035-08-28 04:45:00 0.33837 337.7 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL