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(2019 AK3)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:27 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2019 Jan 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 2024-03-31 00:00 TT from MPO477910 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.4459736
a 1.5736525 AU
i 4.92424 deg
om 293.61639 deg
w 230.52165 deg
ma 211.01213 deg
n 0.49927614 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
2017-02-03 20:15:00 0.09407 93.9 0.1
2019-01-12 17:03:00 0.01252 12.5 117.5
2020-12-27 11:30:00 0.22399 223.5 0.0
2022-12-16 22:59:00 0.43459 433.7 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL