Asteroid Radar Database
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(2019 GC6)
Classification: APO [NEO]
H:26.5 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2019 Apr Canberra DSS-43 Australian Telescope Compact Array 7159 [DSS43-ATCA]
2019 Apr Canberra DSS-35 Australian Telescope Compact Array 7159 [DSS35-ATCA]

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 MPO477913 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.1749069
a 1.1035383 AU
i 1.25386 deg
om 211.52018 deg
w 63.90996 deg
ma 47.62611 deg
n 0.85020361 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
2019-04-18 06:41:00 0.00146 1.5 0.0
2019-11-21 22:14:00 0.27486 274.3 0.0
2026-04-01 08:23:00 0.27766 277.1 0.0
2026-12-25 12:56:00 0.31348 312.9 0.0
2027-09-26 16:23:00 0.31926 318.6 0.0
2034-01-27 13:44:00 0.28561 285.0 0.0

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL