1978 VQ8

1978VQ8, 1999 XT159, 1999XT159, 48384, J78V08Q, J99XF9T

All data for this body: [vot]

MPC data
Name (number) 1978 VQ8 (48384)
a 2.58599
e 0.12214
i / sin(i) 4.3999 / 0.07672
q 2.27015
Q 2.90183
ω 318.9244
Node 222.6251
m 323.8349
n 0.2370
Epoch 2460800.5
nobs 2181
nopp 23
Years observed 1978-2025
rms 0.76
Best values
[raw, vot]

Value Standard error
Parent
 
ap 2.586
ep 0.160
sin(ip) 0.090
G 0.150
H 14.850
Mass
D 3.05 0.511
pV 0.330 0.0593
Value
Rotational Period
Period quality None
Spectral Class S
Spectral Class Score 7.382
Proper elements data
[raw, vot]

ap ep sin(ip) Author Reference Method
2.5855 0.1595 0.0901 Novakovic_Radovic_Todovic 2003A&A...403.1165K Numeric-Nov-2024
Diameter data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
3.05 0.511 0.511 Masiero 2011ApJ...741...68M NEATM
Albedo data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.330 0.0593 0.0593 Masiero 2011ApJ...741...68M NEATM
G data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
0.15 MPC-2023-12-94 MPC-2023-12-94 Phot
H data
[raw, vot]

Value Uncertainty up Uncertainty down Author Reference Method
14.85 MPC-2023-12-04 MPC-2023-12-04 Phot
Spectral Class Data
[raw, vot]

Class 1 Class 2 Probability of Class 1 Probability of Class 2 Taxonomy Wavelength Author Reference Method
S DeMeo-Carry VIS DeMeo 2013Icar..226..723D PHOT
S S 0.8970 0.8970 Bus-Demeo VIS Sergeyev 2021A&A...652A..59S PHOT
SQ 0.30 Bus VIS Carvano 2010A&A...510A..43C PHOT