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Name
A11z2Eq → 2012 QD8
Type
NEO
Status
Actively Following
Source
Minor Planet Center
UTC date
------------ Any 1.0m ------------
LSC 1.0m - W85-87; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 1.0m - V37,V39; (McDonald, Texas)
COJ 1.0m - Q63-64; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 1.0m - K91-93; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 1.0m - Z31,Z24; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 0.4m ------------
LSC 0.4m - W89,W79; (CTIO, Chile)
ELP 0.4m - V38,V45,V47; (McDonald, Texas)
OGG 0.4m - T03-04; (Maui, Hawaii)
COJ 0.4m - Q58-59; (Siding Spring, Aust.)
CPT 0.4m - L09; (Sutherland, S. Africa)
TFN 0.4m - Z17,Z21; (Tenerife, Spain)
------------ Any 2.0m ------------
FTS 2.0m - E10; (Siding Spring, Aust.) [MuSCAT4]
FTN 2.0m - F65; (Maui, Hawaii ) [MuSCAT3]
------------ Non LCO ------------
Mt John 1.8m - 474 (Mt John, NZ)
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Last Update: 2026-Mar-12 11:20
Orbital Elements
MPC Minor Planet
Epoch of elements (MJD)
61110.0
March 11, 2026
Orbital inclination in deg
5.57413
Longitude of Ascending Node (deg)
348.66667
Arg of perihelion (deg)
87.94122
Eccentricity
0.6976795
Mean distance (AU)
1.9124196
Mean Anomaly (deg)
17.97835
Absolute Magnitude (H)
22.8
Slope Parameter (G)
0.15
Albedo (average)
0.17
Albedo (range)
0.01 - 0.60
Diameter in meters (average)
98
Diameter in meters
(range)
47 - 366
Physical Parameters
Diameter
Initial Diameter Guess using H=22.8 and albedo=0.14 (0.01 to 0.5)
MPC Default
97.83 m
+268.0 / -46.0
Follow-up Details
NEOCP
digest2
score
96
Number of observations
13
Arc length (days)
0.60
Time since last observation (days)
0.03
Spectroscopy Details
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