6239 Minos

6239 Minos
Discovery
Discovered by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Discovery site Palomar
Discovery date 31 August 1989
Designations
MPC designation (6239) Minos
Named after
 Minos
1989 QF
PHA[1]
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 12039 days (32.96 yr)
Aphelion 1.6268 AU (243.37 Gm)
Perihelion 0.67620 AU (101.158 Gm)
1.1515 AU (172.26 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.41276
1.24 yr (451.32 d)
191.37°
0° 47m 51.576s / day
Inclination 3.9450°
344.618°
239.663°
Earth MOID 0.0261927 AU (3.91837 Gm)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 474 m (1,555 ft)[2]
3.5558 h (0.14816 d)[1]
0.57[2]
18.5

    6239 Minos (1989 QF) is an Apollo asteroid classified as a PHA discovered on August 31, 1989, by Carolyn S. Shoemaker and Eugene Merle Shoemaker at Palomar. The asteroid makes frequent close approaches to Mars, Earth, and Venus.[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 "6239 Minos". JPL Small-Body Database. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. SPK-ID: 6239. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
    2. 1 2 "(6239) Minos". NEODyS. University of Pisa. Retrieved 27 November 2015.


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