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96590 (1998 XB)
Classification: ATE [NEO]
H:16.28 mag, G:0.15

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History of Radar Detections
Year Month Transmitter Receiver Frequency Obs
2012 Feb Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]
2016 Nov Goldstone Goldstone 8560 [G]
2016 Nov Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]
2017 Jun Arecibo Arecibo 2380 [A]
2018 Mar 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 E2024-GJ9 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
Element Value Units
e 0.3511634
a 0.9078724 AU
i 13.60365 deg
om 75.68649 deg
w 202.69806 deg
ma 290.02619 deg
n 1.13937544 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
2016-11-15 17:23:00 0.11977 119.5 291.6
2017-06-28 11:31:00 0.43252 431.7 3.3
2018-02-19 19:14:00 0.23335 232.9 28.5
2022-11-17 02:00:00 0.29584 295.2 12.5
2023-08-05 08:42:00 0.42692 426.1 3.5
2024-01-03 09:04:00 0.26980 269.3 17.2
2024-05-04 00:33:00 0.36131 360.6 6.2
2025-02-07 21:52:00 0.49126 490.3 2.1
2029-11-28 15:13:00 0.18206 181.7 67.8
2030-06-12 17:13:00 0.41982 419.0 3.7
2031-02-21 05:43:00 0.25261 252.1 21.6

Link to complete Close-Approach Data on SBDB at JPL