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3908 Nyx (1980 PA)
Classification: Amor [NEO]          SPK-ID: 2003908
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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2458600.5 (2019-Apr-27.0) TDB
Reference: JPL 178 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .4594762469180053 4.0668e-09  
a 1.927084705579217 4.2472e-09 au
q 1.041635057566589 8.1632e-09 au
i 2.185926605156033 1.3228e-06 deg
node 261.2510573143405 4.7533e-05 deg
peri 126.6051178168928 4.7085e-05 deg
M 149.182281928598 4.4209e-06 deg
tp 2458195.584521194096
(2018-Mar-18.08452119)		 1.0689e-05 TDB
period 977.1238949132994
2.68		 3.2303e-06
8.844e-09		 d
yr
n .3684282022720803 1.218e-09 deg/d
Q 2.812534353591845 6.1986e-09 au

Additional Model Parameters
 Parameter Value Uncertainty (1-sigma) 
A2 [EST] 2.505783846087461E-14 5.369E-15
ALN [SET] 1. n/a
NK [SET] 0. n/a
NM [SET] 2. n/a
R0 [SET] 1. n/a
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      1647  
   # delay obs. used      15  
   # Doppler obs. used      1  
   data-arc span      14141 days (38.72 yr)  
   first obs. used      1980-08-06  
   last obs. used      2019-04-25  
   planetary ephem.      DE431  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16  
   condition code      0  
   norm. resid. RMS      .44251  
   source      ORB  
   producer      Otto Matic  
   solution date      2019-Apr-27 07:25:12  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .0556973 au 
 Jupiter MOID = 2.64388 au 
 T_jup = 3.780 
 Nongravitational accels. using nonstandard g(r) = (1 au/ r)^2 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
absolute magnitude H 17.3   n/a MPO253389  
diameter diameter 1.0 km 0.15 Benner et al. (2002) Icaurs 158:379-388  
rotation period rot_per 4.42601 h n/a LCDB (Rev. 2019-January); Warner et al., 2009 Published Reference List:
[Drummond, J.D.; Wisniewski, W.Z. (1990) Icarus 83, 349-359.]
[Kaasalainen, M.; et al. (2004) Icarus 167, 178-196.]
[Cooney, Jr.; W.R.; Gross, J.; Terrell, D.; Reddy, V.; Dyvig, R. (2007) Minor Planet Bull. 34, 47-48.]
geometric albedo albedo 0.23   n/a Hazards due to Comets and Asteroids (1994), Ed. T. Gehrels, pp.540-543  
Tholen spectral type spec_T V   n/a EAR-A-5-DDR-TAXONOMY-V4.0 used 4 color indices; used ground-based radiometric albedo
SMASSII spectral type spec_B V   n/a Binzel et al. (2004) Icarus 170, 259-294  

3908 Nyx           Discovered 1980 Aug. 6 by H.-E. Schuster at the European Southern Observatory.
Named for the goddess and personification of the night. She was a daughter of Chaos and had many children by her brother Erebus, who personifies the subterranean darkness. The realm of Nyx was in the far West, beyond the land of Atlas.
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Reference: 19990402/MPCPages.arcLast Updated: 2010-06-11

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Alternate Designations
 1980 PA = 1988 XB1 
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