Asteroid
Near-Earth
18736
18736 (1998 NU)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.555 AU
- True anomaly
- 72.65°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 2.35 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.4911
- Inclination
- 2.81°
- Orbital period
- 3.6 years
- Perihelion
- 1.196 AU
- Aphelion
- 3.504 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 297.42°
- Argument of periapsis
- 222.9°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461000.5
Physical properties
- Rotation period
- 2.48 hours
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.97
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB