Asteroid
Near-Earth
Pygmalion
96189 Pygmalion (1991 NT3)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 2.328 AU
- True anomaly
- 161.9°
- 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
- 1.821 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.307
- Inclination
- 14°
- Orbital period
- 897.2 days
- Perihelion
- 1.262 AU
- Aphelion
- 2.379 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 287.17°
- Argument of periapsis
- 293.22°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
Physical properties
- Mean radius
- 1.80 km
Visual & observation
- Geometric albedo
- 0.041
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 16.48
- Spectral type
- AMO
Discovery & classification
Near-Earth Object
Named