(1717) Arlon
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 13 October 2006
Orbital elements and other data (Assumed or derived values in parenthesis, my estimates in italics and parenthesis. Source identifications in brackets, see this link for sources):
orbital data, primary (osculating elements) [JPL]:
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semimajor axis a: |
2.1955932 AU
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orbital period P: |
3.2534 y (=1,188.3 d)
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eccentricity e: |
0.1286718
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perihelion distance q: |
1.9130823 AU
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aphelion distance Q: |
2.47810413 AU
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inclination i: |
6.19199°
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argument of perihelion omega: |
115.70925°
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ascending node OMEGA: |
340.64773°
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mean anomaly M: |
31.89327°
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perihelion passage TP: |
2005-11-20.7255967
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Epoch: |
6 MAR 2006
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data arc: |
1930-1998 (95 obs.)
| orbital data, secondary:
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semimajor axis a: |
(18 km?)
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semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: |
(4?)
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orbital period P: |
18.236 h [OOf]
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eccentricity e: |
?
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other data, primary:
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diameter: |
(9 km?)
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absolute magnitude H: |
12.9 [JPL]
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rotation period: |
5.1484±0.0001 h [OOf]
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amplitude delta M: |
0.08 [OOf]
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color index B-V: |
?
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color index V-R: |
?
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color index R-I: |
?
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slope parameter G: |
(0.15) [a]
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geometric albedo: |
?
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mass: |
?
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density: |
?
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type: |
?
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other data, secondary:
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diameter: |
?
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diameter ratio Ds/Dp: |
?
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component magnitude difference: |
?
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rotation period: |
?
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--(1717) Arlon--discovery and notes:
Primary discovered 8 January 1954 by S. J. Arend from Uccle. Alternate designations 1954 AC, 1978 PC5, 1977 FQ3, 1954 CE, 1951 GQ, 1946 UB, 1941 BJ, 1930 YU, A915 CC.
Secondary announced 17 January 2006 by Ondrejov Observatory based on lightcurve observations from 4 December 2005 to 11 January 2006.
See more information and links at
Asteroid/Comet Connection Catchall Catalog page
--Links, more technical:
--Links, less technical:
--Links to ADS abstracts:
- Cooney, W., Gross, J., Terrell, D., Stephens, R., Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Durkee, R., & Galad, A. 2006, Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams, 369, 1 (2006). Edited by Green, D. W. E. (1717) Arlon
© 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 13 October 2006.
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