(4674) Pauling and S/2004 (4674) 1

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 2 September 2005

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]:
semimajor axis a: 1.8588164 AU
orbital period P: 2.5343 y (=925.7 d)
eccentricity e: 0.070299
perihelion distance q: 1.7281435 AU
aphelion distance Q: 1.98948933 AU
inclination i: 19.44094°
argument of perihelion omega: 239.48713°
ascending node OMEGA: 233.00959°
mean anomaly M: 245.5206°
perihelion passage TP: 2006-06-08.3594767
Epoch: 18 AUG 2005
data arc: 1985-1999 (51 obs.)

orbital data, secondary:
semimajor axis a: (250 km separation) [I8297]
semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: (~62)
orbital period P: (45 d?)
eccentricity e: ?

other data, primary:
diameter: 8 km [I8297]
absolute magnitude H: 13.3 [JPL]
rotation period: ?
amplitude delta M: ?
color index B-V: ?
color index V-R: ?
color index R-I: ?
slope parameter G: (0.15) [a]
geometric albedo: ?
mass: ?
density: ?
type: ?

other data, secondary:
diameter: 2.5 km [I8297]
diameter ratio Ds/Dp: (0.3)
component magnitude difference: 2.5 [I8297]
rotation period: ?

--(4674) Pauling--discovery and notes:

Primary discovered 2 May 1989 by Eleanor F. Helin from Palomar Observatory, California, USA. Additional designations 1989 JC.

Secondary discovered from observations made 4 March 2004 from ESO at Cerro Paranal by W. J. Merline, P. M. Tamblyn, C. Dumas, F. Menard, L. M. Close, C. R. Chapman, G. Duvert, and N. Ageorges.

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Last modified 2 September 2005.
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