(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]:
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semimajor axis a: |
1.8588164 AU
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orbital period P: |
2.5343 y (=925.7 d)
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eccentricity e: |
0.070299
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perihelion distance q: |
1.7281435 AU
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aphelion distance Q: |
1.98948933 AU
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inclination i: |
19.44094°
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argument of perihelion omega: |
239.48713°
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ascending node OMEGA: |
233.00959°
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mean anomaly M: |
245.5206°
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perihelion passage TP: |
2006-06-08.3594767
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Epoch: |
18 AUG 2005
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data arc: |
1985-1999 (51 obs.)
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orbital data, secondary:
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semimajor axis a: |
(250 km separation) [I8297]
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semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: |
(~62)
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orbital period P: |
(45 d?)
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eccentricity e: |
?
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other data, primary:
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diameter: |
8 km [I8297]
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absolute magnitude H: |
13.3 [JPL]
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rotation period: |
?
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amplitude delta M: |
?
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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: |
2.5 km [I8297]
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diameter ratio Ds/Dp: |
(0.3)
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component magnitude difference: |
2.5 [I8297]
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rotation period: |
?
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--(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.
See more information and links at
Asteroid/Comet Connection Catchall Catalog page
--Links, more technical:
--Links, less technical:
--Links to ADS abstracts:
- Merline, W. J., Tamblyn, P. M., Dumas, C., Menard, F., Close, L. M., Chapman, C. R., Duvert, G., & Ageorges, N. 2004, International Astronomical Union Circular S/2004 (4674) 1
© 2003-2004, 2005 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 2 September 2005.
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