(76818) 2000 RG79
compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 14 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: |
1.9298569 AU
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orbital period P: |
2.6810 y (=979.3 d)
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eccentricity e: |
0.0960098
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perihelion distance q: |
1.7445717 AU
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aphelion distance Q: |
2.11514207 AU
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inclination i: |
18.13075°
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argument of perihelion omega: |
129.34621°
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ascending node OMEGA: |
292.41863°
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mean anomaly M: |
282.46289°
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perihelion passage TP: |
2006-03-16.9080692
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Epoch: |
18 AUG 2005
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data arc: |
1980-2004 (175 obs.)
| orbital data, secondary:
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semimajor axis a: |
(5.5 km?)
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semimajor axis/primary radius a/Rp: |
(3?)
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orbital period P: |
14.12 h [P05a]
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eccentricity e: |
?
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other data, primary:
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diameter: |
3.6 km [P05a]
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absolute magnitude H: |
13.5 [JPL]
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rotation period: |
3.1664 h [P05a]
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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: |
(1.1 km)
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diameter ratio Ds/Dp: |
0.35 [P05a]
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component magnitude difference: |
(2.3)
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rotation period: |
?
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--(76818) 2000 RG79--discovery and notes:
Primary discovered 8 September 2000 from Socorro by the LINEAR program.
Companion discovered 2005 by B. Warner, P. Pravec, and D. Pray; announced 30 August 2005.
See more information and links at
Asteroid/Comet Connection Catchall Catalog page
--Links, more technical:
--Links, less technical:
--Links to ADS abstracts:
© 2005, 2006 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 14 October 2006.
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